Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vermont Mutual Promotes McDonnell to Executive VP, COO
Apr 29 2016 // Mark J. McDonnell Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has promoted Mark J. McDonnell to executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Group. McDonnell is an industry veteran with 30 years of property/casualty...
NCCI Sees Stable Trends in New England
Apr 28 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance says it is seeing generally stable trends in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — five New England states where NCCI serves as a licensed rating and...
Vermont’s Latest Captive Bill Signed Into Law
Apr 26 2016 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed new legislation, H-538, that allows sponsored or industrial insured captives that are inactive to enter a dormant status. This status would allow such types of captives to be exempted...
Vermont Fines Travelers, Liberty Mutual
Apr 18 2016 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) announced that Travelers Insurance and Liberty Mutual Insurance have paid Vermont $154,000 in fines and repaid consumers another $54,500. DFR said in March that the two...
People – East
Apr 18 2016 // Susan L. Donegan, who has been serving as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) for past three years, will step down from her position on June 30. Donegan has met with Vermont Gov. Peter...
More Than 4 Years Later, Vermont Still Repairing Damage From Irene
Apr 13 2016 // Vermont officials say they will continue to pursue projects as towns recover from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Vermont Public Radio reports that about 30 unfinished infrastructure projects around the state...
Donegan to Step Down as Vermont Commissioner
Mar 30 2016 // Susan L. Donegan Susan L. Donegan, who has been serving as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) for past three years, will step down from her position. Donegan’s last day in office...
Uber Launches Service in Montpelier, Vermont
Mar 28 2016 // The ride-hailing service Uber is now operating in Montpelier, Vermont. The San Francisco-based company says riders requesting a car in Montpelier can be dropped off at points outside the city, including in Barre, Hyde...
A Drive to Help the Poor Get Back Behind the Wheel
Mar 16 2016 // Zia Gbau, who came to Vermont as a refugee from the Republic of Congo, suffered a serious stroke last year and was unable to work for several months. Without money, his truck fell into disrepair, and he got two tickets for...
Vermont Fines 2 Insurers for Non-Compliance
Mar 15 2016 // Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) Commissioner Susan L. Donegan announced that Travelers Insurance Co. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. have paid Vermont $154,000 in fines and repaid consumers another...
Federal Audit Finds More Vermont Health Connect Startup Woes
Mar 11 2016 // A new federal audit of the first six months of operations of Vermont Health Connect details how the system failed to meet several federal requirements designed to ensure that people who sought health insurance through the...
Vermont Fines Continental for Workers’ Comp Overcharges
Mar 7 2016 // Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Susan L. Donegan announced on Feb. 26 that Continental Indemnity Co., a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, has paid Vermont...
U.S. Top Court Rules Against Vermont’s Healthcare Data Law
Mar 2 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Vermont cannot compel health insurers to hand over data on the amount paid on medical claims, backing Liberty Mutual Insurance Co’s contention that federal law prohibited...
Supreme Court Blocks States from Collecting Self-Insurers’ Health Cost Data
Mar 1 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Vermont cannot compel health insurers to hand over data on the amount paid on medical claims, backing Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.’s contention that federal law prohibited...
Vermont Fines Continental Indemnity for Workers’ Comp Premium Overcharges
Feb 29 2016 // Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Susan L. Donegan announced on Feb. 26 that Continental Indemnity Co., a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Company, has paid Vermont...
Vermont Republicans Call for Review of State’s Health Exchange
Feb 22 2016 // Vermont Lt. Gov. Phil Scott and the state’s legislative Republican leaders are calling for an independent assessment of the Vermont Health Connect state insurance exchange, with an eye toward possibly closing it and...
Vermont City Approves Rules for Taxi, Ride-Hailing Services
Feb 18 2016 // Burlington, Vermont, officials have approved new rules for ride-hailing services and taxi companies in the city. The Burlington Free Press reports city councilors on Tuesday adopted a proposed ordinance that permits...
Vermont Licensed 33 New Captive Insurers in 2015
Jan 25 2016 // Vermont licensed 33 new captive insurance companies in 2015, according to data released by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. 2015’s new licensees bring Vermont’s overall total licenses to 1,062...
Vermont Licensed 33 New Captive Insurers in 2015
Jan 12 2016 // Vermont licensed 33 new captive insurance companies in 2015, according to data released by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. 2015’s new licensees bring Vermont’s overall total licenses to 1,062...
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Announces 4 Promotions
Jan 7 2016 // Jennifer P. Galfetti Union Mutual of Vermont Companies announced that Jennifer P. Galfetti, Lisa L. Keysar, Gary H. Ouellette and Schuyler M. Ryan were recently promoted. Galfetti was named chief financial officer, Keysar...
