Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Supreme Court Hears Liberty Mutual Case Against Vermont Data Law
Dec 3 2015 // Members of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that Vermont and 17 other states could be prevented from collecting healthcare information from certain employee health plan administrators. The nine justices heard...
Vermont Health Connect Promises Fixes After Critical Review
Dec 2 2015 // Although Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin recently proclaimed the Vermont Health Connect a “totally different ballgame” in comparison to last year’s performance, a House committee on Monday heard of several...
Best, Worst States for Insurance Regulation
Dec 1 2015 // Vermont, Utah, Iowa, Virginia and Kentucky get an “A” and North Carolina an “F” in one think tank’s annual grading of states on how they regulate the property/casualty insurance industry. The...
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Promotes Markolf to Director of Marketing
Nov 11 2015 // Alexis Markolf Union Mutual of Vermont Companies has promoted Alexis Markolf to director of marketing. She is based in the company’s Montpelier, Vermont, office. Markolf joined Union Mutual of Vermont Companies in...
Vermont Reviewing Suspended Driving Convictions
Nov 5 2015 // Vermont is reviewing about 900 convictions from the last 16 months for criminal driving with a suspended license to determine how many might have been improperly resulted from incomplete information about a driver’s...
For Vermont Police, Checking for Pot-Impaired Drivers Is Work in Progress
Oct 21 2015 // It’s common knowledge that driving with blood alcohol content higher than .08 violates the law. But with marijuana, things are a lot more hazy. As Vermont and other states consider following the lead of Colorado and...
Gunmakers’ Liability Shield Emerges as Issue in Democratic Presidential Race
Oct 13 2015 // Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday backed away from a controversial vote he cast in 2005 on legislation to grant immunity to gun manufacturers and dealers from liability if their firearms are used...
Willis Launches Protected Cell Company Insurance Facility in Vermont
Sep 30 2015 // Willis Global Captive Practice, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, today announced it has set up a Willis-owned and managed protected cell company (“PCC”) insurance facility in Vermont. Willis announced that...
Rise in Bicycle-Related Fatalities Prompts Awareness Push in Vermont
Sep 15 2015 // Vermont transportation officials are set to launch an awareness campaign to make Vermont roads safer for bicyclists and motorcyclists. Vermont Public Radio reports officials are pushing the campaign because of an unusually...
4 Years After Irene, Long-Term Rebuilding Projects Nearing End in Vermont
Aug 24 2015 // The first new building at the still under-reconstruction Vermont State office complex in Waterbury is now occupied by state employees and more are due back before the end of the year. Down Main Street, a new town office...
Vermont to Pay $1.6M to Blue Cross Blue Shield After Exchange Errors
Aug 18 2015 // The administration of Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin will pay Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont $1.6 million to cover past due premiums and incorrectly paid claims because of technical problems with the state’s...
Vermont Licensed 14 New Captives So Far This Year
Aug 17 2015 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation announced on July 31 that the state regulators licensed 14 new captives during the first seven months of 2015, already nearing the full-year 2014 total of 16. The newly...
Vermont Licensed 14 New Captives So Far This Year
Aug 3 2015 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation announced on July 31 that the state regulators licensed 14 new captives during the first seven months of 2015, already nearing the full-year 2014 total of 16. The newly...
Research Says Washington, D.C. Is Slowly Sinking Into the Ocean
Jul 30 2015 // New research says the land under the Chesapeake Bay region is sinking and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century — adding to the problems of sea-level rise. The research...
Vermont Regulators Issue Bulletin on Price Optimization
Jul 20 2015 // Vermont regulators recently issued a bulletin addressing the issue of price optimization in personal lines ratemaking, warning insurers that adjustments to rates may not be based on non-risk-related factors. The Vermont...
Uber Reaches Interim Deal to Operate in Burlington, Vermont
Jul 14 2015 // The city of Burlington, Vermont, and the Uber ride-hailing service have signed an agreement to allow Uber to temporarily operate in the city and at the airport, the mayor’s office announced on July 10. Under the...
Vermont Issues Bulletin on Price Optimization in Personal Lines Ratemaking
Jul 2 2015 // Vermont regulators issued a bulletin last week addressing the issue of “price optimization” in personal lines ratemaking. The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) noted in the bulletin that some...
Union Mutual of Vermont Cos. Promotes Amick to Assistant VP of Claims
Jul 1 2015 // John Amick Union Mutual of Vermont Companies promoted John Amick to assistant vice president of claims. He is based in Montpelier, Vermont. Amick joined Union Mutual in 1991 as claims adjuster. He has since worked for...
Vermont Mutual Completes Leadership Transition With Bridge, McDonnell
Jul 1 2015 // Daniel Bridge Vermont Mutual Insurance Group announced that with the June 30 retirement of CEO William Catto, President Daniel Bridge will take on the chief executive role beginning July 1. In addition, current Senior Vice...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont Trying to Recoup Over $500K
Jun 23 2015 // Vermont’s largest insurance carrier is trying to recover more than $500,000 in claims for 600 patients who mistakenly received benefits due to a Vermont Health Connect’s technological error. The state’s...
