Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Middlesex Mutual’s Hall Honored by Conn. PIA
Feb 22 2005 // William J. Hall, production underwriter for Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co., has been named this year’s recipient of the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc.’s Company Professional of the Year...
Aon in Settlement Talks with N.Y., Conn. and Ill. Attorneys General
Feb 22 2005 // Giant insurance broker Aon is in talks with the attorneys general of Connecticut, New York and Illinois that could potentially lead to settlement of charges related to improper compensation and account placement...
Conn. Gov., AG Differ Over Agent Disclosure
Feb 14 2005 // Just days after the state’s attorney general recommended stringent disclosure rules for insurance agents and brokers, Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has introduced her own bill patterned after the model act designed...
AIA Says No to Elected Conn. Commissioner Proposal
Feb 8 2005 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s (D) call on Tuesday for an elected insurance commissioner would politicize the regulation of one of the state’s most important economic sectors, according to...
Connecticut AG Calls for Voters to Elect Commissioner, Brokers to Disclose Fees and Quotes
Feb 8 2005 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has proposed the statewide election of the state’s insurance commissioner and mandatory rules of disclosure for insurance brokers and agents. Joined at a Capitol press...
ACE to Seek Dismissal of Connecticut AG’s Lawsuit
Feb 3 2005 // ACE Insurance said it will seek dismissal of the lawsuit brought against it by Connecitcut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal for allegedly paying a secret commission to win a state contract. ACE CEO Evan Greenberg said...
Pilgrim to Write Flood Insurance as Part of WYO Program in Mass., N.H. and Conn.
Feb 1 2005 // Pilgrim Insurance, a unit of The Plymouth Rock Group of Companies, in Boston, has been accepted by the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration to participate in the Write Your Own Flood Program (WYO). This program...
Impact on Other Agents of Conn. Verdict Against Nationwide Doubted
Jan 24 2005 // A recent $2.3 million jury verdict for wrongful termination in favor of a former Nationwide Insurance contract agent from Connecticut is unlikely to have any effect on independent agents or their companies, according to...
Impact on Other Agents of Conn. Verdict Against Nationwide Doubted
Jan 24 2005 // A recent $2.3 million jury verdict for wrongful termination in favor of a former Nationwide Insurance contract agent from Connecticut is unlikely to have any effect on independent agents or their companies, according to...
