Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Promotes Three
Mar 27 2018 // Union Mutual of Vermont Companies, a property and casualty insurance group, has promoted John W. Amick, Anna G. Coon and Emile F. Willett Jr. Amick was promoted to vice president of claims, and Coon was named executive...
Vermont Agency Is Newest Addition to Satellite Agency Network Group
Feb 27 2018 // Neshobe Falls Insurance Agency recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. Neshobe Falls Insurance is a full-service insurance agency founded...
Vermont Legalizes Marijuana, but Lake Champlain is Considered Federal
Feb 12 2018 // While possessing small amounts of marijuana will be legal in Vermont later this year, it will remain off-limits on the waters of Lake Champlain. The lake is considered federal water because it borders Canada. The...
Businessman in Vermont Ski Resort Fraud Case Agrees to Pay $81M
Feb 7 2018 // A Miami businessman accused of massive fraud involving foreign investors’ money in a Vermont ski area has agreed to pay back more than $81 million and give up ownership of two ski resorts, the Securities and Exchange...
Vermont’s USA Risk Group Appoints Roseman as President and CEO
Feb 6 2018 // USA Risk Group (USARG), a Barre, Vt.-headquartered, independent captive management firm, has appointed Stephen Roseman as president and CEO. Roseman will lead USARG’s Operational Leadership Team (OLT) that has been...
Vermont Poised to Enact Legal Pot Through Legislature
Jan 12 2018 // The Vermont Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would allow the recreational use of marijuana, putting the state on course to become the first in the country to legalize pot by an act of the Legislature...
FEMA Announces Federal Disaster Assistance for Several Northeast States
Jan 4 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the states of Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the...
Vermont Hospital to Bring Captive Insurance Firm to State
Jan 2 2018 // The University of Vermont Health Network is going to bring a wholly owned insurance company home to Vermont. The UVM Network’s captive insurance company, which provides malpractice insurance for its medical...
Vermont Man Whose Relatives Died Mysteriously Must Give Gun Info
Dec 11 2017 // A Vermont man whose mother and grandfather died in mysterious circumstances must turn over information related to a missing gun, as well as phone and other records, in a Rhode Island lawsuit over insurance on his sunken...
Vermont Man Whose Relatives Died Mysteriously Denies Allegations
Dec 8 2017 // A Vermont man denied in court papers Wednesday allegations that he killed his millionaire grandfather in 2013 and claims he doesn’t know the whereabouts of his mother who disappeared after a boat they were on sank...
Insurer Says Troubled Vermont Town Must Comply with Conditions
Nov 28 2017 // A Vermont organization that serves the state’s municipal governments says the town of Victory must comply with certain conditions of probation or lose its insurance. The Caledonian Record reports that the conditions...
Legal Troubles, Political Discourse Lead to Insurance Probation for Vermont Town
Oct 30 2017 // The insurance provider for the small Vermont town of Victory has placed the town on probation after a series of legal disputes and internal strife among current and former elected officials. The board of the Vermont League...
How Warming Seas Could Cost South Carolina $12 Billion
Oct 16 2017 // If oceans warm at a rate predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nation-sponsored group that assesses climate change research and issues periodic reports, expected financial losses caused by...
‘Curious Sinking’: Lawyers Blast Vermont Man Whose Mom Lost at Sea
Sep 29 2017 // Insurance company lawyers on Monday blasted a Vermont man whose mother was lost at sea, saying he made suspicious alterations to his boat before what they called its “most curious sinking.” Lawyers for Nathan...
Lawyers Say Vermont Man Whose Kin Died is Withholding Information
Sep 22 2017 // Insurance company lawyers say a Vermont man suspected of killing his millionaire grandfather refuses to answer questions about the day his boat sank with his mother onboard. Nathan Carman’s boat sank last year. His...
Business Moves
Sep 18 2017 // The Northern United Agents Alliance, G&A Insurance, The Richards Group The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA) of Concord, N.H., has announced that G&A Insurance of Dover, N.H., has joined the NUAA as a...
Statewide Municipal Group in Vermont May End Town’s Insurance Coverage
Sep 13 2017 // The Vermont League of Cities and Towns is considering defeat for the town of Victory, Vt. The Caledonian-Record reports two of Victory’s selectmen were sent a letter from the nonprofit that provides insurance to...
Vermont’s The Richards Group Joins The Northern United Agents Alliance
Aug 29 2017 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA) has announced that The Richards Group of Brattleboro, Vermont, has joined NUAA along with Davis & Towle Insurance Group of Concord, N.H., and Eaton & Berube Insurance...
Vermont Governor Creating Commission for Pot Legalization Issues
Aug 10 2017 // Vermont Governor Phil Scott says he’s organizing a commission to study issues related to the legalization of marijuana and will announce members in the next few days. Vermont Public Radio reports retail outlets in...
Vermont Has No Amusement Park Ride Safety Oversight
Jul 31 2017 // Vermont has no direct safety oversight of the rides at the fairs, carnivals and field days held across the state every summer and fall, and efforts to require such oversight have gone nowhere, officials said. The state...
