Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Investor Group Has Plans for 157-Year-Old Pawtucket Mutual
May 9 2005 // A former Liberty Mutual executive and three other investors have been given the green light by Rhode Island officials to pick up the pieces left behind by Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Company and Narragansett Bay Insurance...
Nixon Peabody Works with Providence Insurance Managers in Purchase of Pawtucket Mutual
Apr 19 2005 // Providence Insurance Managers LLC, an investor group whose shareholders include insurance and investment professionals, has been chosen as the successful bidder to acquire Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Company and its...
R.I. Lawmakers Eye Identity Theft Penalties
Apr 12 2005 // Rhode Island Rep. Al Gemma (D-Dist. 20, Warwick) wants to establish strict standards for identity theft protection and penalties for its violation. A bill he has filed will be heard today before the House Committee on...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Submits Road Safety Package
Mar 31 2005 // Governor Donald L. Carcieri has submitted a package of legislative proposals that seeks to make Rhode Island’s roadways safer by targeting drunk drivers, aggressive drivers, and drivers who do not wear their safety...
R.I. Suit Against Lead Paint Manufacturers Delayed
Mar 22 2005 // Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry has been postponed until Sept. 7, to give former lead company attorneys more time to depose parents or guardians of lead-poisoned children. The case was...
R.I. Bill on Insurance Late Fees Advances
Mar 11 2005 // Sen. William A. Walaska (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) says he understands the vagaries of the U.S. postal system – how a letter that usually takes three days to get somewhere sometimes takes five; how a letter mailed on a...
LAWMAKER SEEKS MED-MAL RATE CONTROLS:
Mar 7 2005 // Rhode Island Rep. Fausto C. Anguilla (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) has introduced legislation aimed at reining in rising malpractice insurance premiums. His bill, the Fair Insurance Act of 2005, would prohibit insurers...
R.I. Judge Orders Nightclub Owners Pay Workers’ Comp Benefits to Families of Employees Killed in Fire
Mar 4 2005 // Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court Judge Bruce Q. Morin has ordered the owners of the West Warwick nightclub The Station to pay lost wages and funeral expenses to the families of four employees who were among...
Feds Urge Improved Fire Safety at Nation’s Nightclubs in Report on 2003 Deadly Fire in R.I.
Mar 3 2005 // The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has called on the organizations that develop building and fire safety codes, standards and practices—and the state and local agencies that...
R.I. State Senate Bills Seek to Spur Competition in Health Insurance Market
Feb 22 2005 // Saying that a competitive insurance market is critical to making health insurance more affordable for Rhode Island consumers and businesses, Sen. Marc A. Cote has introduced a package of legislation aimed at attracting...
R.I. Lawmaker Seeks Med-Mal Rate Controls
Feb 14 2005 // Rhode Island Rep. Fausto C. Anguilla (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) has introduced legislation aimed at reining in high and rising malpractice insurance premiums. His bill, the Fair Insurance Act of 2005, would prohibit...
R.I. APPROVES 20% WORKERS’ COMP CUT:
Jan 24 2005 // Average loss costs for workers’ compensation insurers adopting figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance in Rhode Island are going down 20.2 percent following an order by the Department of Business...
R.I. Blue Cross Settles Lawsuits for Nearly $18 Million
Jan 17 2005 // Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will pay $17.5 million to settle a pair of lawsuits accusing it of bilking subscribers by failing to pass along discounts negotiated for prescription drugs and health...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Nominates Medicaid-HMO Exec Koller as State’s First Health Insurance Chief
Jan 13 2005 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has nominated Christopher Koller, chief executive officer of an HMO that serves primarily Medicaid recipients, to serve as the state’s first health insurance commissioner. The General...
R.I. Gov. to Replace Business Regulator McConaghy
Jan 10 2005 // Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri will oust Department of Business Regulation director Marilyn Shannon McConaghy and two other officials, following widespread criticism of the department’s oversight of Blue Cross &...
R.I. Approves 20% Cut in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs
Jan 9 2005 // Average loss costs for workers’ compensation insurers adopting figures from the National Council on Compensation Insurance in Rhode Island are going down 20.2 percent following an order by the Department of Business...
Mass. Gay Couple Seeks Benefits in R.I.
Jan 4 2005 // The Tiverton Rhode Island School Committee has asked a Superior Court judge whether it can extend health care coverage to the same-sex spouse of a retired high school teacher. Cheryl McCullough, who worked as a health...
R.I. NIGHTCLUB SUITS JOINED:
Jan 3 2005 // The civil suits stemming from The Station nightclub fire were consolidated last month under a complaint filed by 240 plaintiffs that names 47 defendants. U.S. District Judge Ronald Lagueux said the consolidation will help...
From Maine to Virginia … What Happened in 2004
Dec 20 2004 // Leaving aside the insurance brokerage compensation investigations, the World Trade Center trial, the St. Paul-Travelers merger and the UnumProvident settlement, all of which have their roots in this region but grew to...
R.I. EYES INSPECTION IMMUNITY:
Dec 6 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) filed a motion for permission to file an amicus brief with the Rhode Island District Court to challenge the potential expansion of the state’s statute...
