Latest Connecticut Headlines
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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...
Conn. Regulators Recovered $1.8M for Policyholders, Taxpayers in Q2
Aug 26 2014 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi announced Monday that the Connecticut Insurance Department recovered nearly $1.8 million for policyholders and taxpayers in the second quarter of 2014. “The...
Connecticut Prosecutor: No Criminal Charges in Irene Aid Fraud
Aug 25 2014 // Connecticut prosecutors say they won’t pursue criminal charges against state employees and others who fraudulently obtained emergency food stamp benefits designated for people affected by Tropical Storm Irene in...
Delay in Connecticut DMV Website Snags Immigrant Licenses
Aug 25 2014 // A delayed start in Connecticut’s motor vehicles website is causing confusion among some immigrants over how to seek the state’s driver’s licenses. The Hearst Connecticut Media Group reports that the...
Data: Connecticut, Maine Have Slow Economic Growth
Aug 22 2014 // Economic growth in New England has been slowest in Connecticut and Maine since the end of the recession in 2009, according to new federal statistics released Wednesday. Quarterly gross domestic product — the value of...
Avon Mountain Crash Lawsuits Dismissed in Connecticut
Aug 13 2014 // The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Monday that victims of the 2005 fiery crash at the bottom of Avon Mountain that killed four people and injured 19 others cannot sue the state on allegations that Route 44 had a...
Conn. Chiropractor Gets 27 Months in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Aug 6 2014 // A Stamford, Connecticut, man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison in an insurance fraud scheme and ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million in restitution. The U.S. attorney’s office and FBI said...
William Gallagher Promotes Sussman to Lead Connecticut Office
Aug 4 2014 // William Gallagher Associates, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, promoted Reed Sussman to senior vice president and leader of the firm’s Hartford, Conn., office. Sussman is a member of...
University of Connecticut Pays $1.3M to Settle Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 21 2014 // The University of Connecticut said it will pay a group of students almost $1.3 million to settle a sex discrimination suit filed last year that led to a hearing in the state legislature. The five current and former female...
Connecticut Attorney Sentenced to More Than 4 Years for Insurance Fraud
Jul 14 2014 // An attorney in Connecticut has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Joseph Haddad of Orange was sentenced last Thursday in...
Connecticut Attorney Facing Sentencing for $1.7M Insurance Fraud
Jul 7 2014 // An attorney is facing sentencing in Connecticut for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. Joseph Haddad of Orange, Conn., is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, July 10, in federal court in Bridgeport,...
Connecticut’s Certificates of Insurance Bill Signed Into Law
Jul 7 2014 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently signed into law H.B. 5248 that prohibits the inappropriate use and issuance of certificates of insurance. The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc.(PIACT), an industry...
Connecticut Launches Online Program for Adjuster Registration
Jul 7 2014 // The Connecticut Insurance Department announced on June 17 the launch of an online program that would make it easier for carriers to register their emergency adjusters with the state when a damaging storm occurs. The...
Connecticut to Receive Additional $32M in Storm Aid
Jul 3 2014 // Connecticut is receiving nearly $32 million in additional federal aid to fix multi-family housing, infrastructure and public facilities affected by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the some...
2 Chiropractors in Connecticut Face Sentencing for Fraud
Jul 1 2014 // Two chiropractors in Connecticut face sentencing for falsifying medical records. Jennifer Lynne of Milford and George DeCarvalho of Stamford are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Bridgeport. DeCarvalho...
Conn. Task Force Urges More Study of Mental Health Services for Young Adults
Jun 23 2014 // A Connecticut task force charged with reviewing behavioral health services for young adults has recommended more study on whether the state should authorize involuntary treatment in the community for people with mental...
