Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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Massachusetts, New Hampshire Nonprofit Insurer Sues Over Federal Assessment
Aug 3 2016 // A nonprofit health insurer with 25,000 customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire has filed a federal lawsuit claiming it is being illegally punished for offering lower-cost products. Under the Affordable Care...
New Hampshire Town Wary of ‘Peeping Drones’
Aug 2 2016 // The growing concern around the country about “peeping drones” may have come to a town in New Hampshire. Police in Hollis say they’ve received more than 20 complaints about a drone flying outside...
Drought in Northeast Could Last Through October
Jul 27 2016 // At Lavoie’s Farm in New Hampshire, beans and corn haven’t broken through the ground yet and fields of strawberries are stunted. The drought that has taken hold in the Northeast is especially felt at John...
Lachance Joins New Hampshire’s Aspen Agency
Jul 26 2016 // Joseph Lachance has joined the sales team at Aspen Insurance Agency in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he will focus on personal lines and mid-size commercial lines business. Lachance is a licensed insurance producer with...
Staffing Agency Fights Liability for Testing New Hampshire Patient for Infections
Jul 13 2016 // A staffing agency that placed a medical technician at Exeter Hospital who infected patients with hepatitis C in 2012 says it shouldn’t have to compensate the hospital for payouts made to patients who tested negative...
New Hampshire, Rhode Island Approve Ridesharing Laws
Jul 11 2016 // A state law requiring criminal background checks on drivers of ride-hailing companies took effect last month in New Hampshire with Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan’s signature. The law also requires ridesharing...
New Hampshire Woman Withdraws Civil Suit Against Bill Cosby
Jun 28 2016 // A 72-year-old New Hampshire woman who says Bill Cosby raped her in 1965 has withdrawn her civil defamation lawsuit against the comedian after a federal judge had allowed the case to move forward. Kristina Ruehli’s...
New Hampshire Ridesharing Law Goes Into Effect
Jun 27 2016 // A state law requiring criminal background checks on drivers of ride-hailing companies took effect this week with Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan’s signature. The law also requires ride-hailing companies like Uber and...
New Hampshire Man Recalls Being Attacked by Disney Alligator in ’86
Jun 20 2016 // The death of a 2-year-old boy at a Walt Disney World resort in an alligator attack has brought back some frightening memories for a New Hampshire man who was grabbed by a gator at a Disney campground in 1986, when he was...
New Hampshire Warns of Improper Billing for Mammograms
Jun 20 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department issued a consumer alert on June 6 concerning health insurance denials and mammograms. The department said that since Jan. 1, it has heard from 67 New Hampshire women who received...
New Hampshire Issues Consumer Alert on Insurance Denials and Mammograms
Jun 6 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has issued a consumer alert Monday on health insurance denials and mammograms. The department said that since Jan. 1, it has heard from 67 New Hampshire women who received notice from...
Business Moves
May 23 2016 // Confie, Automobile Insurance Specialists Inc., Trinity Insurance LLC, Whitehead Insurance Inc. Confie has acquired three insurance agencies in Las Vegas, South Florida, and Washington State. Confie acquired the assets of:...
Main Street America Group Expands Private Passenger Auto Coverage to Conn., N.H.
May 19 2016 // The Main Street America Group has expanded its private passenger auto insurance program to Connecticut and New Hampshire. Highlights of the Main Street Protection Auto program, which was first launched in South Carolina...
New Hampshire’s Opioid Crisis Adds Urgency to Drug Prevention Education
May 18 2016 // As New Hampshire considers mandatory drug prevention education in all grades, the state’s opioid crisis has heightened the sense of urgency for existing programs that largely target teens. A proposal to require at...
U.S. Top Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal of $236M Verdict in N.H. Pollution Case
May 16 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s appeal of a $236 million judgment against the oil company in a case brought by the state of New Hampshire over groundwater contamination linked to a...
NCCI Sees Stable Trends in New England
May 2 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance says it is seeing generally stable trends in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — five New England states where NCCI serves as a licensed rating...
People – East
May 2 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) announced that president and CEO Richard Poppa will retire at the end of 2016 after leading the association for 20 years. Poppa has served as IIABNY’s...
New Hampshire Offers Lost Life Policy Locator Service to Residents
Apr 29 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has created a lost life policy locator service to assist Granite State residents and their families in locating life policies and annuity contracts that have been purchased in the...
NCCI Sees Stable Trends in New England
Apr 28 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance says it is seeing generally stable trends in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — five New England states where NCCI serves as a licensed rating and...
New Hampshire’s Minkler Honored With Big ‘I’ Woodworth Memorial Award
Apr 21 2016 // Tom Minkler The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America has awarded Tom Minkler with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its members, during the annual Big...
