BruenDeldin DiDio Associates has agreed to pay the city ofHartford $350,000 after leaders accused the company of issuing afake certificate of coverage for the project.

Bogus certificate


Hartford sued the firm, its vice president Jeffrey Deldin, andformer vice president Scott Hainey last year following a stagnanteffort to revamp the aging Dillon Stadium in Colt Park. Officialsalleged the firm and its employees allegedly created a boguscertificate indicating the stadium project — along with thecity — was insured when no policy had been issued.

A valid insurance policy would have allowed Hartford to recovermore than $700,000 misspent by the developers, according to cityleaders. The document listed Hainey as the "producer" of thecertificate and Deldin signed the document as an authorizedrepresentative of the firm.

The timeline


Premier Sports Management Group submitted a certificate ofliability insurance from Bruen Deldin DiDio indicating that theProvidence Mutual Fire Insurance Co. had providedmillions of dollars in liability insurance to Premier Sports, withthe city listed as an additional insured.

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Denny Jacob

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