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Connecticut Says Bus Firm Used Uninsured Buses

Connecticut officials say they are investigating a charter bus company that allegedly transported 250 students to Washington, D.C., on unregistered and uninsured buses. The state Department of Motor Vehicles says its inspectors visited Affordable Bus Charter Inc. in Northford on …

Confie Seguros Acquires NII

Confie Seguros has acquired NII Brokerage, an agency with 26 offices concentrated in Upstate New York. Confie Seguros is a private equity-backed firm that is building a nationwide brokerage business focusing on Hispanic insurance buyers. The firm said NII’s significant …

Connecticut Builders, Fire Officials Spar over Sprinkler Rule

With his Connecticut home-building business down more than 90 percent, the last thing Robert C. Fusari Sr. says he needs is a new rule telling him to spend thousands of dollars to install home sprinkler systems that customers don’t want. …

Crackdown on Distracted Drivers Under Way in Connecticut

Police in Connecticut are bolstering patrols this week to look for distracted drivers as part of a federal pilot program. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and police officials announced the fourth and final enforcement wave of the program at a Capitol …

Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Local Lawsuit Protection Bill

A proposal to protect Connecticut cities and towns from lawsuits over injuries on lands owned by municipal authorities has passed a key legislative committee. The Planning and Development Committee voted 19-1 Friday to approve a bill that would provide municipalities, …

Aspen Launches U.S. Surety Unit

Specialty insurer Aspen has established a surety unit that will focus on public and private commercial and non-construction surety. Michael Toppi, executive vice president of Aspen U.S. Insurance, will lead the unit. Mathew Raino, will serve as vice president of …

Pennsylvania Ponders Election for Insurance Commissioner

A bill that would make the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner an elected position has been introduced in the state’s House of Representatives. Legislation sponsored by Rep Neal Goodman, a Democrat from Mahanoy City, would change the insurance commissioner’s job from an …

Injured Connecticut Cheerleader Sues Coach, League

The family of a Wilton, Conn. girl who suffered permanent injuries during cheerleading practice has filed a negligence suit against her coach and a youth football league. The family’s lawyer alleges in the lawsuit filed in Superior Court that the …

Connecticut Court: Man Charged in Arson Can Sue Insurer

A Connecticut man charged with burning down his beach home hours before he was supposed to give it to his estranged wife can sue the home’s insurer for emotional distress, the state Appellate Court has ruled. Richard Shenkman, 62, is …

PIA Names Koetzle as Vice President

PIA Management Services named Christopher Koetzle to the newly created position of vice president for the umbrella corporation that manages Professional Insurance Agents associations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Koetzle most recently served as vice president …