April 2, 2008
A Connecticut bill that restricts auto insurers from directing clients to certain car repair shops – legislation opposed by insurers and agents alike – is headed for a floor vote in the state’s General Assembly. The bill, part of a …
March 31, 2008
Stamford, Connecticut Mayor Dannel Malloy has asked Gov. M. Jodi Rell to order more frequent state inspections of cranes. In a letter to Rell, he said the city building official has authority to only inspect the base footing upon which …
March 31, 2008
A woman who lives somewhere near Dartmouth College is suing an online sex site, claiming it identified her in her area even though a nude photograph purporting to be her was not. The woman, suing under the pseudonym “Jane Doe,” …
March 28, 2008
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday called for a rethinking of the U.S. financial regulatory system, perhaps moving toward a single regulator, following the collapse this month of Bear Stearns Cos. In an opinion published in the Wall Street Journal, …
March 27, 2008
Connecticut prosecutors say a state correction officer faces a fraud charge for running a 40-yard dash in high heels while he was supposedly too injured to work. State prosecutors say Garrett A. Dalton of Naugatuck dressed up as a woman …
March 26, 2008
The Wellesley, Mass.-based insurance organization Renaissance Alliance reports it has added six independent agencies representing $36 million in additional premium to its group. The new member agencies include five in Massachusetts: Quinn of Lynn Insurance, Lynn; Lawler Insurance Agency, Inc., …
March 26, 2008
Major floods that struck America’s heartland last week offer a preview of the spring seasonal outlook, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service. Several factors will contribute to above-average flood conditions, including record rainfall in some …
March 24, 2008
Police say a New York man’s excuse for speeding through a small Connecticut town takes the cake — or, at least, the cookie. A state trooper who stopped the 1993 BMW last fall says its driver, 28-year-old Justin Vonkummer of …
March 24, 2008
Kenneth A. Bowles has been named the 2008 PIA National Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. Bowles was honored for his work on behalf of professional insurance agents, his commitment to the highest …
March 24, 2008
The Hartford’s Chief Financial Officer David M. Johnson plans to step down later this year. He has served as the company’s top financial officer since 2001, and will remain in the position until a successor is found. Before coming to …