All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 24 2016 // A new Vermont law introduces changes to the legal requirements for consumer litigation funding companies in the state. These companies will now need to get licensed and post a surety bond in order to operate...
Aug 22 2016 // The family of a New York man who died in the University of Vermont Medical Center’s emergency room in February has filed a lawsuit against the hospital claiming malpractice.The Burlington Free Press reported the...
Jul 27 2016 // Vermont State Police say a drunken driver was playing “Pokemon Go” on his cellphone when he crashed his car.Officers responded to a report of a crash at an intersection in Rutland Town at around 8:15 a.m. last...
Jul 6 2016 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed Michael Pieciak as the commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), replacing Susan Donegan whose last day on the job was June 30.Pieciak previously served as...
Jun 21 2016 // A Vermont family who said their home was made unlivable by an exterminator who used a banned pesticide has filed a civil suit against a New York pest control business. The Rutland Herald reports that Neil and Patricia...
Jun 10 2016 // Vermont State Police are launching a summer-long campaign to crack down on speeding and aggressive driving. The effort comes as traffic fatalities year-to-date have more than doubled over last year. State police say...
May 24 2016 // At the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford, Vermont, fire safety instructors are getting some training to deal with a new challenge — battling blazes on rooftops adorned with solar panels. A workshop at the academy...
May 23 2016 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has issued a bulletin alerting carriers that “non-cumulation” clauses in occurrence-based liability policies are not allowed under Vermont law.DFR...
May 16 2016 // Vermont is poised to become the first state requiring drug companies to explain their price increases, and Bob and Deborah Messing think that’s a good idea.The Messings live in Montpelier and are in their early 70s....
May 4 2016 // Vermont Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican candidate for governor, has cast an unusual tie-breaking vote in favor of lightening the penalty for riding a motorcycle without a helmet.A bill on the Senate floor last Friday...
May 4 2016 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has issued a bulletin reminding carriers that “non-cumulation” policy provisions and endorsements in occurrence-based liability policies are not permissible...
May 2 2016 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed new legislation, H-538, that allows sponsored or industrial insured captives that are inactive to enter a dormant status.This status would allow such types of captives to be exempted...
May 2 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance says it is seeing generally stable trends in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — five New England states where NCCI serves as a licensed rating...
Apr 29 2016 // Mark J. McDonnell Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has promoted Mark J. McDonnell to executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Group. McDonnell is an industry veteran with 30 years of property/casualty...
Apr 28 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance says it is seeing generally stable trends in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — five New England states where NCCI serves as a licensed rating and...
Apr 26 2016 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed new legislation, H-538, that allows sponsored or industrial insured captives that are inactive to enter a dormant status.This status would allow such types of captives to be exempted...
Apr 18 2016 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) announced that Travelers Insurance and Liberty Mutual Insurance have paid Vermont $154,000 in fines and repaid consumers another $54,500.DFR said in March that the two...
Apr 18 2016 // Susan L. Donegan, who has been serving as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) for past three years, will step down from her position on June 30.Donegan has met with Vermont Gov. Peter...
Apr 13 2016 // Vermont officials say they will continue to pursue projects as towns recover from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene.Vermont Public Radio reports that about 30 unfinished infrastructure projects around the state...
Mar 30 2016 // Susan L. Donegan Susan L. Donegan, who has been serving as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) for past three years, will step down from her position. Donegan’s last day in office...