All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 3 2015 // A former insurance brokerage owner has pleaded guilty on June 2 in federal court in Hartford, Connecticut, to wire fraud and money laundering charges stemming from her theft of more than $10 million from Hartford-based...
Jun 1 2015 // Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will appoint the acting commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department to be director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. Rauner’s office made the announcement on May 29 about...
Jun 1 2015 // The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling on May 18 that Federal Insurance Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company are not required to defend or indemnify the insureds for the loss of computer...
May 27 2015 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced that a corporation specializing in consultation and financial management for reinsurance companies is expanding its footprint in Connecticut.The Connecticut...
May 26 2015 // A long-running effort in Connecticut to extend workers’ compensation benefits to police officers who receive mental health injuries on the job cleared a key hurdle on May 22 after years of defeat in the General...
May 18 2015 // The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling that Federal Insurance Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company are not required to defend or indemnify the insureds for the loss of computer...
May 18 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced the appointment of Daniel R. Judson as new commissioner at the Massachusetts Division of Insurance.Judson succeeds Joseph Murphy who stepped down from the...
May 15 2015 // Certain home improvement contractors in Connecticut could soon be obligated to hold liability insurance.The Connecticut House of Representatives on Thursday voted 140-2 in favor of legislation that would require...
May 15 2015 // Lisa Iannotti-Montz Abbate Insurance Associates, an independent insurance agency in New Haven, Connecticut, promoted Lisa Iannotti-Montz to personal lines vice president from personal lines manager. In her new role, she...
May 14 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced its acquisition of Jones, Raphael & Oulundsen Inc. (JRO), an independent insurance agency based in New Britain, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. JRO will...
May 7 2015 // Connecticut’s Office of the Treasurer announced that the assessment rate for the state’s Second Injury Fund will continue to remain unchanged for fiscal year 2016 which begins on July 1, 2015.The assessment...
May 7 2015 // State police across New England launched the region’s first coordinated crackdown on speeding and failing to wear seat belts.Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced the “New England Drive to Save...
May 5 2015 // Highway tolls, private-sector sponsorships and asset sales were some of the early ideas discussed last week as possible ways to help pay for Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed $100 billion, 30-year overhaul...
Apr 29 2015 // Gary M. Neidle U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. hired Gary M. Neidle as vice president and branch manager of a new Hartford, Connecticut, office of its affiliate company, U.S. Risk Underwriters Inc. Neidle brings with him...
Apr 28 2015 // Organized labor is marking Workers Memorial Day by calling on the Connecticut legislature to pass bills intended to improve employee safety.One measure would require the state’s Department of Administrative Services...
Apr 27 2015 // A widowed mother of two from Florida has been sentenced to four years in prison for burning down her former million-dollar home in Connecticut for the insurance money.The Connecticut Post reports that 39-year-old Amanda...
Apr 24 2015 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is creating a new council to make sure the state of Connecticut meets its goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Marking Earth Day on April 22, Malloy said Connecticut has...
Apr 24 2015 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced Thursday that she has appointed John Thomson, director of the Connecticut Insurance Department’s Captive Insurance Regulation Division, as the...
Apr 21 2015 // Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC., a managing general agency based in Avon, Connecticut, hired Randy Roppelt as president of the Construction Division. Prior to joining Paragon Insurance, Roppelt was president and chief...
Apr 21 2015 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to cut money from a state grant program to community mental health and substance abuse providers is prompting an outcry from advocates and families of Newtown massacre...