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Connecticut Hearing to Look at Insurers’ Storm Response

State lawmakers want to learn more about how the insurance industry responded to the two recent storms to hit Connecticut — the remnants of Hurricane Irene and the October nor’easter. The legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee has scheduled an …

Some in Connecticut Still Without Power

Some of the thousands of Connecticut residents still in the dark Monday may not have power restored until mid-week, more than 10 days after a monster snowstorm knocked out electricity to millions of people in the Northeast. About 57,000 Connecticut …

William Gallagher Settles With Regulators, Will Pay $1.7M

Insurance broker William Gallagher Associates Inc. will pay $1.7 million as a settlement with Connecticut regulators over allegations that it overcharged a client. The state regulators accused the Massachusetts-based broker of overcharging a local business, Milford Power Company, millions of …

State Farm: Its Conn. Deductible Decision Grounded in Fairness

State Farm Insurance says U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s request that the company drop Irene-related hurricane deductibles in Connecticut would actually be unfair to policyholders and introduce all sorts of uncertainty. State Farm — the largest U.S. insurer of homes and …

Connecticut Regulators to Revise Hurricane Deductible Rules

Connecticut insurance regulators are working on revising hurricane deductible rules in the wake of tropical storm Irene. The insurance department spokesperson told Insurance Journal that the new rules under consideration focus exclusively on wind speeds measured within the state. Whether …

Sen. Blumenthal Asks State Farm to Drop Hurricane Deductible for Irene

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on State Farm Insurance to drop its hurricane deductible for Connecticut residences whose homes were damaged by Tropical Storm Irene. Blumenthal was joined at his Hartford press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 11, by Elizabeth …

W. R. Berkley Sees $50M-$60M Cat Losses for Q3

Greenwich, Conn.-based insurer W. R. Berkley Corp. is estimating Q3 catastrophe losses in the range of $50 million to $60 million, before tax. The loss estimate is net of reinsurance recoveries and is inclusive of reinstatement premiums. The company is …

Hartford Is Latest Site of Wall Street Protest

The protest movement that began with anti-corporate greed rallies on Wall Street has made its way to Hartford. The “Occupy Hartford” demonstrators camped out this past weekend at the corner of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue. Several dozen people kicked …

The Hartford Says Its Balance Sheet is Strong

At an investor meeting on Oct. 6, The Hartford Financial Services said the company has “significantly enhanced” its financial risk management and believes its balance sheet is strong. The company also announced it is forecasting $200 catastrophe losses, pre-tax, for …

Federal Assistance for Hurricane Irene Tops $5M for Conn. Residents

More than $5,089,356.61 in federal assistance to date has been approved to help Connecticut residents cope with their Tropical Storm Irene-related disaster expenses that are not covered by insurance. The federal assistance includes $4,807,542.38 approved in housing aid to help …