Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Connecticut Issues Mold Guidelines for Insurers
Aug 29 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) is pleased that the Connecticut Department of Insurance (DOI) took the lead and developed a uniform approach for insurers on the issue of mold and homeowners...
Report Rate Increases for Child Care Centers in Conn.
Jul 12 2002 // According to a report from the Hartford Courant insurance premiums on child care centers, including summer camps and day care facilities, have recently risen between 10 and 20 percent in Connecticut and other states. The...
NY, NJ and Conn. Select Candidates for National Customer Service Award
Jul 11 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents Associations of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut announced that they have selected candidates for the National Customer Service Representative of the Year Award, organized by the...
AAI Urges Redrafting of Conn. Privacy Bill
May 31 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) has issued a statement urging a legislative oversight committee to direct the Connecticut Insurance Department to redraft its proposed privacy regulations. “For the third time,...
CT Insurance Services Makes XDB Available
May 24 2002 // CT Insurance Services has made available the PINnacle Xchange Producer Licensing Database (XDB), a customizable and scaleable database that tracks and organizes producer demographic and licensure information, such as...
Conn. Ins. Commissioner Susan Cogswell to Speak at CTYIP Breakfast
May 22 2002 // Susan F. Cogswell, Connecticut’s Insurance Commissioner, will be the guest speaker at the 2002 Connecticut Young Insurance Professionals’ Industry Partners (CTYIP) Breakfast and Annual Sponsor Appreciation...
NAII Pleased with Connecticut Legislative Session
May 17 2002 // Gerald Zimmerman, senior counsel for the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), viewed the 2002 Connecticut legislative session, which ended this week, as a “very successful year,” marked by some...
PIACT Rates Connecticut’s Insurers
May 2 2002 // {The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut (PIACT) announced that it has completed a year-long study of its members’ perceptions of insurance company performance in the state. Leading the list of companies...
Plymouth Rock Downloads Policy Information to Conn. Agents
May 2 2002 // A little over a month after it first began doing business in Connecticut, Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation has started downloading policy information to its independent agencies in the state. Cleared to...
Study Finds Conn. Workers Comp Costs Among the Highest
May 1 2002 // A new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) reported that the average prices for medical services to injured workers in Connecticut are among the highest of the eight states analyzed. The study...
Conn. Court Upholds Exclusive Right of Tribal Council to Hear Lawsuit
Apr 8 2002 // Connecticut’s Supreme Court upheld the exclusive right of an Indian Tribal Council to hear and determine damage claims arising from accidents occurring on tribal lands. The case, according to an Associated Press...
Assurex Adds Partners in Peru, Tunisia U.S.
Apr 4 2002 // Assurex Global Partners, the private organization of leading brokers and agencies, announced that it has expanded its worldwide presence with the addition of international broker Partners in Lima, Peru and Tunis, Tunisia,...
NY, NJ, Conn. Med Mal Premium Costs on the Rise
Mar 27 2002 // Pennsylvania isn’t the only Eastern State to experience precipitate increases in the cost of medical malpractice insurance. A report in the New York Times reveals premium increases of between 10 and 40 percent in...
NAII Opposes Proposed Conn. Insurance Disclosure Law
Mar 18 2002 // In a March 8 letter to the members of the Connecticut Senate’s Judiciary Committee the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) registered its opposition to a proposal that would require insurers to...
S&P Downgrades Conn. Surety Co. in Response to Rehabilitation Order
Mar 12 2002 // Standard & Poor’s has revised its financial strength rating on Connecticut Surety Co. to ‘R’ in response to an order of rehabilitation obtained by Commissioner of Insurance Susan F. Cogswell. The new...
NAII Claims Federal Law, State Regulations Make Conn. Credit Bill Unnecessary
Mar 8 2002 // A bill that would virtually prohibit insurers from using credit scoring in underwriting auto and homeowners coverage in Connecticut is unnecessary in light of federal law and insurance department regulations, according to...
Plymouth Rock Enters Conn. Auto Market
Feb 19 2002 // Boston’s Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. recently received approval from the Connecticut Insurance Department to begin writing personal automobile insurance in the neighboring state. The company is in the process of...
Conn. Approves Workers’ Comp. Rate Hike
Dec 13 2001 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved an 11.9 percent average overall rate increase for policies in the workers’ compensation assigned risk plan, and a 15 percent “differential charge” which...
Homesite Launches Operations in Connecticut
Nov 7 2001 // Boston-based Homesite Insurance has expanded its operations to neighboring Connecticut, offering its line of home insurance products and services to the State’s residents beginning Tuesday. Homesite, which started in...
New Insurance Plan for Connecticut Teachers
Oct 12 2001 // Connecticut Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of Meriden Conn. has developed a “Teachers’ Insurance Plan,” offering members of the teaching profession and related educational employees low-cost auto and...
