Articles by Kenneth J. St. Onge

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claim For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Be a Crocodile

Keeping up with technology can be mind-boggling, even if you’re not the type of person who calls for tech support every time your computer crashes. After all, the past decade has given birth to the iPod, iPhone, Kindle, iPad and …

New York Agents Lose Court Battle over Compensation Disclosure

New York agents failed to make their case that insurance regulators cannot require agents and brokers to disclose their commissions, a Supreme Court judge has ruled. That decision by Supreme Court Justice Richard M. Platkin ends for now a legal …

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claim For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Insurer Sues Apple Over Connecticut House Fire

Great Northern Insurance is suing electronics firm Apple, claiming that a faulty laptop charger for one of its computers triggered a massive house fire in Central Connecticut. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Hartford last month, stems from a …

New York Agents Lose Court Battle over Compensation Disclosure

New York agents failed to make their case that insurance regulators cannot require agents and brokers to disclose their commissions, a Supreme Court judge has ruled. That just-released decision by Supreme Court Justice Richard M. Platkin appears to end for …

Inside The Disaster Blaster

For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because it just dropped $40 million on a three-bedroom house that fell …

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claims For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Fight the Gloom and Doom

The recovery will not be led by those who are ruled by gloom and the fear of doom. It’s a cat-chasing-its-tail scenario. Or maybe a Catch-22. Chicken-and-egg? Whatever it is, it’s a mess. The scenario is this: The economy takes …

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Steps Down

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan has resigned from his position as the Nutmeg State’s top insurance regulator. Sullivan, a former executive at The Hartford, was appointed as the state’s commissioner in 2007 by outgoing republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The …