Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chair-ity Work: Antiques Appraiser’s Suspicions Pay Off for Conn. Woman
Apr 18 2005 // To the uneducated eye, the matched pair of antique chairs was hardly worth a second glance. Finished in worn gold paint, the seats re-covered in brocaded fabric, they looked like the sort of thing a grandmother...
Conn. AG to Oppose MetLife-Travelers Life Merger
Apr 14 2005 // Connecticut Attorney general Richard Blumenthal said he would oppose the acquisition of Hartford-based Travelers Life & Annuity by MetLife Inc. because he said it is bad for his state’s economy. “This...
Conn. House Passes Civil Unions Bill
Apr 14 2005 // The Connecticut House passed legislation Wednesday that would make Connecticut the second state to establish same-sex civil unions, and the first to do it without a court order. Addressing concerns raised by Gov. M. Jodi...
Conn. Gov. Rell ‘Unhappy’ Over Possible Big Job Losses from MetLife Buy of Travelers Life
Mar 30 2005 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell said today she is “extremely unhappy” as she learns more about the possibility of significant job losses resulting from MetLife’s planned acquisition of Travelers Life...
Former Conn. Gov. Rowland to Report to Prison April 1
Mar 28 2005 // John Rowland has had some prestigious titles in his Connecticut career: state representative, congressman, governor, even insurance agent. Last Friday, he got a new one: federal inmate No. 15623-014. And unlike the other...
In Conn., Bad Driver Retraining Called a ‘Joke’
Mar 24 2005 // Connecticut officials are alarmed at the high recidivism rate of aggressive drivers forced to attend traffic offender school. Nearly 42 percent of the 77,000 motorists who attended driver retraining between 2001 and 2003...
Conn. Finds Aggressive Drivers U-Turn into Trouble After Retraining
Mar 21 2005 // Connecticut officials are alarmed at the high recidivism rate of aggressive drivers forced to attend traffic offender school. Nearly 42 percent of the 77,000 motorists who attended driver retraining between 2001 and 2003...
People & Places
Mar 21 2005 // Douglas McDonough Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have named Douglas H. McDonoughregional president of their emerging Mid-Atlantic region. In this role, he will manage all aspects of sales and distribution for the...
Main Street Matters
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
Bishop Elected President as PIA of Conn. Meets
Mar 18 2005 // Joseph Bishop has been elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut during its annual convention in Mashantucket, Conn. Bishop is vice president and secretary of Associated Insurance Agencies Inc....
Conn. Commissioner Cogswell Holds Her Ground in Broker Compensation, Med-Mal Battles
Mar 16 2005 // “I’m willing to meet with just about anyone to sit down and discuss issues. That’s the most effective and efficient way to uncover and deal with problems.” Well, meet with almost anyone. Connecticut...
Conn. Weighs Employer Health Fund Fee
Mar 9 2005 // Companies in Connecticut with 100 or more employees could be forced to pay a fee to help cover their workers’ health insurance expenses if they don’t already offer coverage, under a preliminary legislative...
Conn. Gov. Meets with MetLife over Travelers Jobs
Mar 7 2005 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell met today with Robert Benmosche, chairman and chief executive officer of MetLife Inc., to discuss the company’s recent acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity and its potential...
LAWMAKERS BACK CIVIL UNIONS:
Mar 7 2005 // Connecticut moved closer to allowing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples over the protests of gay rights advocates who believe the state should instead legalize same-sex marriage. The Judiciary Committee voted 25-13...
People & Places
Mar 7 2005 // Deneen Schmitt Deneen Schmitt and Jim Cottone are among two of the newest additions to the expanding Pittsburgh, Pa., operations of Willis Group Holdings. Schmitt has joined Willis from Aon to serve as a senior vice...
Commissioner Cogswell Stays the Centrist Course in Connecticut
Mar 7 2005 // Under Pressure from AG Blumenthal and Critics, Regulator Sticks to Consensus Approach I’m willing to meet with just about anyone to sit down and discuss issues. That’s the most effective and efficient way to...
Plymouth Rock Names Reardon in Conn., Scafidi in Northern Mass. to Marketing Posts
Mar 3 2005 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, a Boston-based auto insurer, has appointed Daniel J. Reardon as marketing supervisor for Connecticut. The compay has also appointed Michael J. Scafidi as senior marketing representative...
Conn. Expected to Adopt Civil Union Law
Feb 28 2005 // Connecticut’s legislature moved closer to legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples last week as a key panel approved a measure that could make Connecticut the second state to recognize gay unions through...
Conn. AG Blasts Insurance Department Over Med-Mal Rates; Seeks New Hearing and Prior Approval Law
Feb 28 2005 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has again blasted state insurance officials and urged the insurance department to call a public hearing into a controversial 89.6 percent medical malpractice insurance rate...
Conn. Holding Med-Mal Insurance Hearing Today
Feb 25 2005 // Connecticut officials will convene a medical malpractice informational hearing today at Capital Community College in Hartford. Last month Governor M. Jodi Rell asked the Commissioners of the Departments of Public Health...
