Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Conn. Court Rules for Travelers
Jan 30 2001 // The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in favor of Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. and other insurers Monday, the Associated Press reports, concluding their policies did not obligate them to help pay thousands of...
Connecticut DOI Approves Acquisition of HSB by AIG
Nov 22 2000 // HSB Group Inc. announced that yesterday the Connecticut State Insurance Department approved the acquisition by American International Group Inc. of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company and The...
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Approves Two Workers’ Comp Filings
Nov 21 2000 // Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell approved two workers’ compensation filings submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, both effective Jan. 1, 2001. The voluntary market advisory loss costs...
Connecticut to Host Insurance Fraud Summit
Nov 15 2000 // The Connecticut Insurance Department will be hosting its second annual Insurance Fraud Summit on Nov. 21, 2000 in Hartford, Conn. The summit will be a day-long event featuring state and national experts, including Howard...
Conn. DOI Approves Sale of Aetna Life to ING Groep, N.V.
Nov 7 2000 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell signed an order approving the acquisition of Aetna Life Insurance Company of America and Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company by ING Groep, N.V. The approved order...
Connecticut DOI Releases Managed Care Report Card
Oct 18 2000 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has released the 2000 version of the managed care report card, a comprehensive look at all HMOs and the 15 largest indemnity managed care organizations doing business in the state. Used...
Kelso Issues Cease & Desist Order to Winters Group
Sep 18 2000 // A Cease & Desist Order, issued by acting California Insurance Commissioner J. Clark Kelso, was served Aug. 30 on the Winters, Calif.-based Puget’s Sound Agricultural Society Ltd. (aka: Jesus Christ...
Connecticut Department Launches Public Service Campaign
Sep 14 2000 // Insurance fraud has a major impact on Connecticut consumers and businesses – to the tune of an estimated $1.9 billion annually. Health care scams, the most lucrative and most difficult to detect type of fraud, are...
Connecticut Files Class Action Against HMOs
Sep 11 2000 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a federal class-action lawsuit last week against four major health insurers, charging the companies continually put profits over patients. The suit, apparently the...
