All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 10 2012 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s revised $20 billion budget funds several recommendations from a panel that examined the response to the remnants of Hurricane Irene and the freak October snow storm. The plan...
Jan 23 2012 // A Lot to Be Proud of“We have a lot to be proud of as an industry in the way we performed in 2011. We weathered the financial storm that came together both in terms of the economy and the extraordinary loss...
Jan 23 2012 // The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, an industry group, issued a new report this month that analyzes residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the...
Jan 23 2012 // Authorities are warning homeowners about the dangers of fireplace ashes after a fatal fire last Christmas that killed five people in Connecticut. Officials say the fire in Stamford was caused by a bag of fireplace ashes...
Jan 13 2012 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced this week that he will propose legislation that could lead to new performance standards for all utilities and could penalize them with fines if they fall short in their response...
Jan 9 2012 // After losing a baby because of an incompetent cervix, Patricia Votre thought she was well prepared when she got pregnant again. She made arrangements with her doctors to consult with high-risk pregnancy experts from Yale...
Jan 9 2012 // Connecticut insurance department amended its coastal underwriting guidelines last month to clarify when hurricane deductibles can be applied. Regulators have been working on making the changes in the wake of criticisms...
Jan 5 2012 // The panel formed by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to review the preparations and responses by the state, utilities and others to the remnants of Hurricane Irene and the freak October snowstorm is wrapping up its...
Jan 3 2012 // Fire safety officials are warning homeowners about the dangers of fireplace ashes after a Christmas morning blaze that killed five people in Connecticut.Authorities say the fire in Stamford was caused by a bag of fireplace...
Jan 3 2012 // The Connecticut public health department is urging residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Health officials estimate that radon is responsible for more than 21,000 lung...
Dec 27 2011 // A jury has awarded $1.6 million to a Thomaston, Connecticut, man who sued the state Department of Transportation over injuries he suffered in a 2007 accident on an icy road.The Superior Court jury found the state agency...
Dec 22 2011 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced this week that the Connecticut’s insurance department entered into its third cooperative agreement with a European financial regulator — the second...
Dec 15 2011 // W. R. Berkley promoted William Rohde as a senior vice president of the company. Previously he was president of Acadia Insurance Company, W. R. Berkley’s regional operating unit based in Westbrook, Maine.In his new...
Dec 12 2011 // Connecticut insurance department announced that it has updated its coastal underwriting guidelines to clarify when hurricane deductibles can be applied.The hurricane deductible issue has been in the spotlight in wake of...
Dec 9 2011 // Strong winds and a fast-moving mix of rain and snow have knocked out power to over 30,000 customers in New Hampshire.Many of the outages have been reported in the central part of the state Thursday morning. The National...
Dec 9 2011 // A chiropractor has pleaded guilty to bilking insurance companies to treat car accident victims whose injuries were exaggerated.Connecticut Hearst Newspapers and The Hartford Courant report that Marc Kirshner pleaded guilty...
Dec 8 2011 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s top lawyer says the state has evidence that nearly two dozen state workers fraudulently applied for federal food assistance after the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit...
Dec 6 2011 // Kimberly Latka, a claims specialist at S.H. Smith & Company Inc. in Hartford, Conn., was recently honored with the Statewide Claim Professional of the Year Award from the National Association of Insurance Women of...
Dec 6 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc. appointed John Sames as regional executive vice president of its New York City and Milford, Conn., offices.In this new role, Sames will be...
Dec 6 2011 // Scores of Connecticut residents, including some state workers, might have requested and received federal emergency money to replace spoiled food and cover other expenses after Hurricane Irene even though their incomes...