CONN. REAPPOINTS COGSWELL:

Conn. Governor Jodi Rell has asked Susan Cogswell, current insurance commissioner, to remain in the post, and Cogswell has accepted the reappointment. Rell had directed that the state’s 60 commissioners submit letters of resignation when she was sworn into office last month to succeed John Rowland, who resigned under an ethics cloud. Rell sought to review all gubernatorial appointments so she could put her own stamp on state government. Her status having been clarified, Cogswell says she’s pleased to serve. “I am honored and pleased to be chosen by Governor Rell to remain as the head of the Connecticut Insurance Department. I look forward to continuing productive relationships with the insurance industry here in the state as we work on regulatory issues that will help to grow insurance businesses, as well as provide consumers with the protections they deserve,” Cogswell commented in a statement. Cogswell, a Torrington resident, was appointed by Rowland in June 2000. She is the state’s first female commissioner.