Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Connecticut Court Rules Women-Only Gym Areas Violate State Law Against Gender Bias
Jan 27 2022 // Women-only exercise areas in gyms and fitness clubs violate a state law banning discrimination based on gender, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 6-0 decision written by Chief Justice Richard Robinson...
OSHA Cites Connecticut Manufacturer for 48 Safety Violations After Fatality
Jan 25 2022 // After an employee of a Watertown, Connecticut metal fabrication company was electrocuted on July 14, 2021 while repairing a portable water heater, an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
Connecticut Offers Training for Insurance Brokers for Underserved Cities
Jan 21 2022 // Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut’s health care exchange announced plans Wednesday to launch a training program for licensed independent insurance brokers in the state’s three largest cities. James Michel, the...
Connecticut Approves 14.1% Workers’ Compensation Pure Premium Reduction
Jan 13 2022 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a filing with decreases of 14.1% to workers’ compensation pure premium lost costs, and an 8.2% reduction in assigned risk rates. The decreases, effective January 1,...
Connecticut Drone Company Aquiline Forms Captive Insurer
Jan 10 2022 // Aquiline Drones Corp. (AD), a Hartford, Conn.-based drone manufacturing and services firm, has completed the licensing process to establish its own insurance captive, Aquiline Drones Indemnity Corp. (ADIC). This insurance...
Connecticut Governor Signs Sweeping Order on Climate Change, Pollution
Dec 21 2021 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a sweeping executive order aimed at reducing pollution and addressing climate change Thursday, a month after pulling back his support of a regional climate initiative amid concerns it...
Connecticut Town Settles Housing Lawsuit Over Group Home Denial
Dec 8 2021 // The town of Wolcott, Connecticut, said Monday it has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed after it failed to allow a group home for mentally disabled adults to open in a residential neighborhood. The U.S. Justice...
NFP Acquires Connecticut’s Insurance Provider Group
Dec 3 2021 // NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property/casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual services, acquired the assets of Insurance Provider Group LLC (IPG). The transaction closed on October...
Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s TriPoint Insurance
Nov 18 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired TriPoint Insurance Inc., a national specialist providing Performance Based Insurance (PBI) solutions to middle market companies...
Eight Dead from COVID, 89 Infected at Connecticut Nursing Home
Nov 17 2021 // Eight residents of a nursing home in Connecticut have died during a coronavirus outbreak while 89 residents and employees have tested positive for the disease, nursing home officials say. The outbreak at the Geer Nursing...
Rare November Tornadoes Hit Connecticut, Rhode Island
Nov 16 2021 // Three tornadoes that hit Rhode Island and southeast Connecticut this weekend were the first since at least 1950 to strike the area in November, the National Weather Service said Sunday. The service confirmed the three...
Connecticut Aircraft Parts Manufacturer Cited for Workplace Safety Violations
Nov 12 2021 // A Connecticut aircraft parts manufacturer did not take required steps to identify potential exposures and protect employees from hexavalent chromium and cadmium – both known carcinogens – at its Bloomfield facility, a...
Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s Pawson Insurance
Nov 9 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired Pawson Insurance, a full-service retail insurance brokerage specializing in property/casualty and employee benefits solutions....
Connecticut Woman Accused of Theft, Convincing Spouse He Had Alzheimer’s
Nov 2 2021 // A Connecticut woman has been charged with larceny after police say she stole nearly $600,000 from her husband and convinced him he had Alzheimer’s disease in an attempt to hide her actions. Police said the...
Ida’s Remnants: Fed Approves Connecticut Disaster Declaration
Nov 1 2021 // The Biden administration has approved two portions of Connecticut’s request for a major disaster declaration needed to secure federal funds for recovery from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which caused an estimated...
Connecticut Seeks Disaster Declaration for Flooding Caused by Ida
Oct 27 2021 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has submitted a request for a major disaster declaration to the Biden administration, seeking federal funds to help Connecticut recover from damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane...
The Hilb Group Acquires Connecticut’s Gerardi Insurance Services
Oct 19 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Connecticut-based Gerardi Insurance Services Inc., increasing its New England footprint. The transaction became effective October 1, 2021. Based in Putnam, Connecticut, Gerardi Insurance offers...
FEMA Flood Insurance Update Could Mean Higher Premiums in Connecticut
Oct 6 2021 // Flood insurance premiums figure to increase for thousands of Connecticut residents when the federal government implements a new rate system, some by as much as $100 per month – but most by up to $10 monthly. The...
Connecticut Considers Drop in 2022 Workers’ Comp Rates, Seeks Public Comment
Sep 30 2021 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais issued a department notice on September 24 announcing a 30 day period of public comment on the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) voluntary loss cost...
Connecticut Woman Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Larceny
Sep 27 2021 // A Wallingford, Connecticut, woman was arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits while being employed as a teacher for the City of Bristol Board of Education. Ann Marie Barros was...
