Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rhode Island Grand Jury Indicts Former Beacon Mutual CEO
Oct 8 2010 // A Grand Jury has indicted the former head of Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer, charging him with stealing from Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. Attorney General Patrick Lynch said that Joseph...
FEMA, East Coast States Ready for Earl
Sep 2 2010 // As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to...
Rhode Island CPCU Society Elects Officers and Directors
Aug 13 2010 // The Rhode Island chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU) recently elected new directors and officers. New officers are President Mario A. Morales, of MetLife; President-Elect Calvin T....
Rhode Island Court Allows Cliff Walk Case To Proceed
Aug 2 2010 // Rhode Island’s Supreme Court has ruled that a man who became a quadriplegic when he fell from Newport’s Cliff Walk while on his honeymoon can move forward with his lawsuit. The city of Newport wanted to...
Lead Paint Companies Appeal Rhode Island Decision on Lawsuit Cost
Jul 21 2010 // Companies that sold lead-based paint have appealed a judge’s decision denying them reimbursement for the cost of defending themselves against a lawsuit from Rhode Island. Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein...
Rhode Island Court Allows Cliff Walk Case To Go On
Jul 16 2010 // Rhode Island’s Supreme Court has ruled that a man who became a quadriplegic when he fell from Newport’s Cliff Walk while on his honeymoon can move forward with his lawsuit. The city of Newport wanted to...
Rhode Island NAIW Elects New Officers
Jun 16 2010 // The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women has elected Kim Cabral as its new president. Other officers for the organization are Vice President Gail Marsigliano, Treasurer Debra A. Quinlivan and...
Former Vice President at Rhode Island Insurer Acquitted
Jun 7 2010 // A former executive at Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer was acquitted last month on a charge that he deceived state regulators about companies that were receiving discounted...
Lead Paint Firms Must Cover Own Costs in Rhode Island Suit
May 27 2010 // Three companies that sold lead-based paint and were sued by the state in a landmark case cannot recover money they spent defending themselves in the lawsuit, a judge has ruled. Rhode Island in February 2006 won a jury...
Former Vice President at Rhode Island Insurer Acquitted
May 24 2010 // A former executive at Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer was acquitted Friday on a charge that he deceived state regulators about companies that were receiving discounted premiums. Superior...
Rhode Island Offers Hearings for 1,500 Suspended Drivers
May 21 2010 // Hundreds of drivers who had their licenses suspended without being told why can keep driving until they get a hearing to resolve the issue, the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles said. The American Civil Liberties...
Rhode Island Man Sues DMV over License Suspension Notice
Apr 28 2010 // A Rhode Island man is suing the state Division of Motor Vehicles, saying the agency told him his license was being suspended but failed to give a valid reason. Gerald Carbone, of Warwick, says he received a notice last...
Rhode Island Officials Say Grants, Not Loans Needed for Floods
Apr 7 2010 // Several of Rhode Island’s elected officials said Monday they are pushing to secure federal grants instead of loans for hundreds of businesses trying to recover from the worst flooding in 200 years, although a week...
Business Moves
Mar 7 2010 // Keystone Insurers Group, Rowland, Rudd, Peel & Holland Pennsylvania-based Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) has added three more Kentucky agencies as partners. Those agencies are: Rowland Insurance Agency Inc., with...
PURE Expands High Value Home Coverage into Rhode Island
Feb 22 2010 // PURE Risk Management LLC is expanding its Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), a member-owned reciprocal insurer, to offer property/casualty insurance coverage on high value homes in Rhode Island. PURE will...
Settlement Reached in Rhode Island Beach Pollution Lawsuit
Jan 29 2010 // The town of Middletown, Rhode Island agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused it of polluting prized state beaches by illegally discharging millions of gallons of sewage-laced wastewater. The town, located just north of...
Rhode Island Lawmaker Wants to Ban Phone Use while Driving
Jan 22 2010 // A Rhode Island lawmaker is renewing his push to ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. Pawtucket Democrat Peter Kilmartin introduced a bill Tuesday that bans drivers and bicyclists from using...
Broad Powers for Proposed Rhode Island Workers’ Comp Unit
Jan 20 2010 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has proposed reassigning investigators to probe workers’ compensation fraud but giving them far broader powers to prevent the misuse of state government funds. The proposal was...
Special Reuters Report: America’s Route to Recovery
Dec 29 2009 // When Bob Hagan was a boy in Youngstown, Ohio, people equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city. After graduating from high school...
Narragansett Bay Gets R.I. Renewal Rights from Quincy Mutual
Dec 22 2009 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. will begin offering homeowners coverage to Rhode Island policyholders of Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co. as part of a renewal right agreement between the two insurers. Narragansett Bay will...
