Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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13 Workers from a New Hampshire Company Treated at Hospital After Chemical Incident
Nov 22 2019 // Authorities say 13 people from a New Hampshire company were taken to hospitals and more than 50 others were evacuated after being exposed to a chemical. The incident at Fluid Air, a subsidiary of Spraying Systems Co., in...
Insurer Asks Court to Divide Money After New Hampshire Crash That Killed Seven
Nov 19 2019 // An insurer for a trucking company involved in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists is asking a judge to divide liability payments among victims and their families. The Boston Globe reports that Pilgrim Insurance Co....
New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty to Demanding Money for Fake Illnesses
Nov 18 2019 // A New Hampshire woman has pleaded guilty to sending 12 letters demanding nearly $400,000 in compensation from restaurants and food companies after producing fake medical records saying she became seriously ill after eating...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for New Hampshire’s Concord Group
Sep 27 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (ICRs) of a+ for New Hampshire-based Concord...
Man Injured After Wall Collapses in New Hampshire Construction Accident
Sep 26 2019 // New Hampshire officials say a man was seriously injured after being pinned under a concrete wall in a construction accident. WMUR-TV reports Pelham fire and police officials were able to dig the unidentified man out by...
New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates Decrease for Eighth Year in a Row
Aug 29 2019 // New Hampshire employers will pay less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year because of an approved filing that lowers the loss costs insurers use to develop prices. The New Hampshire Insurance...
New Hampshire’s Brownell Insurance Center Joins NAIA
Aug 28 2019 // Brownell Insurance Center Inc., of Londonderry and Hampton, N.H., has joined agency aggregator NAIA. This latest addition brings the total membership of NAIA to 77 agencies with 137 locations. In addition to aggregation of...
Insurer Not Responsible for Workers’ Comp Claim Due to Overdose Death
Aug 26 2019 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) denying an estate’s request that its insurer pay workers’ compensation benefits to the estate as a...
Alera Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Landmark Benefits
Jul 24 2019 // Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency based in Deerfield, Ill., has acquired Landmark Benefits Inc., effective July 1, 2019. Landmark, located in Windham, N.H., is an employee benefits broker providing...
New Hampshire Committee to Consider Tough Water Standards for Chemicals
Jul 19 2019 // A New Hampshire legislative committee will consider a proposal to create some of the nation’s toughest drinking water standards for a class of toxic chemicals that have caused widespread contamination in the...
Report: California Wildfires Will Get Worse, Blame Climate Change
Jul 18 2019 // Hot, dry weather in California has resulted in a dramatic increase in wildfires. It will get worse – and you can blame climate change, according to a new report out. The report, Observed impacts of anthropogenic climate...
Pie Insurance Begins Providing Workers’ Comp Insurance in New Hampshire
Jul 17 2019 // Pie Insurance has begun providing workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in New Hampshire. It simultaneously announced that it has begun providing workers’ comp insurance in Mississippi, Utah and...
Towns Raising Concerns About New Hampshire PFAS Standards
Jul 9 2019 // Groups representing municipalities and businesses are trying to put the brakes on New Hampshire’s efforts to impose some of the nation’s toughest drinking water standards for a class of toxic chemicals that...
Company in Fatal Biker Crash in New Hampshire Has History of Violations
Jun 28 2019 // The company that employed a Ukrainian-born truck driver whose collision with motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead has a history of violations including mechanical problems and drug-related infractions. Volodymyr...
Official Says Driver in New Hampshire Motorcycle Wreck Should’ve Lost License
Jun 27 2019 // The head of the Massachusetts motor vehicle division has resigned for failing to terminate the commercial driving license of man whose collision with a group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead. Volodymyr...
New Hampshire’s SAN Group Hires Gray as Commercial Lines Placement Specialist
Jun 21 2019 // Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN), a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Kathy Gray as commercial lines placement specialist. Gray, a licensed broker and...
New Hampshire Government Contractor Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
Jun 7 2019 // A New Hampshire company that contracted with the U.S. Department of Defense to purchase mats to absorb hazardous materials has pleaded guilty to making false statements. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Enco...
New Hampshire Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Chemical Companies
May 31 2019 // New Hampshire has sued eight companies including 3M and the DuPont Co. for damage it says has been caused by a class of potentially toxic chemicals found in pizza boxes, fast-food wrappers and drinking water. The...
New Hampshire Governor Signs Workplace Safety Bill
May 22 2019 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu was surrounded by the family of a deceased highway department worker as he signed a bill aimed at improving workplace safety for New Hampshire’s public sector employees. Tom...
New Hampshire Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Slain Millionaire’s Residency
May 14 2019 // A judge in New Hampshire dismissed a lawsuit Friday against a man relatives say killed his millionaire grandfather for inheritance money, saying the slain grandfather was not a resident of the state. Judge David King said...
