Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Assurex Adds Partners in Peru, Tunisia U.S.
Apr 4 2002 // Assurex Global Partners, the private organization of leading brokers and agencies, announced that it has expanded its worldwide presence with the addition of international broker Partners in Lima, Peru and Tunis, Tunisia,...
NY, NJ, Conn. Med Mal Premium Costs on the Rise
Mar 27 2002 // Pennsylvania isn’t the only Eastern State to experience precipitate increases in the cost of medical malpractice insurance. A report in the New York Times reveals premium increases of between 10 and 40 percent in...
NAII Opposes Proposed Conn. Insurance Disclosure Law
Mar 18 2002 // In a March 8 letter to the members of the Connecticut Senate’s Judiciary Committee the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) registered its opposition to a proposal that would require insurers to...
S&P Downgrades Conn. Surety Co. in Response to Rehabilitation Order
Mar 12 2002 // Standard & Poor’s has revised its financial strength rating on Connecticut Surety Co. to ‘R’ in response to an order of rehabilitation obtained by Commissioner of Insurance Susan F. Cogswell. The new...
NAII Claims Federal Law, State Regulations Make Conn. Credit Bill Unnecessary
Mar 8 2002 // A bill that would virtually prohibit insurers from using credit scoring in underwriting auto and homeowners coverage in Connecticut is unnecessary in light of federal law and insurance department regulations, according to...
Plymouth Rock Enters Conn. Auto Market
Feb 19 2002 // Boston’s Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. recently received approval from the Connecticut Insurance Department to begin writing personal automobile insurance in the neighboring state. The company is in the process of...
Conn. Approves Workers’ Comp. Rate Hike
Dec 13 2001 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved an 11.9 percent average overall rate increase for policies in the workers’ compensation assigned risk plan, and a 15 percent “differential charge” which...
Homesite Launches Operations in Connecticut
Nov 7 2001 // Boston-based Homesite Insurance has expanded its operations to neighboring Connecticut, offering its line of home insurance products and services to the State’s residents beginning Tuesday. Homesite, which started in...
New Insurance Plan for Connecticut Teachers
Oct 12 2001 // Connecticut Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of Meriden Conn. has developed a “Teachers’ Insurance Plan,” offering members of the teaching profession and related educational employees low-cost auto and...
The Hartford to Sponsor Disaster Workshop for Conn. Business
Oct 5 2001 // The Hartford will team up with the Small Business Administration to sponsor a course in emergency preparedness entitled “Surviving Beyond Disaster,” on Thursday, October 11 at its world headquarters, 690 Asylum...
Study Finds Conn. Workers Comp Very Efficient
Sep 19 2001 // A study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has singled out the State of Connecticut’s handling of benefits to injured workers as particularly efficient in comparison with other state programs. The...
Insurance Auto Auctions Opens Conn. Site
Sep 7 2001 // Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leading provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services, announced the opening of a new “greenfield facility” in East Windsor, Conn., serving Hartford and other...
Unpaid Winners Sue Conn. Insurer for Default
Sep 6 2001 // According to an article distributed by the Associated Press, no fewer than five lawsuits have been brought against Conn.-based insurer Golf Marketing, for failing to pay off the winners in a number of promotional...
TowerStreet Goes Live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Jul 27 2001 // TowerStreet, a leading provider of insurance software and services, announced that its Internet exchange has gone “live” in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. SmartWorks™, TowerStreet’s new hosted,...
Class Action Suit Filed Against Salomon Smith Barney, Citigroup and Travelers Group
Jun 19 2001 // The law firm of Dwyer & Collora LLP announced that on Friday, June 8, 2001, Federal Judge Robert E. Keeton of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts certified state classes for four states, including Massachusetts...
Connecticut Legislature Adjourns, Avoids ‘Onerous’ Bills
Jun 12 2001 // Several bills that would have increased insurance costs died as the Connecticut State Legislature adjourned its 2001 regular session, according to the American Insurance Association. “A number of bills that would...
Conn. Gov. Rowland to Open Independent Insurance Agents’ Bank
May 15 2001 // Connecticut Governor John Rowland (R) will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of InsurBanc, a federal savings bank that consumers can access through their hometown-based independent insurance...
Connecticut Insurance Department Joins Site
May 4 2001 // The Connecticut Insurance Department recently joined other state agencies on Connecticut’s CLIC (Connecticut Licensing Info Center) website. The website, www.ct-clic.com, offers direct, online access to licensing and...
Study Searches for Conn. Auto Rate Relief
May 2 2001 // Connecticut legislators are looking over a study, which deals with possible new ways to offer auto rate relief, including for urban area consumers who are hit with the highest bills. According to a report in The Hartford...
General Casualty Acquires Sixth Regional Insurance Company
Apr 9 2001 // Officials of Sun Prairie, Wis.-based General Casualty Insurance Companies announced the acquisition of Blue Ridge Insurance Company, headquartered in Simsbury, Conn. With this acquisition, Blue Ridge became General...
