Michael Pieciak News

Vermont Financial Services Regulator Pieciak Announces Run for State Treasurer

Vermont’s former chief financial services regulator, Mike Pieciak, announced last Friday that he is running to be state treasurer. Pieciak made the announcement in Montpelier just days after stepping down from his post as commissioner of the Department of Financial …

Vermont Financial Regulator Pieciak to Leave Post

Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced Commissioner Mike Pieciak will be stepping away from his role leading the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) next month to pursue other opportunities. Pieciak was appointed to lead the consumer watchdog agency by Gov. …

Vermont Governor Announces Decreases in Workers’ Comp Rates

Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced that rates for workers’ compensation premiums will drop by about 11% when new rates take effect in April. Scott’s administration said the reductions are part of a trend in workers’ compensation rates, which have decreased …

Vermont Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease for Third Year in a Row

Workers’ compensation insurance will continue to cost less for most Vermont employers when new rates approved by the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) become effective on April 1, 2019. This is the third rate decrease since Governor Phil Scott took …

Vermont to Freeze Remaining Assets in Ski Resort Fraud Case

A judge has approved freezing the remaining assets of a former Vermont ski resort owner who is being investigated on suspicion of investment fraud. Michael Pieciak, commissioner of the state Division of Financial Regulation, tells the Caledonian Record the judge …

Vermont Governor-Elect Reappoints Commissioner Pieciak

Vermont Governor-elect Phil Scott announced he would reappoint Michael Pieciak as commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation. The department will also retain the deputy commissioners for each of its four divisions, which include Cynthia Stuart for Banking, Kaj Samsom …

Vermont Governor Names Pieciak Chief of Financial Regulation

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed Michael Pieciak as the commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), replacing Susan Donegan whose last day on the job was June 30. Pieciak previously served as deputy commissioner of DFR’s securities division. …