Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Marsh Announces New Head of Hartford, Connecticut Office
Sep 6 2012 // Marsh, the insurance broking and risk management division of Marsh & McLennan Cos., appointed industry veteran Carmela Inneo as head of its Hartford, Connecticut office.Carmela InneoIn her new role, Inneo will be...
Conn. WCC Report Highlights Upgrades, Shortened Hearing Backlogs
Sep 5 2012 // Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission issued its annual report on Sept. 1. The Commission touted a number of accomplishments for the fiscal year 2012, including: providing more effective and efficient...
Connecticut Moving Ahead With New Health Care Exchange
Aug 28 2012 // Connecticut officials are pushing ahead with plans to set up the new health insurance exchange, a marketplace where individuals and businesses can find affordable coverage, by next fall. The federal Center for Medicare and...
After the Rain: Irene’s Lessons to the East Coast
Aug 28 2012 // Antonia Schreiber is taking no chances on the next big storm. The remnants of Hurricane Irene turned the 200-year-old building that housed her Catskill Mountains spa boutique into a muddy mess a year ago in Windham, N.Y....
5 Conn. Firms Cited for Paying Workers Off the Books, Evading WC Laws
Aug 22 2012 // Connecticut authorities said this week that five subcontracting firms at a large Stamford construction site have been cited for alleged wage violations. The construction site at Stamford’s Harbor Point area is the...
Former Conn. Doc Sentenced for Illegal Prescriptions, Insurance Fraud
Aug 10 2012 // A former Plainville, Conn., doctor has been sentenced to four months in prison for dealing prescription drugs. Prosecutors say Richard Luzietti was charged after an investigation into about 100 prescriptions that he wrote...
Connecticut Says Tougher Teen Driving Laws Showing Positive Results
Aug 10 2012 // This month, Connecticut is observing the four-year anniversary of the state’s adoption of tougher teen driving laws. And officials say the measures continue to put in check teen driver deaths. A series of...
New Commissioner Joins Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission
Aug 9 2012 // The Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission announced this month that Stephen Morelli has joined the group as its newest commissioner.Stephen MorelliThe commission has 16 commissioners in total, one of whom...
Conn.-Based Medical Liability Insurer CMIC Names Underwriting Director
Aug 6 2012 // CMIC, a Glastonbury, Conn.-based carrier offering medical professional liability insurance in New England, has appointed Edward Carroll as director of underwriting. Carroll brings 18 years of experience to his role, most...
Thomson Reuters Establishes Connecticut’s First Captive Insurance Co.
Aug 2 2012 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy announced today that international media and information company Thomson Reuters has relocated its U.S. insurance subsidiary from Delaware to Connecticut. The subsidiary, Thomson Reuters Risk...
Connecticut Insurance Regulators Recovered $2.4M for Consumers in Q2
Jul 19 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced Thursday that the insurance department recovered $2.4 million for policyholders and state taxpayers in the second quarter. Leonardi said the department’s...
Nearly 20,000 in Connecticut Lost Power in July 1 Storm, Company Says
Jul 17 2012 // Connecticut Light & Power has told state regulators that nearly 20,000 customers were without power on July 1 as strong winds and lightning brought down tree limbs. In a statement filed with the state Public Utilities...
W.R. Berkley Appoints Executive for Excess Casualty Unit in Conn.
Jul 13 2012 // W.R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Michael Fujii as president of its newly formed Berkley Custom Insurance Managers unit in Stamford, Conn. Fujii has over 35 years of experience in the specialty property/casualty...
Conn. Utility to Spend $300M to Strengthen Its System Against Storms
Jul 12 2012 // Connecticut Light & Power has filed a plan with state regulators to spend $300 million over five years to strengthen its system against storms. The subsidiary of Northeast Utilities says it’s looking to upgrade...
Massachusetts, Connecticut Receive AIG Settlement Funds
Jul 2 2012 // More states are officially announcing that they have collected penalties and fines as part of a multi-state regulatory settlement with American International Group over workers’ compensation insurance. On June 21,...
CL&P, Connecticut’s Largest Utility, Fights Official Over Storm Costs
Jun 20 2012 // Connecticut Light & Power struck back Monday at Attorney General George Jepsen, who asked state regulators to punish the state’s largest utility for its response to two storms last year. In a filing with the...
Connecticut Court: Ski Area Not Liable for Skier’s Injuries, Paralysis
Jun 20 2012 // The state Appellate Court says a ski area in New Hartford isn’t liable for an accident in 2006 that paralyzed a 15-year-old boy. The Republican-American of Waterbury reports that the Appellate Court this week upheld...
Connecticut Receives $1M in Multi-State AIG Workers’ Comp Settlement
Jun 19 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced Monday that the state has received just over $1 million in fines and penalties from American International Group Inc. as part of a multi-state settlement over...
Conn. Regulator: New Law Will Improve Oversight of Global Insurers
Jun 18 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi praised passage of two new laws that give the state greater financial oversight of large, globally active insurers and makes the state a more attractive place for...
Connecticut Survey Finds Teens Often Text While Driving
Jun 9 2012 // Connecticut teens have acknowledged in a state survey that they talk and text on their cell phones while driving.Photo credit: the city of Gahanna, Ohio, websiteThe biennial state survey of risky teen behavior was released...
