All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...