Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Toy Wars: Lego Sues to Halt Sales of Zuru ‘Copycat’ Figurines at Walmart
Dec 14 2018 // Lego A/S wants to make sure any plastic toy figurine unwrapped in an American home during the holidays isn’t what the toymaker calls a copycat of its own products. The Danish toymaker is asking a federal judge in...
93 Connecticut Educators File Claims Over Mold-Related Ailments
Dec 12 2018 // More than 90 educators in a Connecticut school district have filed workers’ compensation claims over mold-related ailments. The Advocate reports that 93 staff members at six public schools in Stamford filed claims...
Travelers Establishes Program to Help with Connecticut Crumbling Foundations
Dec 10 2018 // The Travelers Companies Inc. has established the Travelers Benefit Program, a $5 million fund to assist customers in repairing homes with crumbling foundations in northeast Connecticut. The matter stems from concrete...
Connecticut Receives Federal Declaration for Rain Storms
Dec 7 2018 // Connecticut state agencies, municipalities, and the state’s two federally recognized tribes are now eligible to receive federal financial assistance to help repair the damage caused by severe rain and flooding in...
PURE Rolls Out Restructured Jewelry Insurance in Connecticut
Dec 6 2018 // The PURE Group of Insurance Companies (PURE Group), which includes Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer designed for high net worth individuals and...
Everest Insurance Hires Bunt in Connecticut
Dec 4 2018 // Everest Insurance has hired Tim Bunt to its marketing and distribution team as vice president. In this role, Bunt is responsible for business development in the large account space. He will be based in the Everest...
Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Fund Receives Delayed $19M
Dec 3 2018 // The new entity charged with overseeing the distribution of state funds to help Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has finally received a long-awaited $19 million. Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the...
How Insurer Deployed Technology to Expedite Wildfire Claims
Nov 29 2018 // As wildfires raged this month in California, insurance claims experts at Travelers sat in a command center 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) away in Connecticut, monitoring screens showing satellite images, photos from...
Ex-Bookkeeper to be Sentenced for Stealing Over $326K from Connecticut Business
Nov 27 2018 // A Virginia woman who embezzled more than $326,000 from a small family business in Connecticut is seeking home confinement instead of a prison sentence. Miriam Dubay, of Purcellville, Va., was scheduled to be sentenced in...
Head of Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Entity Concerned About Funding Delay
Nov 19 2018 // The superintendent of the new entity charged with distributing millions of dollars to Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations says he’s within weeks of shutting down if state bonding isn’t...
Connecticut Approves 17% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for 2019
Nov 19 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a nearly 17 percent decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance, marking the fifth consecutive year that rates have dropped in Connecticut. “This...
Former Connecticut Altar Boy Sues Church Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
Nov 14 2018 // A former Connecticut altar boy who says he was sexually abused by a now deceased Roman Catholic priest has sued the Archdiocese of Hartford. The Republican American reports that the lawsuit filed Wednesday by 46-year-old...
Ex-Cafe Manager in Connecticut Ordered to Repay Owner $200K
Nov 13 2018 // The former manager of a Connecticut restaurant has been ordered by a judge to repay nearly $200,000 to the eatery’s owner. The Connecticut Post reports that the judge on Thursday ruled that Robert Manere’s...
Connecticut Approves 17% Workers’ Comp Rate Cut for 2019
Oct 31 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a nearly 17 percent decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance, marking the fifth consecutive year that rates have dropped in Connecticut. “This...
Officials Say Plane Broke Apart Before Long Island Fatal Crash
Oct 29 2018 // Federal transportation officials say a plane that crashed off Long Island earlier this month, killing all three people aboard, had broken up before hitting the water. Newsday reports the National Transportation Safety...
Head of Crumbling Foundations Fund in Connecticut Says $1B Needed
Oct 23 2018 // The superintendent of a new captive insurance company charged with distributing millions of dollars to Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations is warning he doesn’t have nearly enough money to address the...
Construction Company Cited in Connecticut for Safety Hazards, Faces $146K in Penalties
Oct 15 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L.L.E. Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at a construction worksite in Bridgeport, Conn....
Willis Towers Watson Hires Hay, Walker in Connecticut
Oct 11 2018 // Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Jeffery Hay and Kathryn Walker as senior directors of consulting services within its Insurance Consulting and Technology, Americas...
Berkley One Continues Expansion into New York, Connecticut
Oct 11 2018 // Berkley One, a startup insurance provider for individuals and families, has continued its expansion into New York and Connecticut. Partnering with select independent agents, Berkley One offers home, automobile, fine art...
Connecticut’s RVI Group Appoints Fan to Lead Passenger Vehicle Insurance and Analytics
Oct 5 2018 // RVI Group, a Stamford, Conn.-based provider of residual value insurance, has appointed Wei Fan to lead its Passenger Vehicle Insurance and Analytics businesses. Under Fan’s leadership, the Passenger Vehicle Insurance...
