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Connecticut Sues Exxon for Allegedly Deceiving Consumers About Climate Change

Sep 15 2020 // Connecticut filed a lawsuit on Monday against oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp for misleading the public over the impacts of climate change, becoming the latest state to target the fossil fuel industry for violating state...

Conn. Offers Coverage Guidance Due to Power Outages After Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 25 2020 // In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais are reminding policyholders to review their homeowners insurance policies to understand their coverage...

Connecticut Boat Explosion That Sent Six Into the Water Being Investigated

Aug 17 2020 // Connecticut officials are investigating the cause of a boat explosion that forced six people to jump to safety into Norwalk Harbor.Multiple people called 911 to report the explosion at about 6 p.m. Thursday. All six people...

Connecticut Residents Warned About Repair Scams After Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 11 2020 // Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from Tropical...

Lamont Calls for Investigation of Utilities’ Storm Response in Connecticut

Aug 10 2020 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont called for an investigation of the state’s two largest electric utility companies Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of residents remained without power a day after Tropical Storm...

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Boaters Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Isaisas

Aug 3 2020 // The Coast Guard on Saturday urged commercial and recreational boaters in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey to prepare for possible high surf, dangerous rip currents, heavy wind, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding from...

Order by Connecticut Gov Presumes Workers Comp Benefits for Essential Employees

Jul 30 2020 // Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed an executive order that state union leaders predict will provide hundreds, possibly thousands, of front-line workers “presumptive eligibility” for workers compensation...

Global Risk Solutions Acquires Connecticut’s William Kramer & Associates

Jul 24 2020 // Global Risk Solutions Inc. (GRS), a provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management solutions, has acquired William Kramer & Associates (WKA). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. GRS Complex...

Connecticut State Trooper Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud, Larceny

Jul 23 2020 // A Moosup, Conn., man has been arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits while being employed as a Connecticut state trooper.Kevin Moore, age 41, was arrested by inspectors from the...

Connecticut Mayor Sues Delta Airlines Over Dog Bite

Jul 13 2020 // Bridgeport’s mayor is suing Delta Airlines over a dog bite he says he suffered on a flight.A suit filed in state Superior Court alleges Mayor Joe Ganim was sitting in his seat on a Delta flight in November 2018 when...

Worker Injured at Construction Site Can Sue Under Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations

Jul 8 2020 // A worker injured at a Massachusetts construction site can sue under the state’s three-year statute of limitations despite being a resident of Connecticut, a Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled. The decision...

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Crash of WWII-Era Airplane in Connecticut

Jun 11 2020 // A lawsuit has been filed against the owners and operators of a World War II-era airplane that crashed at a Connecticut airport last October, killing seven people.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in state Superior Court by...

Reopening Guidelines Released for Connecticut Businesses

Jun 9 2020 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont released detailed phase 2 pandemic lockdown reopening guidelines for Connecticut businesses on Sunday, stressing social distancing, limited capacity, face mask requirements and...

Connecticut Reminds Businesses to Verify Insurance Coverage During Reopening

May 21 2020 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais and Economic Development Commissioner David Lehman are reminding businesses to make sure their insurance coverage accurately reflects any changed circumstances as they move...

SAN Group Adds Two Connecticut-Based Member Agencies to Its Network

May 1 2020 // Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, recently added two Connecticut-based member agencies to its network.White Oak Insurance LLC of Milford, Conn.,...

Inside Connecticut’s ‘Ground War’ Against Coronavirus at Nursing Homes

Apr 28 2020 // On Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, across the road from a hospital grappling with the coronavirus crisis, a nondescript brick building is playing a key role in the state’s plan to free up acute-care beds and...

World Insurance Associates Acquires Connecticut’s Martin & Rowland Insurance

Apr 27 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Martin & Rowland Insurance Inc. of Prospect, Conn., on April 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1845, Martin & Rowland Insurance...

CCG IQ Acquires Connecticut’s The UIS Group

Apr 1 2020 // CCG IQ, a provider of tech-enabled insurance services, has acquired The UIS Group. CCG IQ anticipates that the addition of this business will enhance its suite of services for insurance companies, according to a company...

Connecticut Calls on Auto Insurers to Extend Coverage to Personal Delivery Drivers

Mar 30 2020 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has called on insurers to immediately institute an extension of coverage for personal delivery drivers in light of the disruption caused by the COVID-19...

Owner of WWII-Era Bomber Banned from Carrying Passengers After Connecticut Crash

Mar 27 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration revoked a foundation’s permission to carry passengers aboard its World War II-era planes after a deadly crash in October.The agency cited safety concerns in its decision to...