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Connecticut Commissioner Leonardi to Step Down, Join New York Investment Firm
Nov 19 2014 // Thomas B. Leonardi Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi will step down from his post on Dec. 11, 2014, to join a New York-based global investment banking advisory firm, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office...
Aetna to Establish Captive Insurance Company in Connecticut
Nov 10 2014 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced last week that Hartford, Connecticut-based health insurer Aetna is establishing its captive insurance company in its home state, becoming the state’s fifth licensed and...
Connecticut Family Sues Over School’s Ebola Fears
Oct 30 2014 // The father of a Connecticut third-grader filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday saying his daughter has been unfairly barred from school amid fears she may have been exposed to the Ebola virus while in Africa. Ikeoluwa Opayemi...
Feds: Engineer’s Sleepiness Caused Bronx Commuter Train Derailment
Oct 29 2014 // A sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of a commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing a derailment in the Bronx in New York City last year that killed four people and injured more...
EPIC Hires Walsh as Executive Liability, Financial Lines Principal in Conn.
Oct 22 2014 // Retail insurance broker EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has hired John Walsh as principal of Executive Liability and Financial Lines insurance. Walsh will be based in Stamford, Connecticut, and will report to...
Connecticut Police Officer Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 20 2014 // A former New London, Connecticut, police officer fired over accusations he leaked an internal police document and later rehired has resigned following his arrest on charges he fraudulently collected workers’...
Connecticut Lab to Test Medical Marijuana for Patient Safety
Oct 14 2014 // Nicole Steinhilber recently graduated from the University of Hartford in Connecticut with a degree in chemistry and didn’t have to look far to find a job. Steinhilber is working as a lab technician in a converted...
IFG Hires Golder as Excess/Umbrella Division Director in Connecticut
Oct 14 2014 // IFG Companies has hired D. Scott Golder as director in its Excess/Umbrella Division. Golder will be based in IFG’s Hartford, Connecticut, office. For the past 25 years, Golder has held a number of underwriting and...
Connecticut Construction Company Faces OSHA Fines
Oct 10 2014 // Federal workplace safety regulators say a Manchester, Connecticut-based construction company faces fines of more than $100,000 for a series of violations of workplace safety and health standards. The Occupational Safety...
Coast Guard Sector in N.Y., Conn. Issues New Ebola Protocol
Oct 9 2014 // One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of the virus before they are allowed into port. The sector, which includes...
Conn. Auditors: WCC Improperly Charged Assessment
Oct 6 2014 // A recent report from Connecticut state auditors said the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) improperly charged $450,000 to workers’ comp insurers and self-insured employers last fiscal year to...
NCCI Proposes Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease in Connecticut
Oct 3 2014 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently proposed an overall average change in voluntary loss cost level of -0.6 percent in Connecticut. Key components for the proposed change include -0.4 percent for...
CMIC Announces Stable Rate for Conn., Mass. Members in 2015
Sep 29 2014 // CMIC, a member-owned medical professional liability insurance provider in Glastonbury, Connecticut, announced that the overall rate indication for Connecticut and Massachusetts policyholders will remain unchanged for the...
Connecticut Launches New Online Access to Carrier Filings
Sep 22 2014 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi announced that his insurance department has launched an online site for more convenient access to the rate and form documents that insurance companies file with the...
Insure.net Acquires Stark Agency in Connecticut
Sep 22 2014 // Insure.net, an independent insurance agency based in North Haven, Connecticut, announced it has acquired Stark Agency in Chester, Connecticut. Founded in 2006, Insure.net has been mostly a personal lines agency, but the...
Metro-North Train Crash Settlements Reached in Connecticut
Sep 17 2014 // Four of 28 people who sued the Metro-North Railroad in federal court after being injured in a train crash in Connecticut last year have settled with the commuter railroad, lawyers involved in the case said Monday. Terms of...
Ion Insurance Acquires Drescher Agency in Connecticut
Sep 10 2014 // Ion Insurance Corp., an agency based in Naugatuck, Connecticut, recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Drescher Insurance Agency in Chester, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Everett James in Connecticut
Sep 10 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Everett James Inc. located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1990, Everett James offers employee benefits...
Conn. Auditors: WCC Charged $450K Assessment Without Legislative Authority
Sep 4 2014 // A new report from Connecticut state auditors said the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) improperly charged $450,000 to workers’ comp insurers and self-insured employers last fiscal year to...
Study: Conn. Occupational Illness Rates Higher Than U.S. Average
Sep 3 2014 // Occupational illness rates are higher for Connecticut workers than the national average, though the rate has declined, a study by a University of Connecticut health expert says. The overall illness rate in 2012 was 21.9...
