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Vote Expected on Federal Funds to Test Connecticut Crumbling Foundations
Jun 25 2019 // Federal legislation that sets aside $4 million in federal funds to study the effects of the mineral pyrrhotite on concrete aggregate has advanced in the U.S. Congress. Democratic U.S. Joe Courtney, whose eastern...
Sandy Hook Shooting Victims’ Parents Win Defamation Suit Against Conspiracy Authors
Jun 19 2019 // The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened — the latest victory for victims’ relatives...
IBHS Chief Wright Urges Congress to Consider Tax Credits for Climate Resilience
May 30 2019 // Roy E. Wright, CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, wants Congress to consider financing resilience. The IBHS chief testified during a recent appearance before the House Ways and...
New Loan Program Could Help Connecticut Homeowners with Foundation Woes
May 30 2019 // Connecticut lawmakers are working to provide additional assistance to homeowners impacted by the crumbling foundations problem. The House of Representatives last week advanced a bill to the Senate, by a vote of 131-7,...
First Connecticut Crumbling Foundation Repaired with State’s Help
May 17 2019 // Work has been completed on the first Connecticut home with a crumbling foundation, using funds from a captive insurance company created by the General Assembly in 2017. It took about six weeks to replace Kevin and Aisling...
Fire Chief Says Connecticut Mosque Fire Appears to Be Arson
May 15 2019 // A weekend fire at a Connecticut mosque is being investigated as arson. New Haven Fire Chief John Alston said Monday investigators found evidence showing the fire at the Diyanet Mosque was intentionally set and a criminal...
Insurance Commissioner Confers with Connecticut Congressional Delegation
May 14 2019 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais joined more than 40 of his colleagues from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) last week to highlight important issues for members of U.S....
New Hampshire Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Slain Millionaire’s Residency
May 14 2019 // A judge in New Hampshire dismissed a lawsuit Friday against a man relatives say killed his millionaire grandfather for inheritance money, saying the slain grandfather was not a resident of the state. Judge David King said...
Lawsuit Alleges Connecticut School Failed to Protect Student from Assault
May 3 2019 // A Connecticut school district has been sued by the parents of a 5-year-old boy who say their son was stabbed with a pencil by another student and later sexually assaulted by that same student. The Stamford Advocate reports...
Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Entity Halts Approval of New Work
May 1 2019 // The entity overseeing distribution of state funds to help Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has ceased authorizing new foundation construction work until it receives a payment from the state Department of...
Nursing Home in Connecticut Sued Over Strangling of 76-Year-Old Patient
May 1 2019 // A Connecticut nursing home is being sued over the strangling death of a 76-year-old patient who police say was killed by her 81-year-old boyfriend in November. The Connecticut Law Tribune reports the lawsuit filed Monday...
Hartford InsurTech Hub Holds Demo Day, Completes Second Accelerator Program
Apr 30 2019 // Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, hosted its second Demo Day at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford, Conn., on April 26. The InsurTech Accelerator is the first component of Hartford InsurTech...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Connecticut’s Lampe-Batkin Associates
Apr 23 2019 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., completed its 40th acquisition with Lampe-Batkin Associates LLC of Greenwich, Conn., on April 1, 2019. Lampe-Batkin...
Some Connecticut Condo Associations Can Seek Crumbling Foundation Help
Apr 18 2019 // Some Connecticut condominium associations with crumbling foundations can seek financial help from the captive insurance company that’s been helping owners of stand-alone homes. Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the...
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Acquires Connecticut’s Wilson Agency
Apr 16 2019 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has acquired The Wilson Agency Inc. of Shelton, Conn. The Wilson Agency is a third generation, family owned and operated agency serving Fairfield County and the...
Gun Maker Remington to Appeal Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Ruling to Supreme Court
Apr 10 2019 // Having failed in Connecticut state court to block all claims brought by families of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, gun manufacturer Remington Arms Co. has signaled it will appeal its case to...
Cross Insurance Partners with Connecticut’s DiMatteo Insurance
Apr 10 2019 // Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp. based in Bangor, Maine, has partnered with DiMatteo Insurance of Shelton, Conn. The DiMatteo family-owned agency handles all lines of business including employee...
The Hilb Group Acquires Connecticut’s eBenefits Group Northeast
Apr 10 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Unionville, Conn.-based eBenefits Group Northeast LLC. The transaction became effective April 1, 2019. eBenefits is a full-service employee benefits firm providing services to...
AssuredPartners Acquires Connecticut’s Goodworks Financial Group
Apr 1 2019 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Goodworks Financial Group of Glastonbury, Conn. Following the acquisition, Goodworks Financial Group’s team of 14 employees across multiple cities and offices in the Eastern region...
Conn. High Court Rules Gun Maker Can Be Sued Over Marketing
Apr 1 2019 // Ruling Seen At Odd with Previous State and Federal Court Opinions Gun-maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided...
