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Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Fund Receives Delayed $19M

Dec 3 2018 // The new entity charged with overseeing the distribution of state funds to help Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has finally received a long-awaited $19 million.Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the...

How Insurer Deployed Technology to Expedite Wildfire Claims

Nov 29 2018 // As wildfires raged this month in California, insurance claims experts at Travelers sat in a command center 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) away in Connecticut, monitoring screens showing satellite images, photos from...

Ex-Bookkeeper to be Sentenced for Stealing Over $326K from Connecticut Business

Nov 27 2018 // A Virginia woman who embezzled more than $326,000 from a small family business in Connecticut is seeking home confinement instead of a prison sentence.Miriam Dubay, of Purcellville, Va., was scheduled to be sentenced in...

Head of Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Entity Concerned About Funding Delay

Nov 19 2018 // The superintendent of the new entity charged with distributing millions of dollars to Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations says he’s within weeks of shutting down if state bonding isn’t...

Connecticut Approves 17% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for 2019

Nov 19 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a nearly 17 percent decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance, marking the fifth consecutive year that rates have dropped in Connecticut.“This...

Former Connecticut Altar Boy Sues Church Over Alleged Sexual Abuse

Nov 14 2018 // A former Connecticut altar boy who says he was sexually abused by a now deceased Roman Catholic priest has sued the Archdiocese of Hartford.The Republican American reports that the lawsuit filed Wednesday by 46-year-old...

Ex-Cafe Manager in Connecticut Ordered to Repay Owner $200K

Nov 13 2018 // The former manager of a Connecticut restaurant has been ordered by a judge to repay nearly $200,000 to the eatery’s owner.The Connecticut Post reports that the judge on Thursday ruled that Robert Manere’s...

Connecticut Approves 17% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for 2019

Oct 31 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a nearly 17 percent decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance, marking the fifth consecutive year that rates have dropped in Connecticut.“This...

Officials Say Plane Broke Apart Before Long Island Fatal Crash

Oct 29 2018 // Federal transportation officials say a plane that crashed off Long Island earlier this month, killing all three people aboard, had broken up before hitting the water.Newsday reports the National Transportation Safety...

Head of Crumbling Foundations Fund in Connecticut Says $1B Needed

Oct 23 2018 // The superintendent of a new captive insurance company charged with distributing millions of dollars to Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations is warning he doesn’t have nearly enough money to address the...

Construction Company Cited in Connecticut for Safety Hazards, Faces $146K in Penalties

Oct 15 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L.L.E. Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at a construction worksite in Bridgeport, Conn....

Willis Towers Watson Hires Hay, Walker in Connecticut

Oct 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Jeffery Hay and Kathryn Walker as senior directors of consulting services within its Insurance Consulting and Technology, Americas...

Berkley One Continues Expansion into New York, Connecticut

Oct 11 2018 // Berkley One, a startup insurance provider for individuals and families, has continued its expansion into New York and Connecticut. Partnering with select independent agents, Berkley One offers home, automobile, fine art...

Connecticut’s RVI Group Appoints Fan to Lead Passenger Vehicle Insurance and Analytics

Oct 5 2018 // RVI Group, a Stamford, Conn.-based provider of residual value insurance, has appointed Wei Fan to lead its Passenger Vehicle Insurance and Analytics businesses.Under Fan’s leadership, the Passenger Vehicle Insurance...

Man Awarded $1.6M Following Sears Fork Lift Accident in New York

Oct 4 2018 // A Connecticut jury has awarded $1.6 million to a man who was seriously injured by a fork lift at a Sears warehouse in 2014.The Connecticut Post reports that the jury ruled in favor of Kevin Reid last Friday. The Shelton...

Doctor’s Alleged Fraud Scheme Throws Medical Claims Review Process into Doubt

Oct 2 2018 // For years, Spyros Panos seemed like a successful orthopedic surgeon, seeing dozens of patients a day and bringing in millions of dollars in fees for his suburban New York medical group.In fact, he was inflating charges and...

Connecticut Flooding Washes Away Roads, Forces Rescues, School Closures

Sep 28 2018 // Connecticut was cleaning up after a storm dumped more than eight inches of rain on parts of the state, causing floods that washed away roads and bridges and trapped people in their vehicles.Schools in East Haddam and...

Construction Company Cited in Connecticut for Safety Hazards, Faces $146K in Penalties

Sep 26 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L.L.E. Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at a construction worksite in Bridgeport, Conn....

Police Say More Than $75K in Equipment Stolen from Connecticut Business

Sep 26 2018 // Police in Connecticut are searching for a suspect they say stole thousands of dollars’ worth of construction equipment from a business.WVIT-TV reports Watertown, Conn., police were called Monday when a business...

SageSure Insurance Managers Hires dos Santos in Connecticut

Sep 24 2018 // SageSure Insurance Managers, an independent residential property managing general underwriter and subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group (ICG), has appointed Victor dos Santos as president of Commercial Insurance.Dos...