Latest New Hampshire Headlines
All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Hampshire Weighs Limited License for First-Time Drunk Drivers
May 29 2014 // New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal this week on legislation allowing a limited driver’s license for first-time drunken drivers to go to work, medical treatment, school or other...
Data Show Rising Workers’ Comp Medical Costs in New Hampshire
May 22 2014 // In the world of workers’ compensation, the fees charged by the health care community are significantly more expensive on average in New Hampshire than in other states, according to the New Hampshire insurance...
SAN Group Names Regional VP of New Hampshire, Maine
May 15 2014 // Bill PikeSatellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent property/casualty insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Bill Pike as regional vice president of New Hampshire and Maine. In this...
Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging New Hampshire Ski Resort Immunity
Apr 22 2014 // A judge has dismissed a Massachusetts couple’s lawsuit against the operators of a New Hampshire ski area, saying the companies can’t be held liable for a crash between a ski instructor and a teenage boy. Susan...
N.H. to Consider Banning Use of Hand-Held Cellphones While Driving
Apr 2 2014 // A New Hampshire Senate panel is holding a hearing this week on a measure to ban the use of hand-held cellphones while driving. The House-passed bill also bans all cellphone use by minors behind the wheel. The bill...
Thousands in New Hampshire Still Face Flood Premium Hike
Mar 31 2014 // Realtor Bob Preston has lived on New Hampshire’s seacoast his entire life and his family has sold and rented properties there for decades. He’s never had a property flood but still pays for federally mandated...
N.H. Commissioner Sevigny Re-elected NIPR President
Mar 7 2014 // The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) recently announced New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny was re-elected as NIPR president for 2014. Sevigny has been a member of the NIPR board since 2007 and...
Northeast PIA Survey Shows Prices Rising, But at Slower Pace
Feb 24 2014 // In the first month of 2014, the PIA affiliates in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York conducted their second-annual Market Trends Survey and found that the heralded hard market may not be launching as...
N.H. Court Upholds Assault Conviction in Texting-While-Driving Case
Feb 12 2014 // New Hampshire’s highest court is upholding the assault conviction of a driver who was reading a text message as his car drifted across two lanes and into oncoming traffic. The state Supreme Court’s ruling means...
N.H. Gov.: Businesses Need Relief From Rising Workers’ Comp Costs
Feb 8 2014 // New Hampshire’s businesses need relief from rising workers’ compensation costs and more access to capital investment partners. That’s the message from New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan who urged lawmakers...
N.H. Panel Told Requiring Health Plan Forums Would Be Tricky
Feb 6 2014 // A bill aimed at providing New Hampshire residents more information about health plans offered under the federal health care overhaul law would be difficult to implement, lawmakers, consumer advocates and insurance...
New Hampshire Bills Seek to Regulate Drones, Protect Citizens’ Privacy
Jan 27 2014 // New Hampshire could join more than a dozen other states in limiting government and public use of drones to protect citizens’ privacy. The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold hearings Thursday...
Clark Insurance Promotes Cote to Vice President in New Hampshire
Jan 23 2014 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, announced Bret Cote has been promoted to vice president. Cote is based in the Manchester, N.H., office. Cote has...
Risk Strategies Acquires DataRisk in New Hampshire
Jan 15 2014 // Risk Strategies Co., a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, announced it has acquired DataRisk LLC, a Portsmouth, N.H.-based risk management consulting firm offering risk management and...
N.H. Court Upholds Local Government Center Repayment Decision
Jan 13 2014 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld an order for the Local Government Center to return $33 million in surplus risk-pool funds to participating cities and towns and restore $17 million it transferred out of its...
N.H.-Based BUA Purchases Weather Insurance Agency
Jan 2 2014 // BUA, LLC, a managing general agency based in Portsmouth, N.H., has agreed to purchase Weather Insurance Agency of East Setauket, N.Y. BUA said Weather Insurance Agency’s weather coverage would complement BUA’s...
New Hampshire Law Limits Homeowner Liability in Fire Calls
Dec 31 2013 // A union representing New Hampshire firefighters hopes a new state law will encourage homeowners to call for help if needed during an emergency. A law that takes effect Jan. 1 would limit the liability a homeowner would...
Drive Faster, Drink Later Among New Hampshire’s New Laws
Dec 30 2013 // Under new laws in New Hampshire taking effect with the start of the new year, people can drive faster along a rural section of Interstate 93 in New Hampshire and drink an hour later at local bars with the community’s...
N.H. Expands Highway Safety Patrol With Help From State Farm
Dec 10 2013 // The state of New Hampshire is expanding its highway safety patrol, which helps stranded motorists. The patrol is now operating in Nashua, Merrimack, Bedford, Hooksett and Concord. The expansion, which started last...
New Hampshire Risk Pool Manager Challenges $50M Refund Order
Nov 15 2013 // The New Hampshire Local Government Center is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse an administrative order that it refund $52 million to cities and towns it insures through its risk pool. The 2012 order found the LGC...
