April 11, 2008
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 …
April 10, 2008
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 …
April 8, 2008
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 …
April 8, 2008
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 …
April 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. Sports and Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …
April 7, 2008
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. …
April 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. Sports & Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …
April 7, 2008
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 …
April 7, 2008
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 …
April 7, 2008
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 …