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#1 Agent Has No Duty to Tell Insured of Pending Nonrenewal: Connecticut High Court

Sep 9 2025 // A Connecticut insurance agent has no duty to inform clients that their home insurer intends not to renew their insurance policy, the state’s high court recently affirmed in a case where the homeowners had argued that...

#2 Connecticut Family Is First to Sue Over Washington Plane Crash That Killed 67

Oct 1 2025 // The Connecticut family of one of the 67 people killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., sued the government and the airlines involved last week, saying they didn’t recognize the...

#3 Federal Appeals Panel Upholds Connecticut’s Assault Weapons Ban

Aug 27 2025 // A ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday, as it rejected challenges by gun rights advocates who claim it...

#4 Connecticut Settles But Wrongful Death Suit Over Murder of Visiting Nurse Goes On

Sep 25 2025 // The state of Connecticut has paid $2.25 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the husband of Joyce Grayson, the 63-year-old visiting nurse and mother of six who was killed by a registered sex offender in a...

#5 Connecticut House Fire Kills 2 Adults and 2 Children, Injures 5 Others

Aug 20 2025 // A fast-moving fire roared through a Connecticut home early Monday, killing two adults and two children and injuring five other people, including a firefighter, authorities said.The fire in Hartford broke out around 2:30...

#6 Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Mais Retires; Hershman Eyed as Successor

Nov 24 2025 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais will be retiring from state service effective November 28, 2025 after nearly seven years of service in the role.Additionally, the...

#7 Connecticut Firefighter Killed in Accident While Fighting House Fire

Jul 30 2025 // A Connecticut firefighter was killed after a piece of a fire truck broke free and struck him, state police said.Raymond Moreau, 60, a 35-year veteran of the Plainville Fire Department, suffered severe leg injuries on...

#8 Connecticut Launches Site to Help Consumers Understand Insurance Needs

Dec 2 2025 // Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) announced the launch of the Consumer Information Center, an online resource to help citizens better understand and navigate their insurance coverage and make informed decisions about...

#9 Connecticut Hopes to Curb Auto Claims Arbitration by Shifting Cost to Insurers

Jun 16 2025 // Connecticut lawmakers have passed a measure to shift the cost of auto insurance arbitration hearings between claimants and insurers over damage claims to the insurance industry.Currently the department of insurance absorbs...

#10 Connecticut Supreme Court Won’t Hear Alex Jones’ Appeal of $1B Sandy Hook Verdict

Apr 16 2025 // The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to hear conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ appeal in a defamation case that resulted in a $1.4 billion verdict against him for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting...

#11 Connecticut Crumbling Foundation Insurer Seeks $100 Million to Close

Jun 10 2025 // The state-created captive insurer handling Connecticut homeowners’ claims for crumbling foundations is in line for another $100 million in bond funding in the biennial budget now awaiting Gov. Ned Lamont’s...

#12 Connecticut Updates Its Captive Insurance Law

Jul 28 2025 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law legislation updating the state’s law governing captive insurance and allowing new types of captives.Captives are owned by one or more businesses to insure their...

#13 ‘Data-Driven’ Workers’ Compensation Writer Pie Insurance Enters Connecticut

Aug 13 2025 // Pie Insurance announced it is now offering its “data-driven” workers’ compensation insurance in Connecticut, targeting the state’s more than 365,000 small businesses.“Connecticut’s...

#14 Connecticut Lawmakers Close Costly Workers’ Comp Loophole Opened by Court

May 27 2025 // Connecticut lawmakers last week moved swiftly to plug what could have been a very costly loophole in workers’ compensation benefits that was created by a state Supreme Court decision in March.The lawmakers...

#15 Connecticut Resiliency Plan Includes Flood Insurance, History Notification Mandate

Jan 22 2025 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is proposing legislation aimed at improving the state’s resilience in the face of severe weather events, including requiring expanded notification to homeowners and renters of the...

#16 Connecticut Court Restores Administrative Law Judge’s Discretion in Workers Comp

Mar 25 2025 // The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that an administrative law judge has the discretion to award a workers compensation claimant, after he or she reaches maximum medical improvement, ongoing temporary partial...

#17 Connecticut Lawmakers Ban Use of Foreign-Made Drones by State, Local Agencies

Feb 28 2025 // HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers passed emergency legislation this week prohibiting state agencies and municipalities from purchasing or using Chinese and Russian drones while also imposing restrictions on...

#18 Trump Administration Targets Connecticut Town Over Transgender Athlete Policies

Jun 6 2025 // A school system in Connecticut that’s at the center of an ongoing legal fight over allowing transgender student athletes to participate in competitive girls’ sports is being investigated by the Trump...

#19 Connecticut Expands Cancer Relief Program for Firefighters

May 28 2025 // Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed into law legislation (Senate Bill 1426) making several updates to the Connecticut Firefighters Cancer Relief Program, including adding skin cancer to the types of cancer covered under the...

#20 Former Connecticut Trooper Accused of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Jun 20 2025 // A former Connecticut state police trooper has been arrested and charged with collecting workers’ compensation benefits totaling $8,341.00 during his employment with the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services...