Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vt. Gov. Douglas Rejects Democrats’ Health Reform Plan
May 7 2006 // Gov. Jim Douglas declared Friday that the health reform compromise signed by legislative Democrats on Friday was unacceptable and would not become law. “I will not,” Douglas said when asked directly whether he...
Vermont Church Settles Abuse Lawsuit
Apr 21 2006 // A lawsuit filed by a former altar boy who claimed he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest in the 1970s has been settled for $965,000 as the case was due to go to trial. Michael Gay, 38, of South Burlington had claimed...
Vt. Workers’ Comp Rates Moderate
Feb 28 2006 // Vermont workers’ compensation rates are moderating for the third year in a row, Commissioner John P. Crowley of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration announced. Crowley...
VERMONT MUTUAL LATEST TO BE DRIVEN OFF CAPE COD
Feb 6 2006 // While the Massachusetts insurance regulator is warning about problems in the homeowners market, another insurer has decided it can’t continue to write homeowners insurance on Cape Cod. Starting April 1, Vermont...
Vermont Mutual latest to be driven off Cape Cod
Feb 5 2006 // While the Massachusetts insurance regulator is warning about problems in the homeowners market, another insurer has decided it can’t continue to write homeowners insurance on Cape Cod. Starting April 1, Vermont...
Vermont Mutual Latest to Exit Cape Cod Mass. Homeowners Market
Jan 26 2006 // Another insurer has decided it can’t continue to write homeowners insurance policies on Cape Cod. Starting April 1, Vermont Mutual will stop renewing about 4,700 homeowners and 400 dwelling policies, Tom Tierney,...
Vermont Gov. Douglas Seeks Nominees for Workplace Safety Award
Dec 28 2005 // Vermont Gov. James Douglas and the Vermont Department of Labor annually recognize employers that have made outstanding achievements in workplace safety and health. The first annual Governor’s Workplace Safety Award...
Vermont Governor Unveils Basic Policy, Health Care Plan
Dec 27 2005 // Gov. James Douglas has rolled out the 2006 model of his health care plan: Gone is the tax on insurance premiums that hampered sales of the 2005 model. And the new model is streamlined, focusing much of its attention on the...
Vermonters Duel Over Tort Reform
Dec 19 2005 // The Vermont Medical Society and a group of consumer advocates squared off last week with dueling news conferences that were a harbinger of a coming debate in the Legislature over medical malpractice reform. “The cost...
Firm Grades States’ Doctors on Disciplinary Actions, Patient Satisfaction
Nov 18 2005 // Patients in Rhode Island, Vermont and Minnesota are the most satisfied with their doctors, and patients in Wyoming and Arizona have doctors with the highest rate of disciplinary actions in the country. Vermont, North...
Gay Partner Can’t Sue Hospital for Malpractice, N.Y. Appeals Court Rules
Oct 13 2005 // A New York Appeals Court has ruled that the same sex partner of a man who died after surgery related to injuries suffered in a car accident does not have standing to sue the hospital for malpractice under state law. The...
Court: Accountant Responsible for Full $183 Million Judgment From Ambassador Collapse
Oct 2 2005 // Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC is fully responsible for paying a $182.9 million judgment stemming from a jury’s finding that a predecessor company was negligent in auditing Ambassador Insurance Co.,...
Vt. Eases Red Tape For State’s Financial Firms With Katrina Customers
Sep 14 2005 // Vermont financial providers that have been displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, or have customers who have been displaced, will find it easier to conduct business with one another thanks to a regulatory order from the...
Conn. Court Upholds Repeat DUI Using Out-of-State Offense
Aug 23 2005 // The state Appellate Court has upheld the license suspension of a Connecticut man identified as a repeat drunken driver after a driving under the infleunce of alcohol (DUI) conviction in Vermont. The appeals court rejected...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // MASSACHUSETTS Health Insurance Rates Rising: The state’s largest health insurers say most Massachusetts companies and their workers will see increases of 10 percent or more in their health insurance premiums...
Vt. Creditors of Failed Ambassador Insurance Awarded $120 Million
Jul 31 2005 // A federal jury last week awarded Vermont’s insurance commissioner $119.9 million to distribute to creditors of the Ambassador Insurance Co., which failed more than two decades ago. The verdict, which came after less...
Vt. Volunteer Firefighters Left Out of Workers Comp Revision
Jul 25 2005 // Volunteer firefighters in Vermont say they were inappropriately left out of a new law that gave their full-time, professional colleagues benefits that they believe they also deserve. Passed on the final day of the session,...
Vt. Governor Signs Bills for Firefighters’ Workers’ Comp, Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Jun 27 2005 // Vermont Gov. James Douglas has signed into law two bills, one designed to prevent cigarette-related fire deaths and the other to financially protect firefighters who suffer heart attacks in the line of duty. One law calls...
Felten & Assoc. to Open Stuart, Fla. Office; Announces Promotions
Jun 9 2005 // Vero Beach, Fla.-based Felten & Associates has announced a major corporate expansion to include offices in Stuart, Fla. and Woodstock, Vermont; in addition to its corporate office in Vero Beach, Fla. Ken Felten, owner...
Business Moves
Jun 6 2005 // Argonaut Specialty Argonaut Group Inc. is expanding its commitment to the wholesale insurance market with the creation of a new company, Argonaut Specialty, which will target accounts that are somewhat larger than those...
