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Liberty Mutual pays Conn. $2 million over alleged kickbacks to brokers

Jaime L. Brockway — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:50:40 +0000

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. will pay $2 million to Connecticut to settle allegations that it paid brokers to rig insurance bids.

Liberty Mutual pays Conn. $2 million over alleged kickbacks to brokers via IFAwebnews.

Health Net to pay $250,000 to Conn. over disk drive security breach

Bob Graham — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:03:50 +0000

Health Net agreed to pay $250,000 to Connecticut to settle a case involving the May 2009 loss of a computer disk drive containing personal health information of up to 2 million health plan members.

Health Net to pay $250,000 to Conn. over disk drive security breach via IFAwebnews.

Wells Fargo to appeal contingent commission ruling in Connecticut

Keith L. Martin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:52:48 +0000

Wells Fargo says it plans to appeal a Connecticut court ruling against its insurance brokerage, Acordia, regarding improper disclosure of contingent commissions.

Wells Fargo to appeal contingent commission ruling in Connecticut via IFAwebnews.

Conn. AG sues Health Net over ‘ethically unacceptable’ data breach

Keith L. Martin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:47:19 +0000

In what he is calling a “historic” lawsuit, Connecticut’s attorney general has filed suit against Health Net of Connecticut for a data breach jeopardizing the personal information of 446,000 of its members.

Conn. AG sues Health Net over ‘ethically unacceptable’ data breach via IFAwebnews.

Connecticut says Anthem is ‘straitjacketing and restraining’ hospitals

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:00:08 +0000

Connecticut’s attorney general is calling for an end of contractual clauses by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield he feels are hurting the state’s Charter Oak Health Plan for the uninsured.

Connecticut says Anthem is ‘straitjacketing and restraining’ hospitals via IFAwebnews.

UnitedHealthcare completes deal for Health Net’s northeast business

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:59:20 +0000

With approval from regulators in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, UnitedHealthcare has completed its acquisition of Health Net’s northeast business for what could amount to $630 million.

UnitedHealthcare completes deal for Health Net’s northeast business via IFAwebnews.

Conn. regulator approves Health Net business deal; AG launches inquiry

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:50:12 +0000

While Connecticut’s insurance commissioner gave his blessing to the sale of Health Net’s northeastern business to UnitedHealthcare, the state’s attorney general said he wants to take a closer look at the acquisition

Conn. regulator approves Health Net business deal; AG launches inquiry via IFAwebnews.

Missing disk drive puts 1.5 million Health Net members’ info at risk

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:36 +0000

Officials in Connecticut are investigating the disappearance of a disk drive from an insurer’s office that contains the personal information of 1.5 million members in four states.

Missing disk drive puts 1.5 million Health Net members’ info at risk via IFAwebnews.

‘Mayhem’ from Anthem data breach under investigation in Connecticut

Keith L. Martin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:20:57 +0000

Connecticut’s attorney general is investigating a data breach affecting providers for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and a subsequent delay in reporting the matter he deemed “alarming and potentially illegal.”

‘Mayhem’ from Anthem data breach under investigation in Connecticut via IFAwebnews.

Report: Changes to contingent commission ban could come by year’s end

IFAwebnews Staff — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:45:52 +0000

New York’s recent steps to regulate contingent commissions could be a step toward relaxing a ban on the practice established four years ago, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Report: Changes to contingent commission ban could come by year’s end via IFAwebnews.