Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Connecticut’s The Hartford Promotes Bush to Oversee Personal Lines
Dec 12 2017 // The Hartford has announced that Stephanie Bush, who has led Small Commercial since July 2014, will expand her responsibilities to include oversight for Personal Lines. She replaces Ray Sprague, who is retiring after a...
Lockton Hires Garner to Employee Benefit Team in Connecticut
Dec 5 2017 // Lockton, a privately held, independent insurance broker, has hired Michael Garner to its employee benefit team as a vice president and producer in the Hartford, Conn., operation. Garner has more than 10 years of experience...
Meetings Planned in Connecticut Districts on October Storm Response
Nov 29 2017 // Connecticut lawmakers are planning public meetings in legislative districts to hear firsthand how communities were impacted by last month’s damaging windstorm that left more than 100,000 residents without power for...
Connecticut High Court to Hear Sandy Hook Victims’ Case Against Gunmaker
Nov 14 2017 // Connecticut’s highest court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a closely watched case brought by the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting against the maker of the assault...
NIF Group Acquires Connecticut’s Agency Intermediaries and Massachusetts’ A.I.I.
Nov 14 2017 // NIF Group Inc. (NIF), a wholesale broker, program administrator and managing general agency, and its parent company JenCap Holdings LLC (JCH) have agreed to acquire privately held Agency Intermediaries Inc. and A.I.I....
Connecticut Town Faces Federal Lawsuit After Extortion Conviction
Nov 9 2017 // A Connecticut man who claims to have tipped off the FBI about extortion from a zoning official has now filed a federal lawsuit against the town where he says it took place. WTNH-TV recently acquired a copy of the lawsuit...
Connecticut Lawmakers Create ‘Insurance Company’ to Help Homeowners
Nov 7 2017 // Connecticut legislators are looking to help hundreds, if not thousands, of homeowners whose foundations are crumbling because of an iron sulfide found in the concrete by creating the state’s own insurance...
Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Names Black PIA National Director
Nov 7 2017 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut has named Jonathan T. Black of Fairfield, Conn., its PIA National Director. PIACT is a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies and their...
Connecticut’s The Hartford Recognized for Sustainability Efforts
Nov 3 2017 // The Hartford has been recognized for its leadership status by the CDP, formerly called the Carbon Disclosure Project, and has been named to the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). This is the 10th year The...
Man Convicted of Staging Connecticut Crashes in Fraud Scam Gets Prison
Oct 27 2017 // Federal prosecutors say a man will spend less than a year in prison for his role in an insurance scam involving staged car crashes in eastern Connecticut. Jonas Joseph was sentenced Wednesday in New Haven federal court to...
Investigators Seeking Source of Gas Leak After Connecticut Inn Explosion
Oct 26 2017 // Fire officials investigating a restaurant explosion that injured five people tried on Monday to pinpoint the source of the propane leak that caused the blast. The explosion happened Saturday afternoon at the Spring Hill...
One of Hartford’s Biggest Bondholders Doesn’t Foresee a Default
Oct 25 2017 // One of Hartford, Connecticut’s biggest bondholders isn’t too worried the distressed capital city will default on its debt. Lyle Fitterer, the head of municipal securities investments for Wells Fargo Asset...
Former Connecticut Regulator Leonardi Joins AIG in Public Policy Post
Oct 24 2017 // American International Group reported that Thomas Leonardi will join the company as executive vice president, Government Affairs, Public Policy and Communications, effective Nov. 1. Leonardi previously served as the...
Specter of Corporate Exodus Leaves Connecticut Budget in Crisis
Oct 17 2017 // Thirty years ago, so many companies flocked to Connecticut that Stamford, a waterfront enclave of about 100,000 residents, became the third-largest center of corporate headquarters in the U.S., behind only New York City...
Connecticut Teachers’ Union, Towns Sue State to Stop Education Cuts
Oct 13 2017 // Connecticut’s largest teachers’ union and three municipalities are seeking a court order to stop Gov. Dannel P. Malloy from cutting $557 million from the majority of school districts, saying the reductions will...
Federal Officials Study Connecticut Crumbling Foundations
Oct 9 2017 // Federal officials have visited Connecticut to study the mineral blamed for causing foundations to crumble in thousands of homes. WVIT-TV reports officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army...
Man Gets Four Years in Prison for Staging Crashes in Connecticut Fraud Scam
Oct 4 2017 // A Haitian man who federal prosecutors say was the ringleader of an auto insurance scam involving as many as 50 staged car crashes was sentenced Monday to four years in prison and ordered to pay $207,000 in...
Connecticut’s Sutton James Aviation Insurance Brokers Joins Optisure
Oct 3 2017 // Sutton James Aviation Insurance Brokers, a Hartford, Conn.-based resource for aviation-related coverages throughout North and South America, has joined Optisure Risk Partners to lead the development of Optisure’s...
Alleged Leader of Connecticut Auto Insurance Fraud Scam to be Sentenced
Oct 2 2017 // A Connecticut man who federal prosecutors say was the ringleader of an auto insurance scam involving as many as 50 staged car crashes is set to be sentenced. Mackenzy Noze filed court documents saying he should receive...
Startupbootcamp Launches Insurtech Accelerator in Hartford
Sep 27 2017 // Startupbootcamp, a London-based insurance accelerator that focuses on identifying globally-located disruptive and collaborative insurance and technology innovations, has announced the launch of its new InsurTech...
