Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Conn. moves to flex-rating for personal lines
May 8 2006 // Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) is expected to sign into law a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance. The measure permits insurers to adjust rates within a 6 percent flex band without first obtaining...
$80 million settlement reached in bid-rigging case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.
May 8 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, of Illinois, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding...
Liberty Mutual Opts to Fight, Not Settle, Charges Over Contingent Commissions, Account Steering
May 7 2006 // Unlike American International Group, Zurich, ACE and other insurers that have settled similar charges, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group has decided to fight allegations of anti-competitive practices that have been brought...
Conn. Legislature Passes Flex-Rating for Personal Lines
May 2 2006 // The Connecticut House has passed a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance with a six percent flex band. The measure, Senate Bill 410, also includes new requirements governing access to...
Conn. Gov. Rell’s Push for Job Creation Includes Insurance ‘Cluster’
May 1 2006 // In a new effort to make Connecticut business more competitive and enhance the next generation of manufacturing and technology, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state will invest nearly $900,000 to promote key...
$80 Million Settlement Reached in Bid-rigging Case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.
Apr 26 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding company ACE,...
N.Y. Agents Disappointed with Zurich Commission Disclosure Plans
Apr 24 2006 // New York independent insurance agents are not too happy that Zurich Financial Services has decided to implement nationwide the stricter of two agency compensation disclosure policies it signed as part of recent settlements...
Conn. Health Management Firm Repays Alleged Rebates; No Fines
Apr 24 2006 // An Avon, Conn. obstetrician and gynecologist management company subpoenaed last June for allegedly accepting illegal insurance rebates will repay $198,000 to its clients to settle the case, according to state Attorney...
Conn. Cracks Down on Temporary Plates, Inspections for Large Trucks
Apr 20 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has accepted the Department of Motor Vehicles’ recommendations to stop the prolonged use of temporary commercial plates on large trucks that have not had safety...
Toll Plazas Present Serious Highway Danger, Feds Warn
Apr 20 2006 // The most dangerous place on the highway is the toll plaza, say federal safety investigators who are urging changes to reduce accidents like one that claimed eight lives in Illinois. Thirty states, including Oklahoma, have...
Conn. Doctors Hit Policy Exclusions for Alcohol-Related Injuries
Apr 18 2006 // Eight years ago, then-18-year-old Oliver Bishop IV made a costly mistake. The Guilford, Conn. teen bought a case of beer and a half-pint of liquor and visited numerous parties. Though he had a designated driver that night,...
Conn. Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes Universal Health Plan
Apr 17 2006 // Max Kothari, owner of a kitchen remodeling shop in Hartford, said it bothers him that some of his 12 employees have to choose between shelling out hundreds of dollars a month in insurance premiums or skipping the coverage...
Hanover Names Leonelli for VP for Conn., R.I.
Apr 17 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has named Daniel J. Leonelli, regional vice president for commercial lines for the company’s Connecticut and Rhode Island territory. Leonelli will work out of the The Hanover’s...
Conn. Commissioner’s Surgery Goes Well; McLaughlin Fills In
Apr 14 2006 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell underwent successful surgery for treatement of a non-cancerous growth near her ear and the doctors have advised the family that the surgery went very well, according to a...
Bush Brings Health Savings Account Campaign to Conn.
Apr 6 2006 // President Bush touted health savings accounts Wednesday morning during a visit to Connecticut, which has some of the highest health insurance costs in the nation. Bush spoke to the Business Council of Fairfield County,...
Eastern Agribusiness Conference Slated for Hartford, Conn. in May
Apr 3 2006 // A two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks will be held May 22-23, 2006 in Hartford, Conn. The Eastern Agribusiness Conference allows participants to receive continuing education credits from...
The Hanover Launches Highly-Segmented Connections Auto in Conn.
Mar 29 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group announced the Connecticut launch of Connections Auto, a state-of-the-art, multi-variate auto product with nearly limitless customer segmentation capabilities. Connections Auto is now available...
Insurers Disappointed in Changes to Conn. Flex Rating Bill
Mar 21 2006 // A Connecticut legislative committee took a tentative step on the road to insurance rate modernization, but also posted a “Road Closed” sign that must be obeyed in two years. HB-5463, which was reported...
HRH Appoints Lyon as Conn. CEO
Mar 21 2006 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs has appointed John Lyon as president and chief executive officer of its Connecticut branches, which include locations in Hartford, Hamden and Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Formerly vice president,...
DiMatteo Elected President of Conn. Agents’ Group, PIA
Mar 13 2006 // Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. elected officers during the association’s annual convention at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Following are the new officers who will lead PIACT in...
