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Worker Injured at Construction Site Can Sue Under Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations
Jul 8 2020 // A worker injured at a Massachusetts construction site can sue under the state’s three-year statute of limitations despite being a resident of Connecticut, a Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled. The decision...
Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Crash of WWII-Era Airplane in Connecticut
Jun 11 2020 // A lawsuit has been filed against the owners and operators of a World War II-era airplane that crashed at a Connecticut airport last October, killing seven people. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in state Superior Court by...
Reopening Guidelines Released for Connecticut Businesses
Jun 9 2020 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont released detailed phase 2 pandemic lockdown reopening guidelines for Connecticut businesses on Sunday, stressing social distancing, limited capacity, face mask requirements and...
Connecticut Reminds Businesses to Verify Insurance Coverage During Reopening
May 21 2020 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais and Economic Development Commissioner David Lehman are reminding businesses to make sure their insurance coverage accurately reflects any changed circumstances as they move...
SAN Group Adds Two Connecticut-Based Member Agencies to Its Network
May 1 2020 // Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, recently added two Connecticut-based member agencies to its network. White Oak Insurance LLC of Milford, Conn.,...
Inside Connecticut’s ‘Ground War’ Against Coronavirus at Nursing Homes
Apr 28 2020 // On Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, across the road from a hospital grappling with the coronavirus crisis, a nondescript brick building is playing a key role in the state’s plan to free up acute-care beds and...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Connecticut’s Martin & Rowland Insurance
Apr 27 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Martin & Rowland Insurance Inc. of Prospect, Conn., on April 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1845, Martin & Rowland Insurance...
CCG IQ Acquires Connecticut’s The UIS Group
Apr 1 2020 // CCG IQ, a provider of tech-enabled insurance services, has acquired The UIS Group. CCG IQ anticipates that the addition of this business will enhance its suite of services for insurance companies, according to a company...
Connecticut Calls on Auto Insurers to Extend Coverage to Personal Delivery Drivers
Mar 30 2020 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has called on insurers to immediately institute an extension of coverage for personal delivery drivers in light of the disruption caused by the COVID-19...
Owner of WWII-Era Bomber Banned from Carrying Passengers After Connecticut Crash
Mar 27 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration revoked a foundation’s permission to carry passengers aboard its World War II-era planes after a deadly crash in October. The agency cited safety concerns in its decision to...
How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mar 25 2020 // As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S. are issuing guidance on how the industry can respond. “There is almost no aspect of the...
Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Elects Prast as President
Mar 9 2020 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. has elected Gerard Prast of Wallingford, Conn., as president at the association’s Annual Convention, held March 5-6 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket,...
Court Upholds $21.7M Verdict Against Connecticut Rabbi in Sex Abuse Case
Mar 5 2020 // A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $21.7 million verdict against a Connecticut rabbi accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage boy in the early 2000s. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of...
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Nonprofit of $240K
Mar 2 2020 // A Connecticut man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $240,000 from the nonprofit he worked for as well as some of the organization’s developmentally disabled clients, federal prosecutors said. Michael Verzella, of...
Firearm Purchaser Licensing Laws Linked To Fewer Fatal Mass Shootings
Feb 13 2020 // Firearm purchaser licensing laws that require an in-person application or fingerprinting are associated with an estimated 56 percent fewer fatal mass shootings in states that have them, according to a new study by...
Workplace-Related Deaths on the Rise in Connecticut
Feb 7 2020 // The number work-related deaths in Connecticut in 2018 was the highest it’s been since 2010, according to the state Department of Labor. The agency said 48 people lost their lives to work-related injuries in 2018, the...
Connecticut School Sued by Former Student Over Sexual Abuse
Feb 6 2020 // A former student at a private boarding school for girls in Connecticut says in a federal lawsuit that the school was negligent for allowing a former faculty member to sexually abuse her. The suit filed Tuesday alleges the...
Personal Info Possibly Compromised for 1,100 Insurance Users in Connecticut
Jan 31 2020 // The personal information and Social Security numbers of about 1,100 users of Connecticut’s state health insurance marketplace might have been compromised after a security breach last fall, officials said. Access...
Connecticut’s CMIC Group Promotes Ursini, Cronin
Jan 9 2020 // CMIC Group, a Glastonbury, Conn.-based, member-owned medical professional liability insurance company, has promoted Michelle M. Ursini, previously the director of Business Development & Marketing, to the role of vice...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 East Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // A new year is a time of reflection for some, and last year, the city of Boston began 2019 by reflecting on an important piece of the city’s history: the 100-year anniversary of The Great Molasses Flood. The flood,...
