Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Conn. AG Says GEICO to Pull ‘Misleading Charo’ Ad
Sep 17 2006 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that GEICO insurance company has said it will no longer run what Blumenthal claims is “a false and misleading television advertisement” in the state that...
Conn. Officials, Insurer Agree to 90-Day Moratorium on Shutter Rule
Sep 8 2006 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell announced that Andover Insurance Company has agreed to suspend for 90 days the implementation of a department decision allowing the company to cancel the policies of...
Shutter Diplomacy: Conn. Regulator Plans Coastal Insurance Forum
Sep 7 2006 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell plans a public forum on Sept. 21 to air concerns over availability of property insurance in the state’s coastal areas. The forum is being called following reports of...
People and Places
Sep 4 2006 // American International Group Inc. named Nicholas J. Ashooh as senior vice president of communications. Ashooh succeeds John T. Wooster Jr. who had filled that role on a temporary basis since year-end 2005, and earlier had...
Conn. Lobbyists Fight Campaign Gift Ban
Aug 31 2006 // Lobbyists at the state Capitol in Hartford are challenging Connecticut’s new campaign finance reform law in federal court, saying rules banning them from making campaign contributions are...
Conn., Mass., R.I. Kick-Off Tri-State Truck Enforcement Campaign
Aug 28 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell and State Police and Motor Vehicle officials from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will kick off a Tri-State Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Operation on Tuesday, August 29, at...
Conn. Sets Up Job Web Site for Lincoln National Employees
Aug 23 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has unveiled a new web site designed to help laid off Lincoln National Corp. insurance employees find new employment more quickly. This specialized site provides the displaced workers with...
Conn. Seeks Federal Aid for Damages Caused by June Rains
Aug 3 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is asking President Bush to approve a disaster declaration for the heavy rains and flash flooding that struck Connecticut in early June. The request is to help compensate municipalities...
St. Paul Settles with Conn,. Ill., N.Y. Attorneys General Over Broker Compensation
Aug 1 2006 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. has entered into a $77 million settlement with the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois, as well as with the New York State Department of Insurance, resolving issues...
Officials Conclude Arsonist Set Conn. Vacant Mill Fire
Jul 27 2006 // The massive fire that destroyed part of a vacant mill complex in Windsor Locks, Conn. earlier this month was set, town officials said Monday. First Selectman Steven Wawruck Jr. said state and local fire investigators have...
Gov. Rell Seeks Federal Aid for Crop Losses by Conn. Farmers
Jul 26 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to approve federal disaster aid for Connecticut farmers who suffered severe crop losses from the heavy rains and cool temperatures this...
St. Paul Adding 600 Jobs in Conn.
Jul 26 2006 // St. Paul Travelers has announced plans to add about 600 jobs in Connecticut as it expands its operations. The property-casualty insurance company already has about 6,300 Connecticut employees, most of them in downtown...
Truck Firm in Avon, Conn. Crash Charged with Manslaughter
Jul 25 2006 // After a yearlong investigation, the owner of the runaway dump truck that slammed into a group of cars at the bottom of Avon Mountain in Connecticut a year ago has been charged with manslaughter. David Wilcox, 71, who ran...
Same-Sex Couple Cites Loss of Consortium in Conn. Med-Mal Suit
Jul 19 2006 // A same-sex couple has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit that their attorneys say is the first of its kind since Connecticut started allowing gay couples to enter into civil unions. Margaret Mueller and Charlotte Stacey...
Conn. Car Registration Stickers Move Inside to Thwart Thieves
Jul 12 2006 // Governor M. Jodi Rell is advising Connecticut motorists that they will soon receive new motor vehicle registration stickers that will be placed inside the windshield rather than on the rear license plate – an effort...
Conn. Estimates June Flood Damages in Bid for Federal Funds
Jun 15 2006 // Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Waterbury Mayor Michael J. Jarjura said that preliminary damage estimates of the June 2-3 flash flooding in the city totaled $4.4 million. Other towns in Greater Waterbury have estimated...
Conn. Uncovers 1,700 Trucking Violations in 3-Day Crackdown
Jun 14 2006 // Connecticut motor vehicle inspectors took more than 50 truck drivers off the road and discovered more than 1,700 violations during a three-day crackdown last week on Connecticut roads, officials said. Inspectors from the...
Conn. Asks XL Insurance to Review Use of Defaulted Contractor
Jun 7 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has asked XL Specialty Insurance Co. of Stamford, the insurer of former road contractor L.G. DeFelice, to reconsider its decision to assign two unfinished state Department of...
Mlynarczyk Named to Conn. Workers Comp Commission Post
Jun 7 2006 // Governor M. Jodi Rell has named New Britain attorney Peter C. Mlynarczyk to the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission. Mlynarczyk currently serves as corporation counsel for the City of New Britain, overseeing...
Agency spreading good works in Mass., Conn.
Jun 5 2006 // GoodWorks Insurance, LLC, a Massachusetts insurance agency that promises to donate 50 percent of its profits to local charities, has expanded into Connecticut with a branch office in Granby. The Granby agency will sell...
