All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
May 21 2013 // Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, based in Montpelier, Vt., announced that Susan Chicoine has been promoted to vice president of human resources.Susan ChicoineChicoine has 25 years of experience working in the human...
Apr 28 2013 // The family of a Vermont State Police trooper killed while trying to stop a fleeing suspect a decade ago has received a $4.5 million settlement from the state and its insurance carrier.Washington County Superior Court Judge...
Apr 23 2013 // Vermont’s Financial Regulation Commissioner Susan Donegan announced this week that her department has launched a new secure online method for consumers to make inquiries and file complaints to the department’s...
Apr 16 2013 // Six Vermont companies are being honored for their efforts to promote workplace safety.The Governor’s Award for Outstanding Workplace Safety — the highest such award in the state — goes annually to...
Apr 11 2013 // Vermont is on schedule to close most residents’ Tropical Storm Irene-related government aid cases by late summer, meaning they will have safe housing by the second anniversary of flooding that damaged more than 7,000...
Apr 2 2013 // Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation announced on March 27 that Horace Mann Insurance Co. and Horace Mann Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has paid $8,993 in restitution to Vermont customers whose auto...
Mar 18 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to buy out a total of 90 properties across Vermont that were damaged by Tropical Storm Irene and other 2011 flooding.Eight structures were deemed ineligible for the...
Feb 21 2013 // Vermont Mutual Insurance Group appointed Stephen Daglio as a regional general adjuster covering New England and New York.Stephen DaglioDaglio has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry both in New...
Feb 17 2013 // Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., a corporate law firm known primarily for representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, announced the opening of a new office in Burlington, Vermont. Marshall Gilinsky, a...
Feb 12 2013 // SeaFire Insurance Services said it is actively seeking new agency partners in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine for its exclusive auto dealer and repair insurance program. SeaFire said it will consider appointments for...
Feb 4 2013 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, announced the addition of the Winooski Insurance Agency, based in Winooski, Vermont, as its newest member. Winooski...
Jan 21 2013 // A. M. Best Co. said it has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of Vermont Mutual Insurance Company and its two fully...
Jan 18 2013 // Vermont licensed 32 new captives in 2012 — finishing with strong showings by the construction and manufacturing sectors which each had five new licensees, according to data released on Jan. 16 by the Vermont Captive...
Jan 14 2013 // P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum Jan 15 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY Insurance Information Institute www.iii.org2013 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 16-20 The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa, Rancho...
Dec 28 2012 // As a winter storm whips across the region, officials in Vermont are issuing winter weather safety tips.Photo credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Dept. of CommerceThe Burlington Fire Department is urging...
Dec 13 2012 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation says the Hartford Financial Services Group has agreed to pay more than $81,000 in restitution to Vermont customers whose auto insurance claims were improperly evaluated. The...
Oct 31 2012 // Thousands of Vermonters remain without power and schools are closed from one end of the state to the other, but experts say the state was spared serious damage from superstorm Sandy.National Weather Service meteorologist...