All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 8 2003 // “Client, insure thyself!”Well it hasn’t quite reached that point yet, but the hard market has caused insurance buyers to commence an unprecedented search for affordable risk management solutions. Pushed...
Jun 17 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers noted that the 2003 Vermont legislative session wrapped up with little impact on the property/casualty insurance industry. The bulletin indicated that the legislative...
Jun 6 2003 // The American Insurance Association praised Vermont’s Legislature as it ended its current session for enacting an AIA-supported bill (S.25) to improve the safety of children in motor vehicles, and for its rejection of...
Jun 2 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers hailed Vermont Governor Jim Douglas’ (R) for signing into law HB 148, a version of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), which supports use of electronic records and...
May 23 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has released a bulletin urging Vermont Governor Jim Douglas (R) to sign into law a bill, passed by the State’s legislature, that will “greatly enhance insurers’ and...
May 9 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin stating that two Vermont bills that include provisions dealing with underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) “would be detrimental to auto insurers...
Apr 29 2003 // David Isenberg, the President of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York and President-elect T.J. Derella recently met with the New York State Insurance Department’s Senior Deputy Superintendent Peter Molinaro...
Apr 8 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers fears that a bill dealing with uninsured motorist coverage, passed by the Vermont Senate, could drive auto insurance prices higher in an already hard market.“Because...
Mar 11 2003 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recognized the State of Vermont for successfully implementing all 12 technology-based initiatives in the Uniform Regulation Through Technology (URTT) program.The award...
Feb 5 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has endorsed two recent decisions by the Vermont Supreme Court that settled two insurance-related cases dealing with underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage, by ruling that...
Jan 27 2003 // Due to the restricted coverages available in the market today, risk retention groups (RRGs) have experienced a significant amount of rapid growth over the past year. At a time when the industry is facing what is perhaps...
Dec 17 2002 // AIA Names Northeast VP, Lauds New Vt. CommissionerThe American Insurance Association (AIA) announced the appointment of a new assistant vice president, northeast region and welcomed the commissioner-designate of the the...
Nov 27 2002 // The Vermont Captive Insurance Association will be hosting a Captive Insurance Seminar and Reception at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco on Dec. 5. The seminar, entitled “Understanding the Strategic Advantages...
Oct 8 2002 // SB&T Captive Management Company of Burlington, Vt. announced the formation of a new sponsored captive insurance company, American Vista Insurance Company, licensed in that state. The new company will provide...
Aug 22 2002 // During the 2002-2003 school year, Vermont driver education teachers and students will be introduced to Crash Site™, a state-of-the art, interactive CD-ROM program designed to help teens understand the consequences of...
Jan 22 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers is expressing pleasure at the progress of state legislatures in acting upon the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model producer licensing law so early in the new...
Dec 24 2001 // In what became one of the most significant, traumatic and challenging years in U.S. history, the insurance industry, along with the rest of the nation, has had to come to terms with the terrorist attacks perpetrated...
Dec 17 2001 // Recollections and Renewal: Looking Back at 2001 with an Eye to the FutureThis is the year that was. It is one that many people will be glad to see come to an end because the new year always brings hope—for a rebirth, for...
Nov 12 2001 // During the last hard market, much of corporate America wasted little time in stepping up the search for risk transfer alternatives to traditional commercial insurance. The current hard market appears to be no different if...
Aug 20 2001 // During the last hard market, much of corporate America wasted little time in stepping up the search for risk transfer alternatives to traditional commercial insurance. The current hard market appears to be no different if...