Latest New Hampshire Headlines
All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Hampshire-Based Satellite Agency Network Group Hires Collins
Aug 23 2018 // Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN), a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Sondra Collins as a commercial lines placement specialist for its AccessPlus...
New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates May Decrease for Seventh Year in a Row
Aug 16 2018 // New Hampshire employers could pay less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year because of a filing that lowers the loss costs insurers use to develop prices. The National Council on Compensation Insurance...
New Hampshire Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Employer of $70K
Aug 13 2018 // A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to five years of probation for defrauding her Vermont employer of more than $70,000. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 29-year-old Katie Stygles was sentenced after she pleaded...
New Hampshire Library Director Said Lightning Damage Was ‘Mindboggling’
Aug 7 2018 // The director of the Hopkinton Town Library in New Hampshire says damage caused by a lightning strike is “mindboggling.” Donna Dunlop said “almost the entire inventory” of books must be replaced...
Student Hit in Eye by Baseball Sues New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College
Jul 30 2018 // A Dartmouth College student who was seriously injured during baseball practice is suing the Ivy League school. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Colton French said he was pitching to a batter in a narrow indoor area enclosed by...
New Hampshire Couple Claims Restaurant Over-Served Drunk Man in Assault
Jul 16 2018 // A New Hampshire couple has filed a lawsuit against a Portsmouth, N.H., restaurant saying it over-served an intoxicated patron who attacked the husband and gave him a concussion. The Portsmouth Herald reports the Vrettoses...
The MEMIC Group Promotes Pitts to Associate Underwriter in New Hampshire
Jul 13 2018 // To support continued growth within the New Hampshire market, Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has promoted Douglass Pitts to associate underwriter. Before joining The...
New Hampshire City Spends More Than $150K to Remove Computer Virus
Jul 2 2018 // Officials in a New Hampshire city say they spent more than $150,000 to remove a virus that affected the city’s entire computer system. The Portsmouth Herald reports Portsmouth Deputy City Manager Nancy Colbert Puff...
New Hampshire’s The Concord Group Adds Greene in Massachusetts
Jul 2 2018 // The Concord Group Insurance Companies, located in Concord, N.H., has added Sue Greene to its Massachusetts marketing team as a senior marketing representative. Greene spent the past 18 years with an insurance carrier in...
Energy Company Cited for 25 Safety Violations After Fatality at N.H. Plant
Jun 25 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EWP Renewable Corp., doing business as Springfield Power LLC, for 25 safety violations after an employee suffered fatal...
Northern New England Storms Leave Many Without Power, Spark Tornado
Jun 22 2018 // More than 10,000 people were still without power Tuesday, a day after strong winds and rain from storms in northern New England sparked a tornado in New Hampshire and razed a historic barn in Vermont. Monday...
More Employers Adopting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy for Marijuana Use
Jun 18 2018 // FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs. Those employers and many others are...
Elias Begins Term as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner
Jun 12 2018 // John Elias has begun his five-year term as Commissioner of the New Hampshire Insurance Department. He was nominated by Governor Chris T. Sununu and unanimously approved by the New Hampshire Executive Council in...
Workers’ Compensation Professionals Form Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire
Jun 4 2018 // Workers’ compensation professionals have created Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire, a 501c3 organization that provides scholarships for children of workers who are seriously injured or killed on the job. Sebastian...
New Hampshire Approves Elias as Insurance Commissioner to Succeed Sevigny
Jun 4 2018 // The New Hampshire Executive Council has unanimously approved John Elias as New Hampshire’s new commissioner for the Department of Insurance, succeeding Roger Sevigny who is set to retire June 11 after 16 years in the...
New Hampshire Approves Elias as Insurance Commissioner to Succeed Sevigny
May 18 2018 // The New Hampshire Executive Council has unanimously approved John Elias as New Hampshire’s new commissioner for the Department of Insurance, succeeding Roger Sevigny who is set to retire June 11 after 16 years in the...
Workers’ Compensation Professionals Form Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire
May 17 2018 // Workers’ compensation professionals have created Kids’ Chance of New Hampshire, a 501c3 organization that provides scholarships for the children of workers who are seriously injured or killed on the...
UPCIC Writes First Homeowners Policy, Launches Universal Direct in New Hampshire
Apr 6 2018 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC), has commenced operations and written its first homeowners policy in New Hampshire. It has also...
Retiring Commissioner Sevigny Talks State Regulation, Being a Good Leader
Apr 2 2018 // New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny is planning to retire this summer after 16 years with the New Hampshire Insurance Department. His current term ends on June 11. Prior to his 16 years working as a...
SIAA Hires Klemm as a Contracts Compliance Manager in New Hampshire
Mar 21 2018 // SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance) has hired Gretchen Klemm as a contracts compliance manager at its Hampton, N.H., location. In this role, Klemm will manage the day-to-day interactions with independent agency...
