Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Urge Veto of Conn. Med-Mal Measure
May 7 2004 // A Connecticut House bill designed to improve availability for medical liability insurance fails to provide meaningful tort reform, will not remove costs from the system, and could actually add costs for insurers and...
Conn. Med-Mal Bill Now on Gov. Rowland’s Desk
May 5 2004 // The Connecticut Senate has passed a medical-malpractice bill that proponents hope will reduce doctors’ premiums despite the fact it does not contain caps on awards. The final bill has been sent to Republican Gov....
Conn. Gov. Rowland Urged to Sign Terror Exclusion
May 3 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging Connecticut Gov. John Rowland (R) to sign the legislation (HB 5200) passed on April 30 by the state legislature to create a terrorism exclusion in the Standard Fire Policy...
Acquisition of Oxford to Boost UnitedHealth’s Share of Region’s Fortune 500 Firms’ Business
Apr 28 2004 // With its planned acquisition of Oxford Health Plans Inc., UnitedHealth Group is turning its focus on boosting insurance enrollment to the more than 90 Fortune 500 companies in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, company...
Conn. House Rejects Med-Mal Caps
Apr 27 2004 // Connecticut Republicans in the House of Representatives have come up short in their effort to pass legislation that would impose caps on non-economic pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice cases. The House voted...
Conn. Vote on Med-Mal Caps Expected Today
Apr 26 2004 // Legislative leaders are predicting a battle over whether the state should place caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice jury awards. The House of Representatives is scheduled today to debate the long-awaited...
Conn. Session Nears End with Key Bills Stalled
Apr 20 2004 // With a May 5 deadline approaching, Connecticut state lawmakers have yet to finish the major work of the session, such as prison reform, medical malpractice insurance changes, an ethics overhaul and revisions to the next...
N.Y., Conn. Reps. File Ground Zero Worker Health Bill
Mar 31 2004 // U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) have filed legislation they say will significantly improve the way the federal government has responded to the health care needs of September 11...
PIA Mgmt. Services Names New Pres.-CEO, Chairman
Mar 24 2004 // PIA Management Services Inc. announced the recent selection of Kenneth Bessette as its president and chief executive officer succeeding outgoing President James E. Reed who had held the position for the past 20 years. The...
CONNECTICUT CLEARS ST. PAUL-TRAVELERS:
Mar 22 2004 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell has approved the acquisition of Travelers Property Casualty Corp. in Hartford by St. Paul Companies Inc. of Minnesota. In her approval order, Cogswell took the companies up...
S&P Lowers Connecticut Medical Ratings to ‘BBpi’
Mar 9 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Connecticut Medical Insurance Co. to “Bpi” from...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
PCI Opposes Conn. Mold Bill
Mar 8 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is opposed to a Connecticut Senate bill that would prohibit insurers from excluding mold damage from their coverages. . The bill, S.B. 417, “An Act Concerning...
People and Places
Mar 8 2004 // Vincent Donnelly PMA Capital Corp. has appointed Vincent T. Donnelly as its new president and chief executive officer. He has headed the PMA Insurance Group as its president for the last seven years and will retain that...
Insurers Praise Conn. High Court Ruling Limiting Emotional Distress Recovery
Mar 5 2004 // A recent ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court has resulted in what insurers say is “a reasonable solution” to the issue of placing limits on financial compensation for emotional distress. The court...
PIACT Supports Conn. Bill on Health Care, Med Mal
Mar 5 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. announced its support for House Bill 5204 and Senate Bill 60 when it recently provided written testimony to the Insurance and Real Estate Committee and the Program...
Conn. Approves Travelers-St. Paul Merger with Certain Conditions
Mar 4 2004 // With the condition that the combined firm keeps certain employment, tax and charitable commitments to her state, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell has approved the acquisition of Travelers Property Casualty...
AIA Urges Conn. Legislators to Pass SFP Terror Exclusion
Feb 26 2004 // The American Insurance Association has issued a bulletin urging Connecticut legislators to support the creation of a terrorism exclusion in the Standard Fire Policy (HB 5200). “This change will help to stabilize the...
PIACT Opposes Conn. SFP Change
Feb 26 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. is also concerned about the proposed changes addressed in House Bill 5200, but disagrees with the position taken by the AIA (see related article). The organization...
PIACT Supports Proposed Ban on Public Project OCIP’s
Feb 25 2004 // In recent testimony before The Insurance and Real Estate Committee, the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. said it supports House Bill 5207, which would prohibit owner-controlled insurance programs...
