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Conn. Gov. Rell to replace Cogswell as insurance commissioner

Jan 8 2007 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has accepted the resignation of Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell and said she will name a replacement soon. Cogswell is not leaving the department, however. She has accepted the...

Conn. Gov. Rell Unveils Health Insurance Plan

Dec 29 2006 // Gov. M. Jodi Rell unveiled a proposal this week that she says will provide affordable, comprehensive health insurance to thousands of uninsured adults in Connecticut. The initiative, called the Charter Oak Health Plan,...

Conn. Catholic Diocese Appeals Court Order Opening Sex Abuse Files

Dec 28 2006 // The Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn. has appealed a Superior Court judge’s ruling that thousands of pages of court files involving lawsuits against priests accused of sexual abuse be made public. The case could return to...

2006: Soft market offers up many new insurance products

Dec 25 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...

ALLSTATE: NO NEW RISKS IN CONN., N.J. AND DEL.

Dec 25 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The...

Insurers, agents worry Conn. coastal rules could make matters worse

Dec 25 2006 // Insurers aren’t happy and agents are worried about new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous policy. They warn...

2006: Mother Nature and political deals made 2006 an unsettling year

Dec 25 2006 // From Maine to Virginia, agents and adjusters helped property owners dig out from damaging floods. High waters seemed to hit a new state every week. Meanwhile, these same agents had to worry about whether their income was...

Top 10 Stories of the Year – East

Dec 24 2006 // From Maine to Virginia, agents and adjusters helped property owners dig out from damaging floods. High waters seemed to hit a new state every week. Meanwhile, these same agents had to worry about whether their income was...

Insurers, agents worry Conn. coastal rules could make matters worse

Dec 24 2006 // News Currents Insurers aren’t happy and agents are worried about new restrictions on coastal property underwriting being imposed by Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell in a reversal of her previous...

Allstate: no new risksin Conn., N.J. and Del.

Dec 24 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The...

2006 New Markets Report

Dec 24 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...

Conn. Gov. Rell to Replace Cogswell as State’s Insurance Commissioner

Dec 21 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has accepted the resignation of Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell and said she will name a replacement within the next few weeks. Cogswell is not leaving the department, however. She...

N.Y., Conn., Ill. AGs Bring Another Suit, This Time Against Acordia

Dec 19 2006 // The attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois and New York continued their campaign against undisclosed compensation and account steering by simultaneously bringing suit today against one of the nation’s largest...

Conn. Approves Slightly Lower Workers’ Comp Loss Costs

Dec 15 2006 //

Study Shows Iowa with Significant Insurance Industry Job Growth

Dec 12 2006 // A recent 48-page study by the Connecticut Economic Resource Center Inc. said that Iowa now surpasses Connecticut for insurance company job growth. From 1995 to 2005, insurance jobs in insurance companies in Connecticut...

Report Details How Conn. Economy Still Depends Upon Insurance Sector

Dec 11 2006 // Connecticut remains dependent upon the insurance sector for many of its jobs and much of its economic growth, a new report by an industry coalition confirms. The state has triple the U.S. average of insurance carrier jobs...

Conn. agents could face fight on contingent pay

Dec 11 2006 // Insurance executives would likely create a replacement incentive should lawmakers in Connecticut ban contingent commissions, as the state regulator has warned could happen. Executives voiced their dismay over possible...

Conn. pursues loss mitigation, market alternatives for coastal homes

Dec 11 2006 // Home insurers in Connecticut may no longer require permanently installed storm shutters as a condition for writing or renewing policies but must offer consumer choices of loss mitigation controls and deductibles, according...

Allstate to Halt New Property Business in Conn., N.J. and Del.

Dec 8 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The...

Conn. Gov. Rell Touts New Jobs, Campus Construction by The Hartford

Dec 7 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell presented some good news today by announcing that The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., plans to construct a $146 million, 450,000-square-foot campus for its Hartford Life...