Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Connecticut AG Says AIG Bonuses Were Higher than $165M
Mar 23 2009 // Connecticut’s attorney general says documents turned over to his office by American International Group Inc. shows the company paid out $218 million in bonuses, higher than the $165 million previously...
Family of Connecticut Chimp Attack Victim Seeks $50M
Mar 19 2009 // The family of a Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee last month filed preliminary legal papers seeking $50 million in damages against the primate’s owner. Relatives of Charla Nash filed the legal papers, which...
Truck Owner Pleads Guilty in 2005 Connecticut Crash
Mar 19 2009 // A Connecticut trucking company owner whose poorly maintained dump truck lost control and caused a fiery crash that killed four people in 2005 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault charges. David Wilcox, 73,...
PIACT Elects New Leadership
Mar 17 2009 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. (PIACT) elected new officers during its annual convention this week. New officers for the group are: — President James Goodman, who is president of Goodman...
Ratings Roundup: Great Western, Connecticut Life & Casualty Insurance
Mar 13 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has removed the ratings from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Utah-based Great Western...
Russell Named Agent of the Year By Connecticut Agents’ Group
Mar 13 2009 // A Sandy Hook, Connecticut insurance agent has been picked as Agent of the Year by the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. Timothy Russell, a senior member of the Russell Agency in Southport, Connecticut, will...
Connecticut Insurance Department Recovered $3.1M in 2008
Mar 2 2009 // The Connecticut Insurance Department says it recovered nearly $3.1 million on behalf of consumers last year – on par with previous year’s recoveries from resolving consumers’ disputes and...
Connecticut Chimp Owner Faces Likely Lawsuit, Experts Say
Feb 24 2009 // A Connecticut woman whose 200-pound chimpanzee mauled and disfigured her best friend is vulnerable to a costly civil lawsuit, while the state also could face legal trouble for failing to take action, legal experts said...
The Relative Calm
Feb 22 2009 // At New York Forum, Industry Insiders Credit Risk Management for Minimizing Recession’s Impact To many, the insurance world seems to operate on its own theory of physics. And to the hundreds of high-powered industry...
Execs Credit Risk Management for Minimizing Recession’s Impact
Feb 19 2009 // To many, the insurance world seems to operate on its own theory of physics. And to the hundreds of high-powered industry execs who gathered on the third floor of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York earlier this year, there is...
Connecticut Agents’ Group Urges State to Drop Cat-Fund Plan
Feb 18 2009 // A trade group for Connecticut insurance agents is urging lawmakers to abandon plans to create a state natural catastrophe fund. The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut (PIACT) said the state’s Insurance and...
Connecticut to Start Using Newer Breathalyzers
Feb 17 2009 // Authorities say Connecticut will spend nearly $1 million to replace breath analysis devices used by police to test suspected drunk drivers. State officials signed a contract last month with Draeger Safety Diagnostics of...
Connecticut Collected $4.1M in Market Conduct Fines Last Year
Feb 5 2009 // The Connecticut Insurance Department says its market conduct division collected over $4.1 million in fines from insurance companies and agents in 2008 — more than three times the amount collected in 2007. In 2007,...
Connecticut Troopers Issued 78,000 Speeding Tickets in 2008
Jan 30 2009 // Connecticut officials can thank some lawbreakers for helping a bit with the state’s budget deficit, which continues to be fueled by income and sales tax revenue declines. State police say they issued nearly 78,000...
Connecticut Group Sues over Damage Caused by Implosion
Jan 14 2009 // The Knights of Columbus alleges in a new lawsuit that the city of New Haven, Connecticut and its contractors are liable for more than $1 million in damage to the group’s museum and headquarters caused by the...
Connecticut Levies $5.9M Fine for Hole-in-One Prizes
Jan 6 2009 // Connecticut officials have levied a $5.9 million fine against a man who runs businesses paying for hole-in-one prizes on behalf of clients. The state Insurance Department says Kevin Kolenda’s businesses equated to...
Sex Abuse Lawsuit Alleges Racketeering by Diocese in Connecticut
Jan 5 2009 // A Connecticut woman has filed a racketeering lawsuit accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich of conspiring to cover up sexual abuse of children by priests. The woman is known only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit pending...
Connecticut Creates Online Service to Verify Workers’ Comp Coverage
Dec 30 2008 // The Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission has created a new online service that will allow visitors to check if a business operating in the state has workers’ compensation coverage. The service is called...
Bollinger Acquires BK International Insurance Brokers
Dec 29 2008 // Short Hills, New Jersey-based insurance agency Bollinger Inc. has acquired BK International Insurance Brokers of Greenwich, Connecticut. The acquisition is the second this month and the fourth this quarter for Bollinger,...
Lockton Combines Connecticut and New York Teams
Dec 16 2008 // Privately held insurance broker Lockton Cos. said it has combined its Manhattan and Connecticut offices into a single team that will focus its efforts on the entire Northeast region. Lockton said its newly combined...
