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Alexander Soule

A.G. targets ‘hidden payments’ and wins

May-25-08, 07:00 PM

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. agreed to pay $1.7 million to resolve allegations it concealed payments to brokers in exchange for “last look” bidding opportunities for annuity business from pension plans.

W.R. Berkley spawns Baltimore unit

Jun-15-08, 07:00 PM

W.R. Berkley Corp. has created a new Baltimore-based arm called FinSecure L.L.C. to underwrite property and liability insurance for financial-services companies.

Husky numbers up 8.6 percent

Aug-03-08, 07:00 PM

For the first time in six years, the state increased enrollment between June and July in the Husky plan for low-income families, a function of both the sluggish economy and possibly marketing efforts by the state to enroll families.

Boards of education

Financiers dominate at private schools

Sep-28-08, 07:00 PM

When David Grant assesses diversification efforts at private schools nationally, he sees an industry that has done a decent job with student bodies, but not as well with the boards of trustees that govern those schools.

Insurance for one-armed bandits

Aug-05-07, 07:00 PM

As the state approves a $700,000 study of problem gamblers and their cost to society, it may soon cost a little less for gamblers to procure insurance to cover their losses.

Advocate site might be bellwether

Nov-11-07, 07:00 PM

With Tribune Co. finding a buyer for the Stamford Advocate, real estate brokers say the Chicago conglomerate is expected speedily to sell off the newspaper’s plum office property near the Stamford train station.



Inc. 5000 shines light on Alteris

Aug-21-09, 10:27 AM

Alteris Renewables is the highest-ranked Connecticut company on the 2009 Inc. 5000 list.

Loans that come with the neighborhood

Sep-23-07, 07:00 PM

Via a new $20 million fund, a New Haven bank is offering loans of up to $150,000 to encourage businesses to create jobs in certain commercial districts in Stamford, Norwalk and seven other cities in Connecticut and Massachusetts.



IMS taken private

Mar-04-10, 10:58 AM

TPG and CPP completed their acquisition of IMS Health.

State seeks advice and now sanctions

Feb-10-08, 07:00 PM

Connecticut attorney general asks state to pursue sanctions against Westport consulting firm.

New regs could hinder hedge-fund recovery

Apr-12-09, 07:00 PM

Regulators moved to impose new rules that some fear would stifle the sector’s recovery.

Deficit wars

Plans abound to stanch red ink

Jan-25-09, 07:00 PM

As fast as the Rell administration can file updates on Connecticut’s ballooning budget deficit, the Connecticut General Assembly is floating bills that would raise taxes to cover shortfalls – or cut them to unleash revenue through new business activity.



XL excels on Wall Street

Dec-23-09, 11:00 AM

XL had the best stock performance in 2009.

Going public

Politicians talk about minding their business

Jun-24-07, 07:00 PM

Ask Dan Debicella whether, given one last job before retirement, he would become governor or chief executive officer of his employer PepsiCo, and he takes only an extra moment to respond.

Fate of Playtex work force unclear following Energizer’s $1.9B buyout

Jul-22-07, 07:00 PM

Two years after issuing an invitation to potential acquirers, Playtex Products Inc. is being bought out for $1.9 billion by Energizer Holdings Inc., a St. Louis battery company famous for its Energizer Bunny ad campaign.

DOL’s Mayfield dies

Jan-29-10, 12:52 PM

Linda Agnew becomes acting state labor commissioner, replacing Patricia Mayfield, who died Jan. 25.



Connecticut’s complex litigation court proves itself time and again

Oct-02-09, 09:55 AM

Despite some limitations, Connecticut’s complex litigation court has proven itself again and again.

Bank flu finds Connecticut

State-chartered outfits fare better

Mar-23-08, 07:00 PM

New data shows that Connecticut's commercial banks are struggling.

Insurer looks to dodge OxyContin pain

Jul-15-07, 07:00 PM

An insurance company hopes to avoid covering millions of dollars in fines against the former CEO of Purdue Pharma L.P. after his misdemeanor conviction last month of misleading customers about the company’s OxyContin pain relief medication.

Gas compressor station gets go ahead

Dec-09-07, 07:00 PM

A gas transmission company won a court ruling last week allowing it to begin preliminary work for a $42 million compressor station in Brookfield, but a federal judge won’t rule until February on whether to allow the rest of the project to proceed.