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Connecticut: More Than the Constitution and Nutmeg
Feb 23 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Connecticut at 3,405,565. Approximately 84 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 31 percent had...
PIACT Prepares for 2004 Annual Convention
Feb 10 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc.’s 2004 annual convention is scheduled for March 16-17, 2004, at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Last year nearly 500 insurance industry...
SCANDAL COULD HARM CONN. CLOUT:
Feb 9 2004 // When the terrorist attacks hammered Connecticut’s insurance industry and legislation to blunt asbestos claims was faltering, Republican Gov. John G. Rowland traveled to Washington to lobby for help. A three-term...
Connecticut Retail Merchants Endorse OneBeacon
Jan 30 2004 // OneBeacon Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., announced that it has been endorsed by the Connecticut Retail Merchants Association (CRMA) as its preferred...
PIACT Discusses 2004 Insurance Issues with Commissioner
Jan 23 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. met with Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell and her staff late last week to discuss issues affecting the industry during the upcoming legislative session. The PIACT...
PIACT, PIANY Prepare Annual Company Surveys
Jan 12 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. and of New York State Inc. will each conduct a member survey to gauge insurance producers’ views of their companies in the two states. The month-long surveys,...
PIACT Launches New Workers Comp Program for Members
Nov 19 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. has launched its new “NumberONE Comp program,” which it described as “a monoline workers’ compensation market available to members, for their...
PIA CT, NH, NJ and NY Join Fall Return to School
Sep 22 2003 // A bulletin from the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York State Inc. notes that “summer has come and gone. It’s time for calculators and textbooks—for the...
PIACT to Host “Education Expo”
Sep 9 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. will host its annual Education Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, starting at 9 a.m. at the Ramada Inn in Plainville, Conn. The Expo serves “as a meeting place for...
N.Y., N.J., Conn. Young Insurance Professionals Enhance Web Sites
Aug 21 2003 // The PIA announced that The New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Young Insurance Professionals have launched their new and enhanced Web sites to “provide members with information and opportunities to enhance their...
S&P Updates Royal SunAlliance USA Group Members
Jul 17 2003 // Standard & Poor’s commented on the members of the Royal SunAlliance USA group (RSA USA): Royal Insurance Co. of America, Royal Indemnity Co., Connecticut Indemnity Co., Security Insurance Co. of Hartford,...
LewisCo Acquires Conn. TPA
Jul 17 2003 // Deerfield, Ill.-based LewisCo Group, a provider of specialized resources for the management of disability, absence and productivity for insurers and employers, today announced it has acquired the majority interest in...
Chase to Return to Auto Leasing in R.I.
Jul 9 2003 // Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, announced that it will return to the auto leasing business in Rhode Island immediately after the Governor signs a new bill limiting...
U.S. Risk Opens Alternative Risk Transfer Company in Avon, Conn.
Jun 26 2003 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group announced the opening of a new office in Avon, Connecticut, of its subsidiary, Alternative Insurance Xchange, an alternative risk transfer company that will develop captives and self insurance...
Conn. Dram Shop Act Changes Become Effective
Jun 18 2003 // Connecticut’s Professional Insurance Agent’s Association issued a bulletin noting that changes in the state’s Dram Shop Act, Connecticut General Statutes Section 30-102, became effective on June 3. The...
Chairman of Conn. Insurance Real Estate Committee to Speak at CTYIP Breakfast
Jun 6 2003 // Gary Orefice, chairman of the Connecticut Legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee, will be the guest speaker at the 2003 Connecticut Young Insurance Professionals’ Industry Partners Breakfast and...
Nationwide Expands in Conn. With Rocky Hill Lease
May 7 2003 // Ohio’-based Nationwide Insurance is anticipating growth in Connecticut, and has taken steps to plan ahead. The national company has just signed a five-year lease with New Boston Fund for 46,000 square feet at 500...
PIA National Names Tompkins CSR of the Year
Apr 14 2003 // Kimberly Tompkins was named the recipient of the PIA National 2003 Customer Service Representative (CSR) of the Year award during a luncheon recently in Arlington, Va. The inaugural PIA National CSR of the Year Award was...
Paul Monacelli, Kimberly Tompkins Named Winners of PIA National Awards
Apr 9 2003 // New Jersey’s Paul Monacelli and Connecticut’s Kimberly Tompkins were honored by the National Professional Insurance Agents during an awards luncheon on April 5 in Arlington, Virginia. Monacelli CIC, CPIA, the...
Conn. Senator Chris Dodd Honored as 2002 IIABA Legislator of the Year
Apr 7 2003 // Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd (D) was presented with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s 2002 Gerald Solomon Legislator of the Year Award during the Association’s 27th Annual National...
