Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Avon Mountain Crash Lawsuits Dismissed in Connecticut
Aug 13 2014 // The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Monday that victims of the 2005 fiery crash at the bottom of Avon Mountain that killed four people and injured 19 others cannot sue the state on allegations that Route 44 had a...
Conn. Chiropractor Gets 27 Months in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Aug 6 2014 // A Stamford, Connecticut, man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison in an insurance fraud scheme and ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million in restitution. The U.S. attorney’s office and FBI said...
William Gallagher Promotes Sussman to Lead Connecticut Office
Aug 4 2014 // William Gallagher Associates, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, promoted Reed Sussman to senior vice president and leader of the firm’s Hartford, Conn., office. Sussman is a member of...
University of Connecticut Pays $1.3M to Settle Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 21 2014 // The University of Connecticut said it will pay a group of students almost $1.3 million to settle a sex discrimination suit filed last year that led to a hearing in the state legislature. The five current and former female...
Connecticut Attorney Sentenced to More Than 4 Years for Insurance Fraud
Jul 14 2014 // An attorney in Connecticut has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Joseph Haddad of Orange was sentenced last Thursday in...
Connecticut Attorney Facing Sentencing for $1.7M Insurance Fraud
Jul 7 2014 // An attorney is facing sentencing in Connecticut for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. Joseph Haddad of Orange, Conn., is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, July 10, in federal court in Bridgeport,...
Connecticut’s Certificates of Insurance Bill Signed Into Law
Jul 7 2014 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently signed into law H.B. 5248 that prohibits the inappropriate use and issuance of certificates of insurance. The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc.(PIACT), an industry...
Connecticut Launches Online Program for Adjuster Registration
Jul 7 2014 // The Connecticut Insurance Department announced on June 17 the launch of an online program that would make it easier for carriers to register their emergency adjusters with the state when a damaging storm occurs. The...
Connecticut to Receive Additional $32M in Storm Aid
Jul 3 2014 // Connecticut is receiving nearly $32 million in additional federal aid to fix multi-family housing, infrastructure and public facilities affected by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the some...
2 Chiropractors in Connecticut Face Sentencing for Fraud
Jul 1 2014 // Two chiropractors in Connecticut face sentencing for falsifying medical records. Jennifer Lynne of Milford and George DeCarvalho of Stamford are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Bridgeport. DeCarvalho...
Conn. Task Force Urges More Study of Mental Health Services for Young Adults
Jun 23 2014 // A Connecticut task force charged with reviewing behavioral health services for young adults has recommended more study on whether the state should authorize involuntary treatment in the community for people with mental...
Business Risk Partners Hires Professional Liability Underwriter in Connecticut
Jun 23 2014 // Business Risk Partners, a Windsor, Conn.-based managing general underwriter, has appointed Erinn Coletti as professional liability underwriter. Previously, Coletti served as a specialty underwriter at The Hanover Insurance...
Connecticut Launches New Online Tool for Catastrophe Adjuster Registration
Jun 17 2014 // The Connecticut Insurance Department announced Monday the launch of a new online program that would make it easier and quicker for insurance companies to register their emergency adjusters with the state when a damaging...
Connecticut’s Certificates of Insurance Bill Signed Into Law
Jun 13 2014 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently signed into law H.B.5248 that prohibits the inappropriate use and issuance of certificates of insurance. The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc., an industry...
Metro-North Railroad Says Most Safety Upgrades Are Complete
Jun 13 2014 // Metro-North Railroad, the nation’s second-largest commuter rail system, on Wednesday released a final report on what it has done to improve safety following a series of accidents last year and said it has completed...
Vendor: Conn. Health Marketplace Call Center Worker Had No Ill Intent for Data
Jun 11 2014 // The vendor operating Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace call center took responsibility Monday for an employee leaving behind a backpack containing personal information of hundreds of clients outside a...
Hartford CEO McGee Steps Down for Medical Recovery; Swift Named CEO
Jun 9 2014 // Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. promoted Christopher Swift to chief executive officer, replacing Liam McGee, who is stepping down after a medical procedure. Swift, 53, the chief financial officer who joined from...
Conn. Fines Apple Store Contractors for Lacking Workers’ Comp Coverage
Jun 6 2014 // The Connecticut Department of Labor is fining three out-of-state contractors working at an Apple Store in West Hartford for not having worker’s compensation insurance coverage for their employees. The case has...
Connecticut Hospital Ordered to Pay $12M in Medical Malpractice Case
Jun 2 2014 // A jury in a medical malpractice case awarded $12 million last Friday to a Connecticut woman who said a doctor punctured her colon during a routine hernia operation, leaving her with permanent injuries. Vivian Gagliano, 65,...
Conn. Governor Defends State-Led Insurance Regulation
Jun 2 2014 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently told a crowd of U.S. and international regulators that when it comes to insurance regulation, states are “here are stay” and that the states – not the federal...
