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Vermont Captive Insurance Legislative Agenda Signed into Law
May 3 2017 // Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) President Richard Smith joined Vermont Governor Phil Scott as he signed new legislation passed in the 2017 session. This new legislation serves to strengthen Vermont’s...
Uber, Lyft Opposing Vermont Bill with New Requirements
Apr 24 2017 // Popular ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft are opposing a Vermont bill that would require the companies to greatly increase their insurance coverage for personal injuries when drivers are between rides. The Burlington...
No Joke: Snow Hits Northern New England on April Fools’ Day
Apr 3 2017 // People across northern New England woke up to a foot of heavy, wet snow on parts of the region Saturday and conducted weekend business as more fell throughout the day. The storm caused power outages and numerous highway...
Vermont Lawmakers Say Businesses Should See $28M Reduction in Expenses
Mar 27 2017 // Vermont businesses should see a $28 million reduction in expenses this year from lower workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance costs. Democratic House Speaker Mitzi Johnson tells the Rutland Herald the state...
Vermont to See Decrease in Costs for Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Mar 6 2017 // Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has announced that workers’ compensation insurance will cost less for most Vermont employers when new rates approved by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) become effective on...
Officials Team Up to Fight Opioid Crisis in Vermont Community
Feb 23 2017 // Burlington, Vt., officials and community partners are teaming up to combat a spike in opioid-related deaths. Vermont saw a 38 percent increase in opioid-related deaths from 2015 to 2016. Mayor Miro Weinberger joined the...
AIG to Sell Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Ski Operations After Seven Decades
Feb 22 2017 // American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s been divesting assets to narrow its focus, agreed to sell ski operations at Vermont’s Stowe Mountain to Vail Resorts Inc. AIG will retain majority ownership...
State Officials Urge Residents to Avoid Driving as Winter Storm Hits Northeast
Feb 15 2017 // Plow trucks and shovelers in the Northeast attacked the region’s newest winter storm as fresh powder piled on top of ever-growing piles and whiteout conditions made roads unsafe, immobilizing millions of...
Vermont to See Decrease in Costs for Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Feb 7 2017 // Vermont Governor Phil Scott has announced that workers’ compensation insurance will cost less for most Vermont employers when new rates approved by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) become...
New Electronic System Could Increase Costs for Vermont Car Inspections
Feb 6 2017 // The costs of motor vehicle safety inspections could go up in Vermont as inspection stations start using a new electronic system. The safety requirements for vehicles will remain the same, but it’s thought some...
Recently Installed Smoke Detectors Credited for Saving 4 Lives in Vermont
Jan 20 2017 // Vermont State Police are crediting two fire safety officials with saving the lives of three children and an adult who safely escaped a fire in a Brighton home days after the officials required that smoke detectors be...
Report Shows Significant Rise in Number of Vermont Children in State Custody
Jan 18 2017 // A new report shows a significant increase in the number of Vermont children in protective state custody, such as foster care, in large part due to the opiate epidemic. The annual report on Vermont’s young children...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year
Jan 9 2017 // The R Street Institute, an industry think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., found Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its annual Insurance Regulation...
State Regulation Report Card: R Street Grades Them from Best to Worst
Dec 22 2016 // For the second year in a row, Vermont has been graded at the top of the class as having the best insurance regulatory system, while North Carolina has again been graded as having the worst, according to the fifth edition...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year
Dec 22 2016 // The R Street Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., has found that Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its...
Vermont Governor-Elect Reappoints Commissioner Pieciak
Dec 22 2016 // Vermont Governor-elect Phil Scott announced he would reappoint Michael Pieciak as commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation. The department will also retain the deputy commissioners for each of its four...
Vermont to Study Environmental Risks of Proposed Rail Tunnel
Dec 19 2016 // Vermont transportation officials have decided to pursue a more detailed environmental study of a proposed $40 million rail tunnel project in Middlebury, which could delay construction by at least a year. The project calls...
Vermont Ski Resort Owner Suing Insurer to Fund Defense in Fraud Case
Dec 15 2016 // A Vermont ski resort owner is suing his insurer in federal court for more than $2 million to fund his legal defense against fraud accusations brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros...
Outages Bring Scrutiny to Vermont’s 911 System
Dec 14 2016 // Vermont’s 911 emergency calling system – and state oversight of it – are coming under scrutiny after at least four outages in less than two years. Outages in November 2014, January of this year and two...
Vermont Ski Resort to Open with $6.5M Shortfall After Fraud Case
Dec 1 2016 // A ski resort whose owner and president were accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of massive fraud months ago is set to open for the season on Saturday with what a federal receiver overseeing it says is a $6.5...
