Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Conn. Commissioner: New Law Improves Oversight of Global Insurers
Jun 6 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi praised passage of two new laws that give the state greater financial oversight of large, globally active insurance companies and makes the state a more attractive place...
Ex-General Re, AIG Execs May Settle Criminal Case
May 29 2012 // Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s General Re Corp. and one at American International Group Inc. are in talks to settle a long-running criminal case accusing them of engineering a reinsurance...
Hartford’s Commercial Underwriter Joins S.H. Smith in Connecticut
May 17 2012 // S.H. Smith & Co. Inc., a wholesaler and managing general agent headquartered in Hartford, Conn., appointed Tom Ferracci as underwriter/manager of workers’ compensation. Ferracci comes from The Hartford Insurance...
Conn. Senate OKs Bill on Utilities’ Storm Response
May 7 2012 // The state Senate on Saturday, May 5, approved a wide-ranging bill that attempts to address many of the problems that developed last year when Connecticut was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Irene in August and again by an...
Connecticut City Faces Lawsuit in Fatal Christmas Day Fire
May 7 2012 // The father of three girls killed in a Christmas morning fire in Connecticut is accusing the city of Stamford of allowing the house to become a fire trap by failing to properly oversee construction, his attorney said last...
Conn. House Passes Firefighter Compensation Bill
May 4 2012 // A bill that would make certain local firefighters eligible for workers’ compensation coverage for mental or emotional damage has passed the Connecticut House of Representatives. State representatives voted 141-to-0...
Insurance Company Balks at Claims in Fatal Conn. Fire
Apr 30 2012 // An insurance company said it should not have to pay claims or lawsuits stemming from a Christmas morning fire that killed five people because a contractor renovating the house misrepresented the type and scope of work his...
Conn. Senate Passes Anti-Price-Gouging Bill to Help Homeowners
Apr 26 2012 // The Connecticut Senate has voted to expand consumer protections from price gouging during major storms, such as the freak October snow storm that hit the state last year. Senators voted 33-to-3 Wednesday in favor of the...
TD Insurance Announces Promotion in Connecticut Office
Apr 12 2012 // TD Insurance, a subsidiary of TD Bank, has promoted Shalonta Ford to vice president and insurance regional sales specialist in personal lines in Wethersfield, Conn. Shalonta Ford She will continue to serve as a liaison...
Conn.-based Research Firm MKM Partners Hires Insurance Analyst
Mar 28 2012 // MKM Partners, a research firm, appointed industry veteran Harry Fong as executive director in its equity research department to cover insurance companies. Fong is an experienced insurance analyst with strong corporate and...
Change to Connecticut Medical Malpractice Law in Dispute
Mar 26 2012 // State lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation they say will fix a problem with Connecticut’s medical malpractice law that has kept some legitimate lawsuits out of the courts, despite heavy opposition from the...
Conn. Regulators Advise Homeowners: ‘Be Prepared for Springtime Risks’
Mar 21 2012 // The Connecticut Insurance Department is advising homeowners to prepare their property against potential springtime weather risks, such as excessive rainfall and flooding. The state’s insurance commissioner Thomas...
Business Moves
Mar 19 2012 // Alleghany, Transatlantic Global specialty insurer Alleghany Corporation completed its previously announced acquisition of reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings. Both companies are headquartered in New York. With the...
Encharter Insurance Opens New Office in Connecticut
Mar 12 2012 // Encharter Insurance, an independent agency with several offices in Massachusetts and Connecticut, announced the opening of a new insurance office in Cheshire, Conn. The new Cheshire office is the fourth Connecticut...
Connecticut Urges Other States to Sue Credit Rating Agencies
Mar 8 2012 // Connecticut officials are encouraging other states to consider suing credit-rating agencies that gave high grades to risky mortgage-backed securities that plummeted in value when the housing market collapsed in...
Great American Insurance Appoints Divisional VP in Connecticut
Mar 8 2012 // Great American Insurance Group promoted Stephanie Hoboth to divisional vice president of its fidelity and crime division in Windsor, Conn. Stephanie Hoboth Hoboth began her career with the company in 1997 as an underwriter...
Conn. Seeks to Recapture Role as Insurance Capital
Mar 5 2012 // The city of Hartford, Conn., is trying to recapture its status as the nation’s insurance capital by drawing in a specialized insurance business that is finding a home elsewhere. Since the 18th century, Hartford —...
Report Raps Connecticut Utility Over Oct. Storm Response
Mar 5 2012 // A report commissioned by Northeast Utilities says subsidiary Connecticut Light & Power did not fully recognize the risks of the weather forecast about 36 hours before a destructive October snow storm and failed to...
Conn.-based S.H. Smith & Co. Appoints Account Manager
Mar 1 2012 // S.H. Smith & Co. Inc., a wholesaler and managing general agent based in Hartford, Conn., appointed Shauntelle Lake as account manager in the large commercial property, casualty and environmental department. As account...
Conn.-based Wholesaler S.H. Smith & Co. Announces Promotions
Feb 27 2012 // S.H. Smith & Co. Inc., a wholesaler and managing general agent headquartered in Hartford, Conn., announced three promotions. Jeanine Loomis has been promoted to vice president. Loomis works in the St. Paul, Minn.,...
