Latest Rhode Island Headlines
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Top Execs at R.I.’s Beacon Mutual Axed; Governor Removes 2 Directors
Apr 20 2006 // Making good on his warning, Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri officially acted to remove two directors from the board of directors of the Beacon Mutual Insurance Company after the steps taken by management fell...
Citing ‘Broken Promises,’ Paint Firms Seek New Trial in R.I.
Apr 20 2006 // Claiming the verdict involved a series of “broken promises by the state which resulted in a flawed trial and an erroneous verdict,” three defendants in the Rhode Island lead pigment case have asked the court to...
Hanover Names Leonelli for VP for Conn., R.I.
Apr 17 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has named Daniel J. Leonelli, regional vice president for commercial lines for the company’s Connecticut and Rhode Island territory. Leonelli will work out of the The Hanover’s...
Jobs and more on the line in R.I. as Beacon Mutual-Carcieri political saga enters critical period
Apr 17 2006 // Executives at Rhode Island’s largest workers compensation carrier, Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., figure they could be looking for new jobs as early as June if Governor Donald Carcieri gets his way. They expect that if...
R.I.’s Beacon Mutual Hit for Cozy Culture Favoring Insiders, Big Accounts and Elite Agents
Apr 13 2006 // Rhode Island’s largest workers compensation carrier, Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., has engaged in a pattern of favoritism benefiting select clients and agents; won and retained employer accounts by cheating on pricing...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Demands ‘Complete Management Overhaul’ at Beacon Mutual
Apr 13 2006 // A day after a committee chaired by former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Almond issued a report highly critical of Beacon Mutual, current Governor Donald L. Carcieri is demanding that the chief executive officer and vice...
R.I.’s Beacon Mutual CEO Expects to Lose Job If Carcieri Wins Battle; Giuliani Report Out Today
Apr 12 2006 // The chief executive of Rhode Island’s largest workers compensation carrier, Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., figures he could be looking for a new job as early as June if Governor Donald Carcieri gets his way. CEO Joseph...
Chamber Argues Against Contingent Fees in R.I. Lead Paint Case
Apr 4 2006 // The U.S. Chamber today urged the Supreme Court of Rhode Island to end the practice of allowing private attorneys to litigate on behalf of state governments under contingency fee agreements. “A state’s...
R.I. to Hear 28% Beacon Mutual Rate Cut at May 11 Hearing
Mar 21 2006 // The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation will hold a public hearing on May 11, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the DBR regarding the proposed loss costs rate filing of Beacon Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s...
INSURERS MOVE TO LIMIT R.I. LEAD CLEANUP COSTS
Mar 20 2006 // Insurers for three former lead paint manufacturers are seeking to limit insurance policies held by the paint companies. Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London filed the lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court last month...
R.I. Fire Marshal Says Most Nightclubs Meet Code; Reporting Changes Sought
Mar 20 2006 // Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri today publicly released an updated report on the status of compliance with the new fire codes indicating that a majority (99) of nightclubs throughout the state are currently in...
Citizens Financial banks on ‘not your typical’ insurance agency sale
Mar 20 2006 // Not Your Typical Bank,” the slogan used by Citizens Financial Group in its consumer ads, seems to apply to the bank’s latest move, the selling off of its respected insurance agencies. It is not a typical sale....
Court Kills R.I. Subpoena of Beacon Mutual Files
Mar 10 2006 // A Rhode Island Superior Court has blocked a subpoena for computer files sought by state officials as part of their audit of Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. Beacon Mutual succeeded in convincing the court that the subpoena...
R.I. Governor Wants Health Insurers to Pay for Anti-Smoking Programs
Mar 8 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri said he hopes to force health insurance companies pay for an anti-smoking program he wants to cut from the state budget. Carcieri’s proposed budget would eliminate the state’s...
Beacon Mutual Refuses to Turn over Computer Records to R.I. Auditors
Mar 6 2006 // Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, refused to let state auditors copy its computer records Friday, a decision which could spark a court showdown. The state has been...
Citizens Bank Selling Insurance Agencies to Hub International
Mar 1 2006 // Citizens Financial Group is selling its considerable insurance agency businesses to Hub International Limited in a deal that includes a strategic alliance between the two for future sales and marketing. Hub will purchase...
R.I. Judge Rules Out Punitive Damages in Lead Paint Decision
Feb 28 2006 // Former manufacturers of lead paint found liable last week by a Rhode Island jury for poisoning of children will have to pay to clean up properties with the contaminated paint but will not face punitive damages. Rhode...
R.I. Jury Holds Lead Paint Makers Liable for Child Poisoning
Feb 22 2006 // A Rhode Island Superior Court jury has found three former lead paint manufacturers responsible for poisoning children in a lawsuit that could cost the manufacturers millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit was the first...
No Decision Yet in R.I. Lead Paint Case
Feb 21 2006 // A week after beginning deliberations in Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against former makers of lead paint and pigment, jurors have still not reached a verdict. The jury met for about four hours Monday afternoon...
R.I.’s Beacon Review to be Headed by Former N.Y. City Mayor Giuilani’s Firm
Feb 16 2006 // Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln C. Almond, who heads a review committee named by The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company, announced that Giuliani Safety & Security, a management consulting firm headed by former New...
