All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 21 2024 // The trend of decreasing rates in Connecticut workers’ compensation insurance will continue as the state’s insurance regulator has approved an industry proposed 6% rate decrease beginning January 1, 2025.The...
Oct 30 2024 // Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners reports it has acquired Suzio Insurance Center, Inc., an independent insurance agency based in Meriden, Connecticut. Suzio Insurance Center was started in 1974 by the late...
Oct 28 2024 // The state of Connecticut on Saturday instituted a ban on the use of outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors in all state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas due to...
Oct 23 2024 // A Connecticut firefighter was killed while battling a massive brush fire at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin.Governor Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Robert Sharkevich Sr., a member of the...
Oct 23 2024 // Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with Guardian Analytics, Inc. and its successor Actimize, Inc., resolving an investigation into a data breach affecting Webster Bank customers’...
Oct 1 2024 // Connecticut workers’ compensation insurers are recommending an overall 6.1% reduction in loss costs in the voluntary market and a 6.2% overall reduction in the assigned risk market for next year.If the recommendation...
Sep 27 2024 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened two business recovery centers that are now providing in-person assistance to businesses applying for federal disaster...
Sep 20 2024 // A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales died in recent years has agreed to settle a federal investigation over alleged animal care and water quality violations by paying a $12,200 fine while not admitting or...
Sep 11 2024 // A small plane crashed in Vermont near an airport in Ferrisburgh, killing the four people on board, police said Monday.The Vermont State Police recovered the bodies from the wreckage of the four-seat, single-engine Piper...
Sep 3 2024 // The Connecticut town of Plymouth has been hacked for more than $200,000 and the town’s finance director has resigned as a result of the cybersecurity incident.Mayor Joseph Kilduff said the town fell victim to a...
Aug 27 2024 // Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state is launching a $5 million micro-grant program to assist small businesses in the western portion of the state rebuild and recover from the record rainfall and flooding...
Aug 20 2024 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has submitted a request to President Joe Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a federal emergency declaration for Fairfield , New Haven, and Litchfield counties in...
Aug 12 2024 // An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers crashed into the rear section of a tractor trailer in Connecticut on Friday morning, causing minor injuries to a train engineer and damaging warning equipment at the crossing,...
Aug 6 2024 // AM Best reports that it has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Connecticut Attorneys Title...
Jul 12 2024 // In a change in regulatory practice, Connecticut has decided that all commercial lines claims made insurance forms and rates are now subject to full regulatory review.Citing compliance issues, Insurance Commissioner Andrew...
Jul 3 2024 // Monroe Insurance Center, Inc., an independent insurance and risk management agency in Monroe, Connecticut, has merged its operations with Smith Brothers Insurance. The leadership team at Monroe Insurance Center including...
Jun 27 2024 // DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals” linked to cancer.Lawyers for the...
Jun 7 2024 // PLYMOUTH, Conn. (AP) — A student pilot was attempting a solo cross-country flight before crashing into a Connecticut campground, according to a federal aviation report released Tuesday. The 1968, fixed-wing,...
Jun 4 2024 // New Hampshire safety officials last Thursday upheld the license suspension of a commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists but said another hearing will be held to determine how...
May 22 2024 // Gallagher’s Cyber practice remains laser focused on emerging technology and the potential for increased risks as organizations begin to use them. Throughout 2024, we’re concentrated on evolving compliance...