Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Conn.-Based Medical Liability Insurer CMIC Names Director of Loss Prevention
Jul 8 2013 // CMIC, a Glastonbury, Conn.-based carrier offering medical professional liability insurance in New England, recently promoted Denise Condron to director of loss prevention.Denise CondronHer responsibilities include...
Newtown Struggling to Divvy Up Donations for Sandy Hook Shooting Victims
Jul 2 2013 // More than six months after losing their loved ones in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, families say dealing with questions over how to distribute the millions of dollars sent to help Newtown...
Connecticut Enacts Bill to Establish Disaster Claims Mediation Program
Jun 26 2013 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy last week signed a bill that aims to help resolve insurance disputes after catastrophic events. The bill, first introduced by the state’s insurance department, gives the department the...
Aspen Re Taps Swiss Re Exec to Lead U.S. Business Development in Connecticut
Jun 21 2013 // Aspen Reinsurance, the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, appointed Tom Luning as head of U.S. regional business development.Tom LuningHe will be based at Aspen Re America’s office in...
Connecticut Court: $1M Coverage for Nursing Home Fire Victims’ Families
Jun 11 2013 // Families suing the operator of a Hartford nursing home where 16 patients died in a 2003 fire suffered a setback Monday, when the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the home’s insurance coverage was $1 million...
The Hartford Ordered to Pay $20M to Auto Body Shops
Jun 11 2013 // A Connecticut judge has ordered The Hartford insurance company to pay $20 million to auto body shops for an unfair trade practice related to hourly labor rates for vehicle repairs. The judge’s decision last week for...
Connecticut Regulators Recovered $2.3M for Policyholders, Taxpayers in Q1
Jun 7 2013 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi recently announced that the state’s insurance department recovered nearly $2.3 million for policyholders and taxpayers in the first three months of...
Connecticut’s Anti-Distracted Driving Bill Sent to Governor
Jun 7 2013 // A bill that aims to further combat distracted driving in Connecticut now awaits Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s signature. Connecticut’s state Senate on Wednesday, by a vote of 26-9, passed a wide-ranging...
Connecticut’s Anti-Distracted Driving Bills Progress
Jun 3 2013 // Two bills aimed at combating distracted driving are progressing through the Connecticut General Assembly. The House of Representatives last Thursday voted 139-1 to add distracted driving to the list of moving violations...
Conn. Senate Approves Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
May 31 2013 // Connecticut’s state Senate approved legislation early Thursday that would allow immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their legal statuses. Immigrants would be able to obtain driver’s...
Conn.-Based SPARTA Insurance Names Chief Underwriting Officer
May 24 2013 // Hartford, Conn.-based SPARTA Insurance Co. promoted Tom Colosi to chief underwriting officer effective June 1. He has been serving as senior vice president of underwriting since joining SPARTA last November. Prior to...
Auto Glass Steering Bill Moves to Conn. Governor
May 23 2013 // A Connecticut bill that would expand a ban on steering by auto damage appraisers to include glass repairs is moving to the governor’s desk. The state Senate voted Wednesday, 34-2, in favor of a bill requiring an...
Connecticut Court Rules That Lawyers Can’t Be Sued for Fraud
May 21 2013 // The state Supreme Court has ruled in an ex-NFL player’s case that Connecticut lawyers can’t be sued for fraud for their conduct in court cases because of a centuries-old legal doctrine. The court’s 5-1...
Mom, Daughter Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud in Connecticut
May 21 2013 // A mother and daughter have been charged with setting a fire that heavily damaged the older woman’s home in Stratford, Conn. Police tell the Connecticut Post they became suspicious after finding valuables and all the...
Guy Carpenter Exec Moves to Sullivan Group in Connecticut
May 15 2013 // The Sullivan Group has hired David Marceau as vice president of its reinsurance division, GJS Re. He will be located in the firm’s Essex, Conn., office. Marceau has more than 13 years experience in the...
Connecticut Bill Extending Repair Steering Ban Advances
May 9 2013 // Connecticut lawmakers are advancing a proposal to expand a ban on auto damage appraisers steering customers to specific repair shops to include glass repairs. The bill was passed Tuesday 107-to-38 by the House of...
In Connecticut, Sandy Aid Tops $367M; Flood Insurance Payouts Reach $220M
May 6 2013 // More than $367 million in federal assistance has been approved to help the state with disaster expenses related to Superstorm Sandy, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said on May 3 as other officials highlighted recovery...
Connecticut Bill Would Report Chatty Drivers to Insurers
May 5 2013 // Frustrated by drivers who ignore Connecticut’s ban on talking and texting on hand-held cellphones, some state legislators want insurance companies to know when their customers break the law. Lawmakers hope the...
Federal Judge Moves S&P Ratings Case Back to State Court
Apr 26 2013 // A federal judge handed a legal defeat to Standard & Poor’s, ruling that a lawsuit in which Connecticut accused it of fraudulently inflating credit ratings to win business should be moved back to the state court...
Connecticut Panel Poised to Fund Superstorm Repairs
Apr 25 2013 // The Connecticut State Bond Commission is expected to approve funding for repairs and improvements to Connecticut recreation and maintenance facilities damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday...
