All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 23 2005 // The state Appellate Court has upheld the license suspension of a Connecticut man identified as a repeat drunken driver after a driving under the infleunce of alcohol (DUI) conviction in Vermont.The appeals court rejected...
Aug 22 2005 // MASSACHUSETTSHealth Insurance Rates Rising: The state’s largest health insurers say most Massachusetts companies and their workers will see increases of 10 percent or more in their health insurance premiums beginning...
Jul 31 2005 // A federal jury last week awarded Vermont’s insurance commissioner $119.9 million to distribute to creditors of the Ambassador Insurance Co., which failed more than two decades ago.The verdict, which came after less...
Jul 25 2005 // Volunteer firefighters in Vermont say they were inappropriately left out of a new law that gave their full-time, professional colleagues benefits that they believe they also deserve.Passed on the final day of the session,...
Jun 27 2005 // Vermont Gov. James Douglas has signed into law two bills, one designed to prevent cigarette-related fire deaths and the other to financially protect firefighters who suffer heart attacks in the line of duty.One law calls...
Jun 9 2005 // Vero Beach, Fla.-based Felten & Associates has announced a major corporate expansion to include offices in Stuart, Fla. and Woodstock, Vermont; in addition to its corporate office in Vero Beach, Fla.Ken Felten, owner...
Jun 6 2005 // Argonaut SpecialtyArgonaut Group Inc. is expanding its commitment to the wholesale insurance market with the creation of a new company, Argonaut Specialty, which will target accounts that are somewhat larger than those...
May 23 2005 // How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance swindles when their case files already are bulging with high-profile crimes such as drugs, robbery and murder?Insurance-fraud...
May 23 2005 // MASSACHUSETTSSafe Driver Plan Revised: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julie M. Bowler has approved changes in the way drivers receive discounts and surcharges to their auto insurance policies based on their driving...
May 23 2005 // MASSACHUSETTSSafe Driver Plan Revised: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julie M. Bowler has approved changes in the way drivers receive discounts and surcharges to their auto insurance policies based on their driving...
May 23 2005 // Lack of money is another big roadblock to fraud fighting today. Many state fraud bureaus are being forced to pinch pennies.How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance...
May 19 2005 // The Prime Insurance Syndicate Inc. has received approval to write surplus lines insurance business in Vermont through the INEX Insurance Exchange effective as of April 7, 2005. Prime, which offers solutions for...
May 16 2005 // Sharp increases in medical malpractice insurance premiums are prompting Vermont doctors to call for the Legislature to limit payouts in malpractice lawsuits and take other steps to rein in costs.“While medical...
May 9 2005 // Hundreds of Vermont policyholders may see reductions in their 2003 and 2004 workers’ compensation insurance premiums as a result of adjustments to the data used in the 2003 and 2004 rate filings prepared by the...
Apr 18 2005 // The Vermont Senate has approved a bill that would make seed manufacturers rather than farmers liable for damages from genetically modified crops. The measure is designed to help farmers recover losses from the accidental...
Apr 18 2005 // How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance swindles when their case files already are bulging with high-profile crimes such as drugs, robbery and murder?Insurance-fraud...
Apr 3 2005 // The Vermont Senate last week gave preliminary approval to a bill that would make seed manufacturers rather than farmers liable for damages from genetically modified crops.As the measure heads for a final vote, an amendment...
Mar 9 2005 // The number of Vermont teenagers who died in traffic crashes has declined sharply to where the state has one of the lowest death rates in the country. Highway safety officials credit the new “graduated” licenses...
Mar 3 2005 // Liberty Mutual has now received regulator approval to set up captives in the United States through its Vermont-based Liberty Mutual Management LLC office.Liberty Sponsored Insurance (Vermont) Inc. will serve as a...
Feb 8 2005 // New Hampshire drivers are benefiting from increased competition among auto insurers.Seven of the 11 auto insurance companies that have filed rate change requests with the state so far this year have asked for decreases,...