Connecticut News

Connecticut House Votes for Tougher Teen Driving Restrictions

Connecticut has moved closer toward enacting tougher rules for teenage drivers, reforms spurred by a several fatal crashes over the past year that involved teens at the wheel. The House of Representatives voted 109-33 in favor of legislation that increases …

Connecticut Supreme Court Allows State’s Damages Suit against Marsh

Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal can attempt to recover damages from Marsh & McLennan Inc. for harming the economy of the entire state, the state’s Supreme Court ruled. The ruling stems from a still-pending 2005 suit against Marsh that alleges …

Colorado Legislation Threatens Auto Insurance Savings, Insurers Say

The Colorado Legislature is considering a bill that would add bureaucratic red tape and costs to the state’s automobile insurance system, claims the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), which is opposing the bill. House Bill 1389, the Fair …

Mass. Law Blocks State Pension Fund from Starting Bond Insurer

The Massachusetts state pension fund cannot and should not start a bond insurer, executive director Michael Travaglini said Monday. Travaglini, who oversees the $52 billion Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, said pension funds should not be in the business of …

New Markets

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. Sports and Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …

Main Street America Adds States to Personal Auto Program

The Main Street America Group introduced its new Personal Auto MVP (multivariate rating program) product to its independent insurance agents in Maryland and Tennessee, bringing the total now to nine states. Personal Auto MVP features “predictive modeling” or “multivariate” rating. …

New Markets

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. Sports & Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …

Connecticut Jury Awards Doctor $4M Health Care Lab Case

A state court jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut has awarded more than $4 million to a doctor who was fired from a health care lab in Stratford after he complained that one of its tests could jeopardize patients’ health. The six …

Business Moves

Max Specialty Max Specialty Insurance Co., of Richmond, Virginia, the U.S. excess and surplus lines unit of the Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd., has agreed to acquire a U.S.-based admitted insurance company licensed to write business in all 50 states …

Two Lawyers Named to Connecticut Workers’Comp Commission

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has named Daniel Dilzer and David Schoolcraft to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. Dilzer, 41, is a lawyer with the New Britain-based law firm Davila & Dilzer. He serves serves on the State of Connecticut’s …