Latest New Hampshire Headlines
All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Hilb Group Acquires Clark-Mortenson Insurance in New Hampshire
Apr 12 2016 // The Hilb Group, a middle market insurance agency based in Richmond, Virginia, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Clark-Mortenson Insurance, a New Hampshire-based insurance and financial services agency. The terms of...
New Hampshire, Maine Monitoring Struggling Health Insurance Co-Op
Mar 22 2016 // New Hampshire insurance regulators are working with their counterparts in Maine to monitor a financially struggling health insurance cooperative that serves both states. Community Health Options, based in Lewiston, Maine,...
N.H. Report Recommends More Planning Against Coastal Hazards
Mar 21 2016 // A report says New Hampshire’s coastal communities’ exposure to future flood risks is significant, and now’s the time to plan to minimize that. The New Hampshire Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission spent 2...
New Hampshire House Approves Bill Aimed at Regulating Uber
Mar 15 2016 // The New Hampshire House is giving initial approval to a bill that would regulate drivers of Uber and other ridesharing services in the state. Some taxi companies complain the service is not subject to the same strict...
N.H. Insurance Department Revamps Health Care Cost Comparison Site
Mar 4 2016 // New Hampshire consumers can now compare prices on dental care and prescription drugs in addition to medical procedures through a state government website designed to help them save money on health care costs. The New...
SAN Group Hires Cassell as Regional VP for New Hampshire, Maine
Feb 29 2016 // Jim Cassell Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent property/casualty insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Jim Cassell as regional vice president for New Hampshire and Maine. In this...
Feds Want Circus Operator Fined for Fatal Tent Collapse in N.H.
Feb 22 2016 // Federal safety officials have proposed more than $33,000 in fines against a Florida-based circus operator for a tent collapse that killed two people and injured dozens in New Hampshire. Robert Young, 41, and his 6-year-old...
N.H. Group Gets Update on Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage
Feb 22 2016 // An initial review of whether health insurance companies are appropriately covering substance abuse treatment in New Hampshire shows significant differences in how often claims are denied, but experts identified problems...
Wal-Mart Ordered to Pay New Hampshire Pharmacist $31M in Bias Case
Jan 29 2016 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc was ordered by a federal jury in New Hampshire to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who claimed she was fired because of her gender and in retaliation for complaining about safety conditions. The...
New Hampshire’s Raffle Law Takes Effect
Jan 15 2016 // New Hampshire’s new law removing the monetary cap on prize values at promotional raffles and other similar events conducted by insurance producers went into effect this month. H.B.171 (“An Act relative to...
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Licensed in New Hampshire
Dec 16 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC) received a certificate of authority from the New...
NAIA Adds Strategic Benefit & Insurance Advisors as Member Agency in N.H.
Dec 4 2015 // North American Insurance Alliance (NAIA), an agency alliance based in Rangeley, Maine, announced that Strategic Benefit & Insurance Advisors (SBIA) of Bedford, New Hampshire, has joined as a member agency. SBIA has...
N.H. to Examine Health Insurers’ Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage
Dec 1 2015 // New Hampshire’s Insurance Department is examining whether insurance companies are appropriately covering substance abuse services as required by law. The probe comes as New Hampshire seeks to expand treatment and...
New Hampshire Lawmakers Expected to Create Drug-Focused Task Force
Nov 17 2015 // New Hampshire state lawmakers are expected to create a task force aimed at tackling New Hampshire’s substance abuse crisis when they return to Concord, New Hampshire, on Wednesday for a special session. If all goes...
N.H. GOP Leaders Say Substance Abuse Proposals Need More Work
Nov 13 2015 // New Hampshire’s Republican lawmakers said they would rather create a legislative task force during a special session planned for next week to study some of Gov. Maggie Hassan’s proposals to combat the...
N.H. Insurance Department Hearing Examines Health Care Costs Trends
Nov 9 2015 // Health insurance premiums in New Hampshire increased relatively little for small and large businesses in 2014, while rates in the individual market went up significantly more, according to state-hired consultants. New...
New Hampshire Approves Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 5.9%
Oct 28 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced that it has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s advisory loss cost and rating values filling to be effective Jan. 1, 2016. The approved voluntary...
New Hampshire’s Bipartisan Summit Examines Coastal Flooding
Oct 26 2015 // Elected officials from 18 states — representing some 95,000 miles of coastline — gathered in New Hampshire on Saturday, Oct. 24, for a bipartisan summit on coastal flooding. Some of those who attended the...
New Hampshire’s HBL Group Joins North American Insurance Alliance
Sep 4 2015 // North American Insurance Alliance (NAIA), an agency alliance based in Rangeley, Maine, announced that HBL Group LLC of Barrington, New Hampshire, has joined the alliance as a member agency. HBL Group is owned by partners...
New Hampshire to Wind Down Med Mal JUA
Aug 17 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced on July 24 that following a court order, Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny has been officially named as receiver of the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint...
