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Conn. Updates Coastal Underwriting Guidelines
Jan 9 2012 // Connecticut insurance department amended its coastal underwriting guidelines last month to clarify when hurricane deductibles can be applied. Regulators have been working on making the changes in the wake of criticisms...
Connecticut Storm Panel to Release Recommendations
Jan 5 2012 // The panel formed by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to review the preparations and responses by the state, utilities and others to the remnants of Hurricane Irene and the freak October snowstorm is wrapping up its...
Fatal Connecticut Fire Reminds Homeowners of Ash Dangers
Jan 3 2012 // Fire safety officials are warning homeowners about the dangers of fireplace ashes after a Christmas morning blaze that killed five people in Connecticut. Authorities say the fire in Stamford was caused by a bag of...
Connecticut Health Officials Urge Homeowners to Test for Radon
Jan 3 2012 // The Connecticut public health department is urging residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Health officials estimate that radon is responsible for more than 21,000 lung...
$1.6M Award for Connecticut Man Injured in Icy Road Accident
Dec 27 2011 // A jury has awarded $1.6 million to a Thomaston, Connecticut, man who sued the state Department of Transportation over injuries he suffered in a 2007 accident on an icy road. The Superior Court jury found the state agency...
Connecticut, German Regulators Sign Cooperation Agreement
Dec 22 2011 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced this week that the Connecticut’s insurance department entered into its third cooperative agreement with a European financial regulator — the second...
Conn.-based W.R. Berkley Promotes Rohde as Senior VP
Dec 15 2011 // W. R. Berkley promoted William Rohde as a senior vice president of the company. Previously he was president of Acadia Insurance Company, W. R. Berkley’s regional operating unit based in Westbrook, Maine. In his new...
Connecticut Updates Underwriting Guidelines for Hurricane Deductible
Dec 12 2011 // Connecticut insurance department announced that it has updated its coastal underwriting guidelines to clarify when hurricane deductibles can be applied. The hurricane deductible issue has been in the spotlight in wake of...
Storms Knock Out Power to Thousands in New Hampshire, Connecticut
Dec 9 2011 // Strong winds and a fast-moving mix of rain and snow have knocked out power to over 30,000 customers in New Hampshire. Many of the outages have been reported in the central part of the state Thursday morning. The National...
Connecticut Chiropractor Pleads Guilty in Insurance Scam
Dec 9 2011 // A chiropractor has pleaded guilty to bilking insurance companies to treat car accident victims whose injuries were exaggerated. Connecticut Hearst Newspapers and The Hartford Courant report that Marc Kirshner pleaded...
Nearly Two Dozen Conn. State Workers Accused of Post-Irene Aid Fraud
Dec 8 2011 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s top lawyer says the state has evidence that nearly two dozen state workers fraudulently applied for federal food assistance after the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit...
Professional Insurance Women’s Group Announces Award in Connecticut
Dec 6 2011 // Kimberly Latka, a claims specialist at S.H. Smith & Company Inc. in Hartford, Conn., was recently honored with the Statewide Claim Professional of the Year Award from the National Association of Insurance Women of...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Hires Executive VP for N.Y., Conn. Region
Dec 6 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc. appointed John Sames as regional executive vice president of its New York City and Milford, Conn., offices. In this new role, Sames will be...
Connecticut Probes Fraud in Post-Irene Food Aid Program
Dec 6 2011 // Scores of Connecticut residents, including some state workers, might have requested and received federal emergency money to replace spoiled food and cover other expenses after Hurricane Irene even though their incomes...
William Gallagher to Pay $1.7M to Settle With Conn. Regulators
Nov 21 2011 // Insurance broker William Gallagher Associates Inc. will pay $1.7 million as a settlement with Connecticut regulators over allegations that it overcharged a client. The settlement was announced late last month. State...
Connecticut Utility CEO Out Amid Post-Storm Criticism
Nov 19 2011 // The president and chief operating officer of Connecticut Light & Power has resigned as the company continues to come under fire for its handling of power outages after last month’s snowstorm. Northeast Utilities...
Connecticut Had 58,002 Claims for Irene, With $161M Paid Out So Far
Nov 16 2011 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi told a legislative committee that Connecticut saw 58,002 claims for Hurricane Irene. Of those claims, 84.8 percent have been closed (88 percent for homeowners’...
Agencies Saw Business Interruption Claims After October Nor’easter
Nov 15 2011 // Local agencies in the Northeastern region say they saw cases of business interruption claims following the unusual, freak snowstorm that swept through the area last month. Many claims came from local restaurants and diners...
Connecticut Governor Requests Major Disaster Declaration
Nov 14 2011 // Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking President Barack Obama to issue a major disaster declaration for Connecticut following last month’s freak October snow storm that left hundreds of thousands without power for...
Connecticut Hearing to Look at Insurers’ Storm Response
Nov 14 2011 // State lawmakers want to learn more about how the insurance industry responded to the two recent storms to hit Connecticut — the remnants of Hurricane Irene and the October nor’easter. The legislature’s...
