All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 6 2001 // According to an article distributed by the Associated Press, no fewer than five lawsuits have been brought against Conn.-based insurer Golf Marketing, for failing to pay off the winners in a number of promotional...
Jul 27 2001 // TowerStreet, a leading provider of insurance software and services, announced that its Internet exchange has gone “live” in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. SmartWorks™, TowerStreet’s new hosted,...
Jun 19 2001 // The law firm of Dwyer & Collora LLP announced that on Friday, June 8, 2001, Federal Judge Robert E. Keeton of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts certified state classes for four states, including Massachusetts...
Jun 12 2001 // Several bills that would have increased insurance costs died as the Connecticut State Legislature adjourned its 2001 regular session, according to the American Insurance Association.“A number of bills that would have...
May 15 2001 // Connecticut Governor John Rowland (R) will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of InsurBanc, a federal savings bank that consumers can access through their hometown-based independent insurance...
May 4 2001 // The Connecticut Insurance Department recently joined other state agencies on Connecticut’s CLIC (Connecticut Licensing Info Center) website. The website, www.ct-clic.com, offers direct, online access to licensing and...
May 2 2001 // Connecticut legislators are looking over a study, which deals with possible new ways to offer auto rate relief, including for urban area consumers who are hit with the highest bills. According to a report in The Hartford...
Apr 9 2001 // Officials of Sun Prairie, Wis.-based General Casualty Insurance Companies announced the acquisition of Blue Ridge Insurance Company, headquartered in Simsbury, Conn. With this acquisition, Blue Ridge became General...
Jan 30 2001 // The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in favor of Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. and other insurers Monday, the Associated Press reports, concluding their policies did not obligate them to help pay thousands of...
Nov 22 2000 // HSB Group Inc. announced that yesterday the Connecticut State Insurance Department approved the acquisition by American International Group Inc. of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company and The...
Nov 21 2000 // Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell approved two workers’ compensation filings submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, both effective Jan. 1, 2001. The voluntary market advisory loss costs...
Nov 15 2000 // The Connecticut Insurance Department will be hosting its second annual Insurance Fraud Summit on Nov. 21, 2000 in Hartford, Conn. The summit will be a day-long event featuring state and national experts, including Howard...
Nov 7 2000 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell signed an order approving the acquisition of Aetna Life Insurance Company of America and Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company by ING Groep, N.V. The approved order...
Oct 18 2000 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has released the 2000 version of the managed care report card, a comprehensive look at all HMOs and the 15 largest indemnity managed care organizations doing business in the state. Used...
Sep 18 2000 // A Cease & Desist Order, issued by acting California Insurance Commissioner J. Clark Kelso, was served Aug. 30 on the Winters, Calif.-based Puget’s Sound Agricultural Society Ltd. (aka: Jesus Christ...
Sep 14 2000 // Insurance fraud has a major impact on Connecticut consumers and businesses – to the tune of an estimated $1.9 billion annually. Health care scams, the most lucrative and most difficult to detect type of fraud, are...
Sep 11 2000 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a federal class-action lawsuit last week against four major health insurers, charging the companies continually put profits over patients. The suit, apparently the...
Sep 8 2000 // Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company announced that it has acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Thomas M. Murphy & Associates (“TMM&A”), an insurance agency in Shelton,...
Sep 4 2000 // After becoming aware of a company selling fraudulent auto policies on the Internet, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell is warning car owners to double-check to ensure that companies are properly licensed...
Aug 24 2000 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell is warning car owners to double-check to ensure that companies are properly licensed in Connecticut before purchasing auto insurance. Only automobile liability insurance...