All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2013 // Many Vermont employers are struggling with the decision whether to continue their workers on health insurance or allow them to buy it individually and take advantage of federal tax credits.At a forum Wednesday in...
Sep 18 2013 // The results from a study commissioned by the Vermont Insurance Agents Association (VIAA) show that Vermont’s economy is positively impacted by the state’s independent insurance agencies.“These phenomenal...
Sep 16 2013 // It’s back to the trial court for a Vermont case in which a woman lent her car keys to a man, who then gave them to the woman’s boyfriend, who then got into a fatal accident.The Vermont Supreme Court ruled on...
Sep 11 2013 // The Vermont Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is urging people to be prepared for unexpected emergencies.September is National Preparedness Month and Gov. Peter Shumlin has urged Vermonters to...
Sep 5 2013 // A 25-year-old New Yorker earning $25,000 a year will pay as little as $62 a month for health insurance next year, and a peer living in Vermont may pay nothing, according to a 17-state survey of premiums under the U.S....
Sep 4 2013 // The federal government and the state’s insurance will provide $53 million to help rebuild the Vermont state office complex in Waterbury that was flooded during Tropical Storm Irene, state and federal officials said...
Aug 29 2013 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin released the state’s Tropical Storm Irene recovery status report during a press conference on Wednesday marking the two-year anniversary of the storm.Over 3,500 damaged or destroyed homes...
Aug 23 2013 // A jury says an insurance company must honor the policy of a Vermont man who was convicted of murder in a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in 2010. The insurance company GEICO had filed a lawsuit in U.S. District...
Aug 12 2013 // Captive insurance companies tightened margins and used capital more efficiently in 2012, according to research by ratings firm A.M. Best Co.Among A.M. Best’s captive composite, the loss and loss adjustment expense...
Aug 12 2013 // North American Insurance Alliance, an agency aggregator group based in Maine, appointed Debora Hillier as vice president of business development strategies. Hillier has been in the insurance business for over 30 years. Her...
Jul 30 2013 // Vermont will become the third state to offer voter registration through its health insurance marketplace later this year.Secretary of State Jim Condos said Monday that he has designated Vermont Health Connect as a voter...
Jul 22 2013 // Union Mutual of Vermont Companies announced the promotion of Michael W. Nobles to the position of chief operating officer. Nobles joined the company in 1995 as a staff accountant. He was promoted to treasurer and vice...
Jul 22 2013 // There is a wide array of state, federal, and international laws requiring individuals and entities that gather, use and secure “personal” or “protected” information to report, and/or...
Jul 19 2013 // The state of Vermont is telling a U.S. House panel that it has every right to set up a state health insurance marketplace and require individuals and small businesses to purchase coverage through it.State officials wrote...
Jul 9 2013 // The Chittenden Solid Waste District that inadvertently sold compost contaminated with herbicides last year is suing its insurance carrier to help recover at least part of the more than $520,000 it has had to pay out.In its...
Jul 8 2013 // With multiple drownings in fast-moving rivers in recent days, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on July 5 warned residents to be extremely cautious about trying to beat the heat at their favorite swimming hole.“That river...
Jul 3 2013 // A 51-year-old Vermont woman has been awarded a $43.1 million jury verdict against the manufacturer of a car seat that allegedly collapsed during a 2007 car accident, leaving her a paraplegic.The award is believed to be the...
Jun 25 2013 // Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation is getting a new deputy commissioner in the Insurance Division.St. Johnsbury, Vermont-native Crosby Sherman is going to start on July 8. Sherman began his career at...
Jun 4 2013 // Union Mutual of Vermont Companies promoted Peter Heitmann to the position of claims manager.Peter HeitmannHeitmann joined Union Mutual in 1983 as a telephone adjuster, and moved to a regional general adjuster position...
May 23 2013 // Vermont sued a patent owner over claims it violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act, saying it’s the first state to file such a complaint against a company whose business is suing for patent...