Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Conn. Coastal Rules Could Make Matters Worse, Warn Insurers
Dec 7 2006 // Insurers aren’t happy with new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous policy and they warn that the rules could...
Conn. Clamps Down on Shutters; Seeks Coastal Policy Alternatives
Dec 5 2006 // Home insurers in Connecticut may no longer require permanently installed storm shutters as a condition for writing or renewing policies but must offer consumer choices of loss mitigation controls and deductibles, according...
Plymouth Rock Names Cormier Senior Marketing Rep in Conn.
Nov 29 2006 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. has named David R. Cormier as senior marketing representative based in Connecticut. He will manage existing agency relationships and develop additional agent appointment opportunities in...
AIX Group in Conn. Adds Soloway to Develop Program Business
Nov 29 2006 // AIX Group, Inc., a specialty insurance holding company headquartered in Windsor, Conn., has hired Peter Soloway as vice president of program business development. Soloway will be responsible for the coordination of program...
News Currents
Nov 20 2006 // Newly elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although it’s to early to know who the successors might be, according to insurance...
Conn. high court rules liability waiver
Nov 20 2006 // Requiring a worker to sign a liability waiver does not give blanket immunity to employers if that person is later hurt on the job, the state Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling said the waivers do not protect...
With new governors could come new commissioners in Mass., Md., N.Y.
Nov 19 2006 // Newly elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although it’s to early to know who the successors might be, according to insurance...
Conn. high court rules liability waiver doesn’t immunize negligent employer
Nov 19 2006 // Requiring a worker to sign a liability waiver does not give blanket immunity to employers if that person is later hurt on the job, the state Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling said the waivers do not protect...
Conn. Father Convicted of Arson on Daughter’s Testimony
Nov 17 2006 // A Trumbull man has been convicted of setting fire to his home just before Christmas four years ago to collect insurance money. Randal Licari, 50, was convicted of arson, larceny and insurance fraud and faces up to 70 years...
Conn. Agents Told to Brace for Bill to Ban Contingent Pay
Nov 17 2006 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell has warned independent agents in her state that they should expect to see legislation to restrict or wipe out their contingent commissions. She said that legislation should...
Charity-Focused GoodWorks Agency Offers Business Model Nationwide
Nov 14 2006 // GoodWorks Insurance, a new insurance ageny that gives half of its profits to local non-profits in accordance with a unique charitable contract, is expanding its business model to permit its use by established insurance...
Conn. Reports Decline in Work-Related Deaths
Nov 3 2006 // The number of people dying from work-related injuries went down last year, the state Department of Labor announced. Forty-six people died of work-related injuries in Connecticut in 2005, down 15 percent from the previous...
Aetna Policy Becomes Issue in Conn. Gubernatorial Campaign
Oct 30 2006 // Connecticut Democratic gubernatorial candidate John DeStefano has questioned Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s involvement in the state’s approval of a health insurance program that’s become the subject of a...
Group Sues in Conn. to Halt Sale of Limited Aetna Health Policy
Oct 26 2006 // A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week against health insurer Aetna Inc., one of its subsidiaries and the Connecticut Department of Insurance, hoping to stop the sale of new health insurance plans it claims...
Conn. Motor Vehicle Registries Expand Hours, Add Staff
Oct 24 2006 // As part of an effort to improve customer service at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that, beginning November 1, DMV will open an additional day per week at three small...
Conn. Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $1 Million from Insurer
Oct 24 2006 // An Avon, Conn. woman has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for embezzling about $1 million from her employer. Jessica Feurer, 36, worked as an insurance claims handler for ESIS Inc. in Windsor, an...
Making Hartford shine again as insurance capital
Oct 23 2006 // While other states from Minnesota to New Hampshire compete to attract the insurance sector by lowering premium taxes and extending incentives, Connecticut thinks it has the best offer: an unmatched talent pool of insurance...
Conn. Trial Lawyers Again Call for Review of Med-Mal Rates
Oct 17 2006 // The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association has asked Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell to again review the medical malpractice insurance rates charged doctors by Connecticut Medical Insurance Co. “We have asked...
Feds, Conn. AG Probing I-84 Highway Construction Defects
Oct 3 2006 // Federal investigators are looking into why hundreds of storm drains are defective in a $52 million improvement project on Interstate 84 in the Waterbury, Conn. area, The Hartford Courant reported Sunday. Fixing the...
Conn. Agents: Coastal Markets Tough But Insureds Getting Coverage
Sep 22 2006 // About three-quarters of the 21 agents writing Connecticut coastal business say homeowners insurance markets are either “worse” (43 percent) or “much worse” (33 percent) compared to one year...
