Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chartis Assumes Ownership of Vermont Ski Resort
Jan 8 2010 // The Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont has a new owner. The resort’s previous owner, the American International Group, had transferred ownership to its P/C insurance division, Chartis. Ski operations, two golf courses...
Montpelier Officials Happy Insurance Covers City’s 2004 Accounting Error
Dec 15 2009 // Two months after revelations about a $462,000 overpayment to a contractor thrust Vermont’s tiny capital into a round of finger-pointing and soul-searching over accounting and accountability, the mayor and city...
Second Fire at Historic Vermont General Store Ruled Arson
Nov 12 2009 // It was a heartwarming story: A 200-year-old general store suffers a fire, the owner can’t afford to rebuild it and the town’s historical society steps in to buy the building, hoping to make it the commercial...
Former Vermont Commissioner Ledbetter Dies
Nov 10 2009 // A former U.S. Senate candidate who once served as Vermont’s banking and insurance commissioner has died. Stewart Ledbetter died Thursday. He was 76. Ledbetter served in the administration of Gov. Richard Snelling and...
Fire Strikes Historic Vermont General Store Again
Nov 4 2009 // When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried. The creaky wooden building where locals arrived for coffee, hardware and gossip, and where tourists ducked in to...
Sheffield to Tout Regulatory Role in Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
Oct 28 2009 // Attorney Maria Sheffield has become the latest candidate to enter the Republican primary to be the next insurance commissioner in Georgia. She is one of several candidates hoping to succeed current Insurance Commissioner...
Healthcare Quality Varies Widely By State, Study Finds
Oct 8 2009 // The quality of healthcare Americans receive depends largely on where they live, with insurance coverage, access to preventive medicine and disease treatment varying widely from state to state, according to a study released...
Sheffield Joins Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
Oct 5 2009 // One Priority Will be Growing the Captive Sector, Says Former Department Employee Attorney Maria Sheffield has become the latest candidate to enter the Republican primary to be the next insurance commissioner in...
Smith to Head Vermont Captive Insurance Association
Sep 9 2009 // Richard Smith has been named president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA). Smith currently serves as deputy commissioner of the state of Vermont’s Public Service Department. The long-time government...
Vermont Hits Massachusetts Company with $217K Safety Fine
Aug 27 2009 // The state of Vermont has issued one of its largest ever workplace safety fines against a Massachusetts firm that formerly installed cable for Comcast. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration found six...
Court: Family Can Sue in Vermont Trooper’s Death
Aug 26 2009 // The family of Vermont State Police Sgt. Michael Johnson can sue the state’s insurance company for as much as $11 million in connection with Johnson’s death during a 2003 car chase. That’s the upshot of a...
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Jul 20 2009 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has named John Cleary as vice president and casualty broker. Cleary will be physically located in New Jersey, but he will be working as part of the Hartford, Connecticut office. He brings over 25...
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Jul 6 2009 // DeCotis Insurance Associates Inc. has named Devin B. Haughey chief operations manager. Haughey will oversee the general management and operations of DeCotis, an independent excess, surplus and specialty lines firm with...
Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Shows Record of Favoring Insurers
Jun 15 2009 // Philadelphia-Based Insurance Attorney Finds Rulings to be ‘Very Insurer-Friendly’ The Supreme Court almost never takes up insurance related cases. Even so, President Obama’s recent Supreme Court...
Vermont CPCU Society Elects New Officers
Jun 4 2009 // The Vermont Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU) recently elected new officers. Laura Backus Hall, State Relations Executive for NCCI, will continue on for a second term in the role of...
AIG Puts Vermont Ski Resort on the Block
May 15 2009 // Bailed-out insurance giant American International Group Inc. says it’s taking offers for Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont. AIG spokesman Peter Tulupman confirmed that the resort went up for sale Wednesday but gave...
Bogardus Joins TD Insurance in Vermont
Apr 28 2009 // TD Insurance Inc. has hired Linda Bogardus as an account manager in the Core Division of Commercial Lines. Bogardus, who is based in Burlington, Vermont, will oversee marketing and servicing large commercial insurance...
Brush Fire Destroys House in Vermont
Apr 22 2009 // Dry, windy conditions across Vermont are being blamed for brush fires, including one that destroyed a house in Lyndon. Vermont State Police Detective Sgt. Fred Cornell says the fire Monday in Lyndon — believed to...
Vermont Says Asbestos Deaths Linked to Work Not Home
Apr 3 2009 // Five people who died of an asbestos-related lung disease were exposed to the material at their jobs and not because they lived near a now-closed asbestos mine in northern Vermont, the state Health Department said...
Vermont Begins Hearings on Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Mar 18 2009 // Vermont lawmakers are starting a week of hearings on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. In 2000, Vermont became the first state in the U.S. to adopt civil unions. House and Senate leaders want to pass the gay marriage...
