Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Ridesharing Firms Uber, Lyft Accused of Racketeering in Conn. Cab Lawsuit
May 22 2014 // Ride-sharing services Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. were accused of racketeering in a lawsuit by Connecticut taxi and livery firms, which said the companies “prey parasitically” on established...
Connecticut Residents Feeling Financial Strain as Flood Insurance Cost Rises
May 15 2014 // People living on Porter Avenue in Middlebury, Conn., face a threat that could put their homes underwater — but it’s not coming from nearby Long Swamp Brook. The rising cost of flood insurance is putting a...
Conn. Gov.: When It Comes to Insurance Regulation, States Are Here to Stay
May 14 2014 // Speaking at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ International Insurance Forum, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told a crowd of U.S. and international regulators and insurance representatives that...
In Connecticut, Sea Level Predictions Prompt New Awareness in Communities
May 13 2014 // In Connecticut, the global issue of climate change is being confronted locally. The Day of New London reports that in Old Saybrook, a municipal panel met for the first time last week to consider how to help the low-lying...
Connecticut Insurance Dept. Recovers $1.6M for Policyholders, Taxpayers in Q1
May 5 2014 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi announced that the Connecticut Insurance Department recovered nearly $1.6 million for policyholders and taxpayers in the first three months of 2014. “The...
Business Risk Partners Hires Brault as Broker Relations Director in Conn.
May 5 2014 // Business Risk Partners, a Windsor, Conn.-based managing general underwriter, has appointed Stephen L. Brault to the newly created position of director of broker relations.Stephen L. BraultIn his new role at Business Risk...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires American Wholesalers Underwriting in Connecticut
Apr 28 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently announced the acquisition of American Wholesalers Underwriting in Stamford, Conn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1994, American Wholesalers Underwriting...
Report: Federal Inspectors Found 7,100 Metro-North Defects Over Last Decade
Apr 8 2014 // A Connecticut newspaper reports that federal inspectors found more than 7,100 defects and deficiencies in the Metro-North Railroad over the last decade, but records show regulators launched an investigation only after two...
New Flood Insurance Law Only Slows Rate Hike for 14K Conn. Property Owners
Mar 27 2014 // Stephen Nelson and Mary Anne Mayo are still struggling with the destruction from Superstorm Sandy, nearly 18 months after it swept through their Westport, Conn., home, taking their first-floor belongings into the Saugatuck...
Catalina Holdings to Acquire SPARTA Insurance in Connecticut
Mar 26 2014 // Catalina Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based consolidator in the non-life run-off sector, announced it has agreed to acquire SPARTA Insurance Holdings, a property/casualty underwriting company in Hartford, Conn. Following the...
Declarations
Mar 24 2014 // Consumer Protection “Keeping the public well-informed is essential to our mission of consumer protection.” —Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi on his department’s recently launched...
Connecticut AG Closes Investigation Into Utility’s Storm Response
Mar 21 2014 // Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed his investigation into how the state’s largest utility responded to a freak October snow storm in 2011 that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of...
Judge Judy Files Suit Against Connecticut Lawyer, Seeks $75K in Damages
Mar 19 2014 // Television’s Judge Judy filed a lawsuit last week against a Connecticut personal-injury lawyer, alleging that he used her image without authorization in advertisements that falsely suggested she had endorsed his...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires L&R Benefits in Connecticut
Mar 19 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced its acquisition of L&R Benefits, LLC of Windsor, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. L&R Benefits provides employee benefit consultation, management...
Conn. Legislators Propose Workers’ Comp Coverage for Mental Trauma
Mar 13 2014 // The Newtown, Conn., Police officer who has not yet returned to work since the 2012 school massacre because of post-traumatic stress disorder urged Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday to expand the state’s workers’...
Connecticut Bill to Require Study of Road Treatments
Mar 6 2014 // Connecticut Transportation Commissioner James Redeker said on Feb.28 he’s willing to review whether it makes sense to add rust inhibitors to chemical road treatments used to clear ice and snow on state roads and...
Conn. Insurance Dept.’s Campaign Highlights Free Advice, Expertise
Mar 3 2014 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has launched a statewide campaign aimed at Connecticut insurance policyholders to raise awareness of the many resources and easy-to-use services the agency offers. “Keeping the...
Conn. Man Sues NYC Bike-Share Operator for $15M After Crash
Mar 3 2014 // A Connecticut man who says he was injured on New York City’s Citi Bike has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the bike-share operator. Ronald Corwin, of Westport, Conn., says he flipped over the bike after his front...
Bell Associates Hires 3 Senior Directors in Connecticut
Feb 27 2014 // Bell Associates, a Greenwich, Conn.-based employee benefits agency providing healthcare benefits services to medium- and large-sized companies, has expanded its senior-level staff with the recent hires of Richard Burns,...
Northeast PIA Survey Shows Prices Rising, But at Slower Pace
Feb 24 2014 // In the first month of 2014, the PIA affiliates in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York conducted their second-annual Market Trends Survey and found that the heralded hard market may not be launching as...
