Connecticut Collected $6M in Recovered Claims and Fines Last Year

Connecticut regulators say they recovered approximately $3.4 million last year for consumers who complained that their insurers mishandled their claims — and then handed out another $2.35 million in fines against insurers. The Connecticut Insurance Department’s consumer affairs unit fielded 7,125 inquiries and complaints from January 1 through December 31, and closed 6,692 of them by the end last year.