Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Newtown Families Tout Progress of Federal Mental Health Bill
Mar 23 2016 // Some family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in Connecticut are cheering the recent committee passage of a bipartisan, federal mental health bill that’s moving through Congress. Much of...
N.Y. Unveils Plan to Target Zika Virus; Conn. Identifies 1st Zika Case
Mar 21 2016 // New York state will monitor and target a type of mosquito that officials fear could spread the Zika virus, part of a new plan to combat the disease that also includes distributing prevention kits to pregnant women. The...
Greene & Associates Opens Conn. Office, Adds Perry as Underwriter
Mar 15 2016 // Greene & Associates, an East Aurora, New York-based underwriting manager and wholesale broker for excess and surplus lines coverage, opened a satellite office in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The firm also hired Scott...
XS Brokers Hires Prast as Assistant VP in Connecticut
Mar 8 2016 // Gerard Prast XS Brokers, a wholesale brokerage and managing general agent based in Quincy, Massachusetts, has hired Gerard Prast as assistant vice president. Prast is based in the firm’s West Hartford, Connecticut,...
Gun Maker Seeks Dismissal of Newtown Shooting Lawsuit
Feb 24 2016 // Lawyers for a gun maker and families of some Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims squared off in a Connecticut courtroom Monday over whether a federal law prevents the families’ wrongful death lawsuit...
Connecticut Agency Donates $12K to Winter Energy Assistance Program
Feb 19 2016 // GoodWorks Insurance, an independent agency based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, donated more than $12,000 to help local families stay warm this winter. The donation was made to Operation Fuel, a nonprofit program that...
Narragansett Bay Hires McLaughlin as Connecticut Territory Manager
Feb 16 2016 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC) has hired Brendan McLaughlin as the company’s assistant vice president – Connecticut territory manager. In this position, McLaughlin will be responsible for developing...
Connecticut Announces Its 10th Captive Insurer
Feb 12 2016 // The Connecticut Insurance Department announced that a Syosset, New York-based construction services firm, RC Structures, is establishing its captive insurance operations in Connecticut. The new captive, called RCX...
Narragansett Bay to Write P/C Insurance in Connecticut
Feb 8 2016 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC), a Rhode Island-based specialty underwriter of homeowners insurance products and services in states along the Eastern Seaboard, said the company has been approved by the...
Connecticut Recovered $6M for Consumers in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced that the Connecticut Insurance Department recovered approximately $6 million for policyholders and taxpayers in 2015, helping individuals and families with...
Connecticut Insurance Department Names Grace to Lead Captive Unit
Jan 29 2016 // Janet Grace Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade has announced that Janet Grace, a veteran risk specialist with more than 20 years of experience, has been hired as program manager to oversee the Connecticut...
Connecticut Recovered $6M for Policyholders, Taxpayers in 2015
Jan 27 2016 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced that the Connecticut Insurance Department recovered approximately $6 million for policyholders and taxpayers in 2015, helping individuals and families with...
Narragansett Bay Approved to Write P/C Insurance in Connecticut
Jan 27 2016 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC), a Rhode Island-based specialty underwriter of homeowners insurance products and services in states along the Eastern Seaboard, announced that the company has been approved by the...
Sachs Walsh Hires Satrazemis as Commercial Lines Manager in Connecticut
Jan 25 2016 // Christos Satrazemis Sachs Walsh Insurance, an independent agency in Westport, Connecticut, has hired Christos Satrazemis to replace Arthur Sachs as Commercial Lines manager. Sachs, who founded the agency in 1978, retired...
GE’s Move Leaves Many Unsettled in Connecticut Communities
Jan 20 2016 // It’s not just the loss of loyal customers that worries jeweler Howard Diamond, or the extra tax burden that businesses like his may have to carry as General Electric pulls the plug on Fairfield, Connecticut. As he...
Connecticut Launches New Website to Help Fight Fraud
Jan 15 2016 // The state of Connecticut is launching a new website to help fight fraud, waste and abuse in state government. Officials say the website, located at FightFraud.ct.gov, will make it easier for the public to report suspicious...
Connecticut Cops Consider ‘Angel’ Program to Combat Heroin Scourge
Jan 15 2016 // A growing chorus of law enforcement leaders, drug addiction experts and parents of addicts say arresting and jailing heroin users will not stem the surge in deaths and overdoses. “We realize we’re not going to...
Business Moves
Jan 11 2016 // NFP, Absolute Advantage, Vanorsdale Insurance NFP Property & Casualty has acquired Lake Havasu City, Ariz.-based Absolute Advantage Insurance Services LLC. NFP also acquired San Diego, Calif.-based Vanorsdale...
Connecticut Doctors Say ‘Concussion’ Film Could Mislead
Dec 31 2015 // In the last few years, Erik Lanese, athletic trainer at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, has seen a dramatic increase in the number of diagnosed concussions. The key word is “diagnosed.”...
Conn. State Police Responded to 460 Accidents Over Christmas Weekend
Dec 29 2015 // Connecticut State Police responded to more than 460 accidents and busted 40 people for driving under the influence over the Christmas holiday weekend. Troopers say the number of accidents from Wednesday morning through...
