Latest Rhode Island Headlines
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A.I.M. Mutual Expands Coverage Territory to Rhode Island
Feb 5 2021 // A.I.M. Mutual has expanded its coverage territory to Rhode Island. The company, a monoline workers’ compensation carrier based in Massachusetts, was licensed in the Ocean State effective February 1. With the addition...
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Rhode Island Man Injured in Moped Crash
Jan 20 2021 // Guardians of a Rhode Island moped driver who was sent into a coma with a head injury after he crashed while being followed closely by a Providence police cruiser filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf alleging brutality and...
Acrobats Hurt in Rhode Island Circus Accident Reach $52.5M Settlement
Dec 30 2020 // Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and...
Rhode Island’s Providence Mutual Appoints Streton as President, CEO-Elect
Dec 28 2020 // Providence Mutual, a Warwick, R.I.-based mutual property/casualty insurance company, has appointed Michele Streton, former vice president and chief operating officer for Personal Lines at Hanover Group, as the...
Rhode Island Climate Change Suit Remains in State Court
Nov 2 2020 // A lawsuit filed by the state of Rhode Island against 21 fossil fuel companies seeking damages for the impacts of climate change will be allowed to proceed in state court, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision...
Rhode Island Fines, Closes Four Bars Over Alleged COVID Violations
Oct 26 2020 // Rhode Island has fined and temporarily shut down four more bars over alleged violations of state rules meant to control the spread of the coronavirus, state health officials said Friday. State inspectors found various...
Ex-Law Firm Employee in Rhode Island Charged with Embezzling Almost $750K
Sep 14 2020 // A former bookkeeper for a Rhode Island law firm has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to the embezzlement of nearly three-quarters of a million dollars from her employer, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Sarah...
Roundup of New England COVID-19 Developments
Aug 31 2020 // Public health officials in Vermont said the state is considering becoming the second state to mandate flu shots as a way to ease the burden of influenza amid the coronavirus pandemic. Vermont Health Commissioner Mark...
Metal Shredder to Pay $875K to Settle Rhode Island Air Pollution Claims
Aug 14 2020 // A company that shreds scrap metal has agreed to pay the largest fine ever imposed under Rhode Island’s air pollution rules. Under a legal settlement announced Wednesday, Sims Metal Management will pay $875,000 and...
Former Owner of Cleaning Company Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 14 2020 // The former owner of a Massachusetts cleaning company has been charged with wage theft and workers’ compensation insurance fraud, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced. Marcello Pompa, of Saugus,...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Rhode Island’s Bentsen Combies Insurance
Jul 9 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Bentsen Combies Insurance Inc. of East Greenwich, R.I., on June 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Bentsen Combies is an independent insurance agency...
Rhode Island Hosts Forums for Businesses Planning to Reopen
May 28 2020 // State officials have planned a series of virtual forums this week for the owners and operators businesses that will be allowed to reopen next week as Rhode Island’s economic restart continues. The forums being hosted...
Rhode Island’s Lathrop Insurance Named Newest Member of Renaissance Alliance
May 21 2020 // Lathrop Insurance Inc., a full-service independent insurance agency located in Westerly, R.I., has been named as the newest member of Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services. Established in 1939 by Francis Lathrop Sr.,...
DeCotis Specialty Insurance Hires Bergstrom as a Broker Based in Rhode Island
May 12 2020 // DeCotis Specialty Insurance has hired Jessica Bergstrom as a broker based in its Providence, R.I., office. Bergstrom has more than 20 years of experience as an underwriter in both standard and surplus lines markets. In her...
The Hilb Group Hires Tarmey as a Producer in Rhode Island
Apr 21 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired a book of business from CBIZ Inc. and hired Business Unit President Peter Tarmey as a producer. The transaction became effective April 1, 2020. Based in Cranston, R.I., Tarmey will...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Rhode Island’s Mazzotta Insurance Agency
Apr 2 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Mazzotta Insurance Agency of Providence, R.I., on March 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since 1968, Mazzotta Insurance Agency has been a family-run...
A.M. Best Downgrades Rhode Island’s Providence Mutual
Mar 24 2020 // The Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has been dealt a financial strength rating downgrade from A.M. Best. A.M. Best said its decision to downgrade the insurer’s financial strength rating to “B++”...
Mercier and Kosinski Insurance Joins Rhode Island’s Thompson Insurance Group
Mar 12 2020 // Mercier and Kosinski Insurance Inc. (MKI) has joined the Thompson Insurance Group to provide its customers with greater access to insurance companies, improved technology and additional insurance services. As a...
The Hilb Group Acquires Assets of Rhode Island’s D.F. Dwyer & Associates
Feb 28 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired certain assets of Rhode Island-based D. F. Dwyer & Associates LLC (DFD). The transaction became effective February 1, 2020. Based in Newport, R.I., DFD provides a full range of...
Harsh Sentence Sought for Rhode Island Woman Who Took $5M from Loved Ones
Feb 12 2020 // A Rhode Island woman who cheated relatives, her closest friends and her husband’s firefighting colleagues out of nearly $5 million to fund a lavish lifestyle should face the harshest sentence possible, federal...
