Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Gov. Rell Orders Conn. Agencies to Organize Hurricane Training
Jun 2 2006 // Rell directs agencies to prepare for possible hurricane Received by Newsfinder from AP Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has directed state agencies to organize training sessions and exercises to prepare for the possibility of...
Fairfield County Stretch of I-95 in Conn. Cited for Truck Accidents
May 31 2006 // Fairfield County, the gold coast of Connecticut, brings to mind wealth and influence. It also has the dubious distinction of being home to more heavy truck accidents along Interstate 95 than any other part of the state,...
Philanthropic Agency GoodWorks of Mass. Opens in Conn.
May 23 2006 // GoodWorks Insurance, LLC, a Massachusetts insurance agency that promises to donate 50 percent of its profits to local charities, has expanded into Connecticut with a branch office in Granby. The Granby agency, located at...
OneBeacon Increases Options for Conn. Homeowners
May 23 2006 // Connecticut consumers and agents have a new option for insuring homes and belongings from OneBeacon Insurance. OneBeacon’s new homeowners policy is part of the company’s Web-based OneChoice suite of products,...
The Hartford settles with N.Y., Conn. over annuity compensation
May 22 2006 // News Currents The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled with both the Connecticut and New York attorneys general regarding The Hartford’s use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal/maturity...
R.C. Knox Settles with Conn. AG Over Compensation But Denies Wrongdoing
May 19 2006 // An insurance broker has paid the state $754,804 to settle allegations that it accepted undisclosed compensation from insurance carriers in exchange for placing insurance for the state, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal...
Pacific Wholesale Insurance Brokers Opens Conn. Branch
May 15 2006 // Atlanta-based Pacific Wholesale Insurance Brokers, LLC has formed a new branch office in Connecticut. The Connecticut office will operate as a wholesale insurance broker specializing in the placement of casualty business...
Rains, Floods Place Southern New England In State Of Emergency
May 15 2006 // More than five straight days of rain have flooded homes, businesses and roads, swelled riverbanks and placed a number of dams in southern New England under strain. The governors of Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire...
The Hartford Settles with N.Y., Conn. Over Annuity Compensation
May 11 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled with both the Connecticut and New York attorneys general regarding The Hartford’s use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal/maturity funding group...
Conn. moves to flex-rating for personal lines
May 8 2006 // Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) is expected to sign into law a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance. The measure permits insurers to adjust rates within a 6 percent flex band without first obtaining...
$80 million settlement reached in bid-rigging case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.
May 8 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, of Illinois, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding...
Conn. moves to flex-rating for personal lines
May 8 2006 // Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) is expected to sign into law a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance. The measure permits insurers to adjust rates within a 6 percent flex band without first obtaining...
$80 million settlement reached in bid-rigging case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.
May 8 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, of Illinois, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding...
Liberty Mutual Opts to Fight, Not Settle, Charges Over Contingent Commissions, Account Steering
May 7 2006 // Unlike American International Group, Zurich, ACE and other insurers that have settled similar charges, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group has decided to fight allegations of anti-competitive practices that have been brought...
Conn. Legislature Passes Flex-Rating for Personal Lines
May 2 2006 // The Connecticut House has passed a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance with a six percent flex band. The measure, Senate Bill 410, also includes new requirements governing access to...
Conn. Gov. Rell’s Push for Job Creation Includes Insurance ‘Cluster’
May 1 2006 // In a new effort to make Connecticut business more competitive and enhance the next generation of manufacturing and technology, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state will invest nearly $900,000 to promote key...
$80 Million Settlement Reached in Bid-rigging Case with Ill., Conn., N.Y.
Apr 26 2006 // Attorney General Lisa Madigan, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an $80 million settlement agreement with Bermuda-based holding company ACE,...
N.Y. Agents Disappointed with Zurich Commission Disclosure Plans
Apr 24 2006 // New York independent insurance agents are not too happy that Zurich Financial Services has decided to implement nationwide the stricter of two agency compensation disclosure policies it signed as part of recent settlements...
Conn. Health Management Firm Repays Alleged Rebates; No Fines
Apr 24 2006 // An Avon, Conn. obstetrician and gynecologist management company subpoenaed last June for allegedly accepting illegal insurance rebates will repay $198,000 to its clients to settle the case, according to state Attorney...
Conn. Cracks Down on Temporary Plates, Inspections for Large Trucks
Apr 20 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has accepted the Department of Motor Vehicles’ recommendations to stop the prolonged use of temporary commercial plates on large trucks that have not had safety...
