Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vermont Already Preparing for the Next Big Storm
Dec 18 2013 // Vermont and federal officials Monday highlighted the state’s ongoing efforts to prepare for what is expected to be increasingly severe weather, most likely floods, in the coming years as the effects of a warming...
Vermont Warns People of Health Insurance Phone Scams
Nov 15 2013 // The state of Vermont is warning people to beware of phone scams from callers claiming to be selling health insurance in order to obtain personal information. Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Susan L. Donegan...
Insurance Company Pays $16K to Vermont Auto Customers
Oct 30 2013 // Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation says a Wisconsin-based insurance company has paid nearly $16,000 in restitution to Vermont auto insurance customers whose damage claims were not evaluated properly. An...
Settlement Reached in Vermont Asbestos Mine Cleanup
Oct 21 2013 // A settlement has been reached with the owner of a former asbestos mine in northern Vermont to help cover the costs of some pollution controls. Vermont Asbestos Group also has agreed to pursue $3.5 million in insurance...
Vermont to Get More Money to Stem Future Flood Damage
Oct 18 2013 // Vermont is in line to receive up to an estimated $4 million in additional funding to help reduce future flood damage, and communities have just over a month to apply for the money, which can be used for such projects as...
Vermont City Buys Insurance Amid F-35 Debate
Oct 16 2013 // Burlington, Vermont’s largest city, has purchased an insurance policy for protection against potential lawsuits in connection with its airport. While exploring the legal possibility of banning F-35 fighter jets from...
Vermont Celebrates 1,000th Licensed Captive Insurance Company
Oct 11 2013 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and other state officials announced Thursday that the state’s Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has licensed Vermont’s 1,000th captive insurance company.Vermont's Captive...
Vermont Employers Wrestle With Health Insurance Change
Sep 19 2013 // Many Vermont employers are struggling with the decision whether to continue their workers on health insurance or allow them to buy it individually and take advantage of federal tax credits. At a forum Wednesday in...
Vermont’s Independent Agents Have Over $120M Annual Impact on State Economy
Sep 18 2013 // The results from a study commissioned by the Vermont Insurance Agents Association (VIAA) show that Vermont’s economy is positively impacted by the state’s independent insurance agencies. “These phenomenal...
Vermont Court to Reconsider Case of Borrowed Keys in Fatal Car Crash
Sep 16 2013 // It’s back to the trial court for a Vermont case in which a woman lent her car keys to a man, who then gave them to the woman’s boyfriend, who then got into a fatal accident. The Vermont Supreme Court ruled on...
Vermont Governor Proclaims September Preparedness Month
Sep 11 2013 // The Vermont Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is urging people to be prepared for unexpected emergencies. September is National Preparedness Month and Gov. Peter Shumlin has urged Vermonters to...
Obamacare Premiums Called Affordable in 17-State Survey
Sep 5 2013 // A 25-year-old New Yorker earning $25,000 a year will pay as little as $62 a month for health insurance next year, and a peer living in Vermont may pay nothing, according to a 17-state survey of premiums under the U.S....
$53M Provided to Restore Vermont Building Hit by Irene
Sep 4 2013 // The federal government and the state’s insurance will provide $53 million to help rebuild the Vermont state office complex in Waterbury that was flooded during Tropical Storm Irene, state and federal officials said...
Vermont Gov. Shumlin Issues Final Tropical Storm Irene Report
Aug 29 2013 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin released the state’s Tropical Storm Irene recovery status report during a press conference on Wednesday marking the two-year anniversary of the storm.Over 3,500 damaged or destroyed homes...
Jury Finds GEICO Must Cover Driver in Fatal Vermont Crash
Aug 23 2013 // A jury says an insurance company must honor the policy of a Vermont man who was convicted of murder in a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in 2010. The insurance company GEICO had filed a lawsuit in U.S. District...
Property Losses Rose for U.S. Captives in 2012: A.M. Best
Aug 12 2013 // Captive insurance companies tightened margins and used capital more efficiently in 2012, according to research by ratings firm A.M. Best Co. Among A.M. Best’s captive composite, the loss and loss adjustment expense...
North American Insurance Alliance Appoints VP, Expands in Vermont
Aug 12 2013 // North American Insurance Alliance, an agency aggregator group based in Maine, appointed Debora Hillier as vice president of business development strategies. Hillier has been in the insurance business for over 30 years. Her...
Vermont to Offer Voter Registration Through Health Insurance Marketplace
Jul 30 2013 // Vermont will become the third state to offer voter registration through its health insurance marketplace later this year. Secretary of State Jim Condos said Monday that he has designated Vermont Health Connect as a voter...
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Appoints COO
Jul 22 2013 // Union Mutual of Vermont Companies announced the promotion of Michael W. Nobles to the position of chief operating officer. Nobles joined the company in 1995 as a staff accountant. He was promoted to treasurer and vice...
The Ever-Evolving Cyber Laws
Jul 22 2013 // There is a wide array of state, federal, and international laws requiring individuals and entities that gather, use and secure “personal” or “protected” information to report, and/or...
