Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y., Conn., N.J. Agents Pick Best-Performing Insurance Companies
Aug 8 2005 // Asked to evaluate insurers in 16 performance categories, agents in the tri-state region of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey rated 14 insurance companies as overall best performers. The winners, in no particular order,...
Conn. Doctors Sue UnitedHealth Group Over ‘Inferior’ Plan Requirement
Aug 5 2005 // Four Connecticut doctors have filed a lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest health insurer of using anticompetitive practices to force them into a substandard health insurance network. The doctors filed the lawsuit...
Conn. School Insurer Says Parents of Alleged Bully Should Pay
Aug 4 2005 // The insurance company for Stonington, Conn. has filed a legal complaint claiming that if school officials lose a bullying lawsuit, then parents of the alleged bullies should pay as well. A lawsuit filed by a Pawcatuck...
Grindle Joins Colemont Insurance Brokers in Conn.
Aug 2 2005 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has added Gary Grindle as an assistant vice president in the Hartford, Conn. office, where he will be responsible for the marketing and production of commercial casualty accounts. Prior to...
TD Banknorth Continues Expansion with Purchase of Hudson United
Jul 12 2005 // TD Banknorth Inc. (NYSE: BNK) and Hudson United Bancorp (NYSE: HU) announced Tuesday that they have signed a definitive agreement for TD Banknorth to acquire Hudson United for approximately $1.9 billion in cash and TD...
Conn. Gov. Rell Signs New ID Theft Protection Law
Jul 11 2005 // Under a new law signed by Governor M. Jodi Rell, consumers in Connecticut will have the right to put a security freeze on their credit files to prevent identity thieves from opening new credit accounts in their...
Conn. Treasurer Touts Turnaround in Debt-Ridden Second Injury Fund
Jul 5 2005 // Connecticut has eliminated the projected 20-year debt of its Second Injury Fund for workers’ compensation claimants in just six years by paying off the final $48 million late last week, the state treasurer...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // MASSACHUSETTS Romney Would Require Insurance: Gov. Mitt Romney would require every person in the state to have health insurance under his plan for universal health coverage, which he has dubbed the Safety Net Care...
AG BLUMENTHAL QUESTIONS ‘KICKBACKS:’
Jul 4 2005 // An obstetrician and gynecologist management company has been subpoenaed as part of an investigation into whether it received insurance kickbacks that artificially inflated malpractice insurance rates for Connecticut...
Commerce Bancorp Buys Conn.’s BK International Insurance Brokers
Jul 1 2005 // Commerce Insurance Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Commerce Bancorp, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire BK International Insurance Brokers, Ltd., headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The acquisition...
Kemper Auto and Home Unveils Real-Time Rating in Conn. Via SETWrite
Jun 29 2005 // Rackley Solutions has joined with personal lines carrier Kemper Auto and Home (KAH) to launch a real-time connection allowing KAH’s Connecticut agents access to auto rates through SETWrite, Rackley’s new...
Conn. Gov. Rell Likely to Sign Med-Mal Bill Despite Insurers’ Concerns
Jun 23 2005 // Insurers are urging Connecticut Gov. Jodi M. Rell to veto a medical malpractice reform measure that is sitting on her desk but Rell’s office has indicated she will likely sign the measure within the next few...
What Employers Need to Know About Conn.’s New Civil Union Law
Jun 20 2005 // Connecticut recently became the first state to voluntarily adopt legislation recognizing civil unions between same-sex couples. Connecticut’s civil union law, which will go into effect October 1, formally recognizes...
Conn. AG Questions Physician Management Firm Over Medical Malpractice ‘Kickbacks’
Jun 13 2005 // An obstetrician and gynecologist management company has been subpoenaed as part of an investigation into whether it received insurance kickbacks that artificially inflated malpractice insurance rates for Connecticut...
Critics Emphasize Jobs at Conn. Hearing into MetLife-Travelers Merger
Jun 9 2005 // Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez criticized MetLife’s planned acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity, calling for major changes in the company’s proposal to preserve jobs and mitigate the economic impact on...
Conn. Med-Mal Bill Passes But Gov. Rell Undecided Whether to Sign It
Jun 9 2005 // Legislation aimed at curbing rising medical malpractice insurance rates passed the Connecticut House 105-43, but Gov. M. Jodi Rell doesn’t think it will be as effective as her plan and hasn’t decided if she...
Plymouth Rock Names Murray Marketing Representative in Conn.
Jun 8 2005 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, a Boston-based auto insurer, has appointed Paul T. Murray as marketing representative in Connecticut. In his new assignment, Murray will provide sales and marketing support to agents in...
Conn. Senate Approves Med-Mal Bill Without Caps on Awards
Jun 8 2005 // The Connecticut state Senate has approved a series of measures designed to lower medical malpractice insurance rates for physicians, who say rising premiums are threatening the availability of medical care in...
Bill to Curb Conn. Drivers’ Cell Phone Use on Gov. Rell’s Desk
Jun 7 2005 // Connecticut would become the third state to prohibit drivers from using hand-held phones, under a bill that has been given final legislative approval by the state Senate. The Senate voted 32-4 in favor of the ban and sent...
Conn. AG Subpoenas Prudential
Jun 7 2005 // According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, Prudential Financial Inc. has received a subpoena from Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asking for information about its participation in a number of reinsurance...
