Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Connecticut Worker Injured in 50-Foot Fall from Tree
Nov 5 2020 // A worker in Connecticut suffered serious injuries Monday when he fell about 50 feet from a tree and landed on a small shed, police said. The man was up in the tree in Mystic preparing it for removal when it snapped below...
Declarations
Nov 2 2020 // Harassment and Retaliation “Retaliation takes all different forms. … Losing your job, losing shifts, losing pay — or if you’ve already lost your job, you can’t find another job in that...
Connecticut AG Wants Reimbursements for Poor Response to Power Outage
Oct 26 2020 // Connecticut’s attorney general asked regulators Wednesday to order reimbursements for utility customers who lost food and medicine during August’s dayslong power outage in the wake of Tropical Storm...
Omaha National Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage into Connecticut, Georgia
Oct 21 2020 // Omaha National, a workers compensation insurance provider serving small and midsize employers, has expanded its coverage into Connecticut and Georgia. Connecticut and Georgia will be the 11th and 12th states in which Omaha...
Target to Enhance Safety at 200 Northeast U.S. Stores in Department of Labor Settlement
Oct 21 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety at about 200 of the retailer’s stores in...
Connecticut Workplace Shooter Says Gun Fired By Accident
Sep 29 2020 // A man charged with wounding his boss and another employee in a shooting at a Connecticut trucking company told police his handgun fired by accident and he only intended to scare his manager, according to an arrest warrant...
Police Say Connecticut Workplace Shooter Extradited, Charged with Assault
Sep 28 2020 // A truck driver accused of shooting his boss and wounding another person outside a Connecticut industrial building was charged Wednesday with assault and other crimes after being brought back from Massachusetts, where...
Two Wounded in Connecticut Workplace Shooting, Suspect in Custody
Sep 24 2020 // A shooter opened fire and wounded two people outside a Connecticut business Tuesday and was taken into custody at gunpoint on a highway in Massachusetts, police said. Both victims were treated at a hospital and...
The Hilb Group Acquires Connecticut’s Ganim Group
Sep 23 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Connecticut-based Ganim Group Inc. (Ganim Benefits) from Ganim Financial Inc. The transaction became effective on September 1, 2020. The Ganim Benefits team, including Valerie Koch,...
Connecticut Insurance Department Names Liu as Director of Captive Insurance Division
Sep 21 2020 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has named Fenhua Liu as the new director of the department’s Captive Insurance Division. Liu has more than 25 years of global experience in insurance and...
Connecticut’s LL Global Hires Carroll to Lead National Accounts Team
Sep 15 2020 // LL Global Inc., the Windsor, Conn.-based, non-profit parent organization for trade associations LIMRA and LOMA, has hired John Carroll to lead its National Accounts team. He will report to Sean O’Donnell, senior vice...
Connecticut Sues Exxon for Allegedly Deceiving Consumers About Climate Change
Sep 15 2020 // Connecticut filed a lawsuit on Monday against oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp for misleading the public over the impacts of climate change, becoming the latest state to target the fossil fuel industry for violating state...
Conn. Offers Coverage Guidance Due to Power Outages After Tropical Storm Isaias
Aug 25 2020 // In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais are reminding policyholders to review their homeowners insurance policies to understand their coverage...
Connecticut Boat Explosion That Sent Six Into the Water Being Investigated
Aug 17 2020 // Connecticut officials are investigating the cause of a boat explosion that forced six people to jump to safety into Norwalk Harbor. Multiple people called 911 to report the explosion at about 6 p.m. Thursday. All six...
Connecticut Residents Warned About Repair Scams After Tropical Storm Isaias
Aug 11 2020 // Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from Tropical...
Lamont Calls for Investigation of Utilities’ Storm Response in Connecticut
Aug 10 2020 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont called for an investigation of the state’s two largest electric utility companies Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of residents remained without power a day after Tropical Storm...
New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Boaters Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Isaisas
Aug 3 2020 // The Coast Guard on Saturday urged commercial and recreational boaters in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey to prepare for possible high surf, dangerous rip currents, heavy wind, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding from...
Order by Connecticut Gov Presumes Workers Comp Benefits for Essential Employees
Jul 30 2020 // Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed an executive order that state union leaders predict will provide hundreds, possibly thousands, of front-line workers “presumptive eligibility” for workers compensation...
Global Risk Solutions Acquires Connecticut’s William Kramer & Associates
Jul 24 2020 // Global Risk Solutions Inc. (GRS), a provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management solutions, has acquired William Kramer & Associates (WKA). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. GRS Complex...
Connecticut State Trooper Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud, Larceny
Jul 23 2020 // A Moosup, Conn., man has been arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits while being employed as a Connecticut state trooper. Kevin Moore, age 41, was arrested by inspectors from...
