All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 19 2025 // The 2025 Travelers Championship gets underway Thursday, June 19 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.All 72 players in this year’s tournament will compete for four rounds. The Travelers Championship offers...
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...
Jun 16 2025 // Connecticut lawmakers last month moved 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 effectively...
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...
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...
May 30 2025 // Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, whose promising political career was upended by a corruption scandal and two federal prison stints, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump.The Republican governor, who served from...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mar 20 2025 // Soundview Transportation faces a series of penalties and payments totaling $350,000 over a November 2022 oil tanker accident in Norfolk, Connnecticut, announced state Attorney General William Tong.In addition to the...
Mar 10 2025 // World Insurance Associates LLC reports it acquired the business of Archambault Insurance Associates of Putnam, Connecticut in December. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Archambault was founded in 1928 by Joseph...
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...
Feb 19 2025 // Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners announced its acquisition of the Kerr Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency located in Simsbury, Connecticut. This strategic acquisition furthers King Risk...
Feb 14 2025 // Connecticut continues to grow its captive insurance industry, adding nine new captive insurers in 2024 for a 17% increase over the previous year.In addition to the nine new captives, the state insurance department also...
Feb 13 2025 // Regional independent agency network Insurance Services of New England (ISNE) reported it has expanded into Connecticut with eight additional agencies.The Connecticut agencies ISNE is welcoming to its network are Ahrens,...
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...
Jan 9 2025 // Insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Byrnes Agency, Inc. in Connecticut.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1932, Byrnes Agency is located in Dayville and Norwich. The...
Dec 9 2024 // The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there’s “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to...