Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vermont Mutual Promotes Gray to Underwriting Vice President
May 16 2008 // Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has promoted Mary J. Gray to the position of vice president of underwriting. Gray joined Vermont Mutual in 1984 and has served in several key positions in underwriting, research and...
Vermont Jury Awards Ex-Altar Boy $8.7M in Priest Abuse Case
May 15 2008 // A jury in Vermont has awarded $8.7 million in damages to a former altar boy who sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest. The man, now a 40-year-old...
Vermont Statute of Limitations at Issue in Priest Abuse Case
May 12 2008 // A Vermont judge said a jury in Burlington can consider awarding punitive and compensatory damages to a former altar boy suing the state’s Roman Catholic diocese over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a...
8 Lawsuits Underway Involving Vermont Heating System Malfunction
May 6 2008 // Eight lawsuits have been filed against companies involved with the heating system that malfunctioned at the Redstone Apartment complex near the University of Vermont in 2005, killing one person and sickening others. The...
Declarations
May 5 2008 // Agent of Change “Taking a bad agent out of the marketplace ensures consumers are protected from unscrupulous and fraudulent behavior.” —Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas R. Sullivan, commenting on the...
Vermont Resort Owners Fight Class Action Over Investor Passes
May 5 2008 // Four skiers suing Killington Resort in Vermont over so-called “lifetime” passes are seeking class action status for their suit, but the current and former owners oppose it. Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners,...
Lake Champlain Residents Prepare for Worst as Water Rises
May 5 2008 // On the shoreline at Keeler Bay in South Hero, Vermont, spring has sprung. Swollen by runoff from snowmelt, the blue water of Lake Champlain laps at the boulders and brick pavers, washes up under the house and covers the...
Vermont Considers Special Car Locks for Repeat Drunk Drivers
Apr 23 2008 // The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he wants Vermont to study special ignition locks for repeat drunken drivers that would require a clean breath test before allowing a car to be started. “My intention...
A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Public Entities’ Risk Group in Vermont
Apr 23 2008 // Insurance ratings firm A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of States Self-Insurers Risk Retention Group, Inc. ((Vermont). The outlook for...
New Markets
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts &...
Vermont Resort Owners Fight Class Action over Investor Passes
Apr 15 2008 // Four skiers suing Killington Resort in Vermont over so-called “lifetime” passes are seeking class action status for their suit, but the current and former owners oppose it. Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners,...
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Vermont Mulls Lowered DUI Limit
Mar 31 2008 // The chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the Vermont House says he’d like lawmakers to consider lowering the threshold at which a driver is drunk behind the wheel from a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent to a...
Vermont Crash Victim’s Supporters Lobby for Stiffer DUI Laws
Mar 28 2008 // Wearing blue T-shirts in his memory, several hundred Franklin County residents descended on the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday to remember a crash victim and call for stiffer laws for drunken drivers. Nicholas...
Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Fraternal Club Sex Bias Ruling
Mar 27 2008 // The Vermont Supreme Court has denied an appeal by an Elks lodge found to have discriminated against women, saying it failed to show any “reversible errors” in a 2005 trial. In an entry order received by the...
Vermont Police: Property Management Co. Victimized Dozens
Mar 26 2008 // Police in Montpelier, Vermont have identified 61 victims in the case of a property management company that suddenly went out of business, but no charges have been brought. Tenants, landlords, contractors and others who are...
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
Vt. Workers’ Comp Rates Drop
Mar 24 2008 // Most Vermont employers for the second straight year will see lower workers’ compensation premiums become effective April 1. Rates for loss costs in the voluntary market will decrease by an average of 4.2 percent,...
Vermont’s Maple Sugar Makers Face Not-So-Sweet Vandalism
Mar 24 2008 // So far, the sugaring season has been not so sweet for some maple syrup producers, who have been the victims of thefts and vandalism. Last week, three sugarmakers reported that their equipment had been stolen or vandalized...
Vermont Supreme Court: Workers’ Comp Benefit Doesn’t Bar Damage Suit
Mar 24 2008 // The Vermont Supreme Court has reinstated the negligence claim of a man whose hand was crushed when an acetylene tank fell on it, saying his acceptance of workers’ compensation benefits from his employer didn’t...
