Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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New Hampshire Senate Delays Workers’ Compensation Reform Deal
Mar 27 2015 // New Hampshire state senators have pushed off a deal to reform New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation insurance laws. The chamber voted Thursday to send a tentative deal, which would’ve given providers...
N.H. Senate Committee Not Backing Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule
Mar 23 2015 // A key policy committee in the New Hampshire Senate is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business...
N.H. Issues Guidance on Producer Compensation
Mar 23 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department recently issued a bulletin on permissible forms of insurance producer compensation. “We had received inquiries from producers and wanted to provide helpful guidance for...
New Hampshire Residents Warned About Spring Flooding
Mar 17 2015 // As spring approaches, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan is encouraging state residents to take precautions to protect their families and homes from flooding. In the last 10 years, there have been 10 federal disaster...
N.H. Issues Guidance on Permissible Forms of Producer Compensation
Mar 6 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department recently issued a bulletin on permissible forms of insurance producer compensation. “We had received inquiries from producers and wanted to provide helpful guidance for...
N.H. Lawmakers Work to Tackle High Workers’ Comp Costs
Feb 23 2015 // If a worker in New Hampshire gets hurt on the job, an anesthetic injection can cost $763 under a workers’ compensation claim, compared to $298 for non-work related injuries. Surgical treatment for tendinitis in the...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Hires Bedaw as Senior Field Rep in N.H.
Feb 18 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies recently hired Connie Bedaw as senior field representative to address targeted growth in New England. She will be affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway GUARD’s office in...
Few Claims Reported From Winter Storm Juno
Feb 9 2015 // Winter Storm Juno – a blizzard that swept through the Northeast during the last week of January and brought record and near-record snowfalls and high winds – has resulted in relatively few insurance claims so...
Few Claims Reported From Winter Storm Juno
Feb 2 2015 // Winter Storm Juno — a blizzard that swept through the Northeast during the last week of January and brought record and near-record snowfalls and high winds — has resulted in relatively few insurance claims so...
AIR Worldwide Reports on This Week’s Northeast Blizzard
Jan 29 2015 // A blizzard in the Northeast this week primarily impacted eastern Long Island in New York, southeastern Connecticut, Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the islands, New Hampshire, and Maine, with record...
SAN Group Hires 2 Agency Development Field Specialists in N.H.
Jan 26 2015 // Lynn Marcou Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent property/casualty insurance agencies in the Northeast, recently hired Lynn Marcou and David Collins as agency development field specialists...
Report Calls for More Study of N.H. Workers’ Comp Costs
Jan 12 2015 // A governor’s commission aimed at addressing New Hampshire’s high workers’ compensation costs recommended no significant changes to state laws in a new report and instead suggested gathering more data and...
Clark Insurance Adds 2 Account Managers in Portland, Maine, Office
Dec 30 2014 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, has hired two new employees in its Portland, Maine, office. Angela Duran has joined the Personal Insurance Department...
Federal Report Shows New Hampshire Hospitals Reduced Errors
Dec 28 2014 // New Hampshire hospitals are making progress in reducing both errors and unnecessary readmissions, according to new federal data. The federal Department of Health and Human Services released a report this month estimating...
Report Calls for More Study of N.H. Workers’ Comp Costs
Dec 23 2014 // A governor’s commission aimed at addressing New Hampshire’s high workers’ compensation costs recommended no significant changes to state laws in a new report and instead suggested gathering more data and...
Aspen Insurance Agency Announces New Hires in N.H.
Dec 18 2014 // Aspen Insurance Agency in Manchester, New Hampshire, has hired two additional staff members. Lyndsay Lee has joined the agency as commercial marketing representative. Lee brings seven years of insurance industry experience...
N.H. Liquor Commission Ramps Up Efforts to Prevent Drunken Driving
Dec 15 2014 // The New Hampshire Liquor Commission is ramping up efforts to prevent drunken driving during the holiday season by increasing undercover monitoring of establishments serving alcohol and partnering with the state police to...
Clark Insurance Announces 2 Appointments in Maine
Dec 12 2014 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, announced two appointments in its Portland, Maine, office. Tammy Volock has been named controller at Clark Insurance....
Nicolopoulos Named to Lead N.H. Association of Insurance Agents
Dec 4 2014 // Christopher Nicolopoulos The New Hampshire Association of Insurance Agents (NHAIA) announced Christopher Nicolopoulos has been named president and chief executive officer of the organization effective Dec. 1. Nicolopoulos...
N.H. Officials Remind Residents to Take Care of Fuel Storage Tanks
Dec 2 2014 // The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued a public service announcement reminding residents that snow and ice can damage outdoor heating oil/propane/natural gas tanks, and the piping connecting the tank...
