Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Trager Reznitsky Insurance Opens Second Location in Connecticut
Jan 18 2019 // Trager Reznitsky Insurance, based in North Haven, Conn., is expanding south to the shoreline town of Branford, Conn. Agency principals Joshua Trager and Eugene Reznitsky officially opened the agency’s second location...
Connecticut Judge Dismisses Opioid Crisis Lawsuits Against Drugmakers
Jan 15 2019 // A Connecticut judge has dismissed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and two dozen other drug companies brought by 37 cities and towns in the state, which blame them for the opioid crisis and seek to recoup millions of dollars...
Berkley One Expands into Florida, Ohio; Adds Flood Insurance in Select States
Jan 15 2019 // Berkley One, a startup insurance provider targeting the high net worth personal lines market, has expanded into Florida and Ohio. Working with select independent agents, Berkley One offers home, automobile, fine art and...
Insurers Agree to Help Cover Some Connecticut Crumbling Foundation Costs
Jan 10 2019 // Two insurance companies have agreed to provide a total of $10.5 million to help Connecticut homeowners cover the cost of repairing and replacing crumbling foundations, officials said Tuesday. The state has reached separate...
San Group Hires Terry as Regional Vice President for Connecticut, Rhode Island
Jan 10 2019 // Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN) has hired Mike Terry as regional vice president. In this role, Terry will be responsible for membership service, business development and insurance company relations for all SAN...
Worker Badly Burned at Connecticut Construction Site
Jan 4 2019 // A construction worker has suffered serious burns in an accident at a site of an apartment complex in Connecticut. The Day reports the man became injured while trying to refuel a running air compressor at the site in...
Connecticut Court to Hear Arguments Over Crumbling Foundations Insurance
Dec 18 2018 // The Connecticut Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on whether homeowners’ insurance policies should cover repairs to thousands of homes with crumbling foundations caused by defective concrete. Justices will...
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Wade to Step Down
Dec 18 2018 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Katharine Wade plans to step down from her position on December 19, 2018. Connecticut’s incoming Governor-elect Ned Lamont, who is set to take office on January 9, will...
Connecticut Insurance Department Partnering with RiskGenius in Tech Pilot Program
Dec 14 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department is one of nine state insurance regulators participating in a pilot program to test a web-based platform that uses machine learning. The pilot states are partnering with RiskGenius, a...
Toy Wars: Lego Sues to Halt Sales of Zuru ‘Copycat’ Figurines at Walmart
Dec 14 2018 // Lego A/S wants to make sure any plastic toy figurine unwrapped in an American home during the holidays isn’t what the toymaker calls a copycat of its own products. The Danish toymaker is asking a federal judge in...
93 Connecticut Educators File Claims Over Mold-Related Ailments
Dec 12 2018 // More than 90 educators in a Connecticut school district have filed workers’ compensation claims over mold-related ailments. The Advocate reports that 93 staff members at six public schools in Stamford filed claims...
Travelers Establishes Program to Help with Connecticut Crumbling Foundations
Dec 10 2018 // The Travelers Companies Inc. has established the Travelers Benefit Program, a $5 million fund to assist customers in repairing homes with crumbling foundations in northeast Connecticut. The matter stems from concrete...
Connecticut Receives Federal Declaration for Rain Storms
Dec 7 2018 // Connecticut state agencies, municipalities, and the state’s two federally recognized tribes are now eligible to receive federal financial assistance to help repair the damage caused by severe rain and flooding in...
PURE Rolls Out Restructured Jewelry Insurance in Connecticut
Dec 6 2018 // The PURE Group of Insurance Companies (PURE Group), which includes Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer designed for high net worth individuals and...
Everest Insurance Hires Bunt in Connecticut
Dec 4 2018 // Everest Insurance has hired Tim Bunt to its marketing and distribution team as vice president. In this role, Bunt is responsible for business development in the large account space. He will be based in the Everest...
Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Fund Receives Delayed $19M
Dec 3 2018 // The new entity charged with overseeing the distribution of state funds to help Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has finally received a long-awaited $19 million. Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the...
How Insurer Deployed Technology to Expedite Wildfire Claims
Nov 29 2018 // As wildfires raged this month in California, insurance claims experts at Travelers sat in a command center 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) away in Connecticut, monitoring screens showing satellite images, photos from...
Ex-Bookkeeper to be Sentenced for Stealing Over $326K from Connecticut Business
Nov 27 2018 // A Virginia woman who embezzled more than $326,000 from a small family business in Connecticut is seeking home confinement instead of a prison sentence. Miriam Dubay, of Purcellville, Va., was scheduled to be sentenced in...
Head of Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Entity Concerned About Funding Delay
Nov 19 2018 // The superintendent of the new entity charged with distributing millions of dollars to Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations says he’s within weeks of shutting down if state bonding isn’t...
Connecticut Approves 17% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for 2019
Nov 19 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a nearly 17 percent decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance, marking the fifth consecutive year that rates have dropped in Connecticut. “This...
