Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
OceanPoint Acquires Christopher & Regan Insurance in Rhode Island
Jun 27 2017 // OceanPoint Insurance Agency has acquired Christopher & Regan Insurance of North Kingstown, R.I. The acquisition comes as OceanPoint Insurance has been seeking to expand its coverage in North Kingstown and South County,...
Rhode Island Insurance Agents Have New Coastal Insurance Market
May 24 2017 // Independent insurance agencies in Rhode Island have a new market for coastal homes – Spinnaker Insurance Company. Spinnaker’s New England distributor, Insurance Agency and Customer Service Company (IACSC) of...
Rhode Island’s Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Hires Hillberg
May 4 2017 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., an East Providence, R.I.-headquartered independent insurance agency and insurance brokerage, has hired Tim Hillberg as a commercial lines sales...
The Hilb Group Acquires Rhode Island’s Keough Kirby Associates
May 3 2017 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Keough Kirby Associates (KK) of Woonsocket, R.I. The transaction became effective April 1, 2017. As an established agency in New England, KK has been providing property and casualty,...
Restaurant Owner Sentenced for Setting Fire to His Rhode Island Business
May 1 2017 // A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for setting fire to his restaurant to collect nearly $1 million in insurance. The U.S. attorney’s office in Rhode Island says 51-year-old Daniel...
First Domestic Run-Off Insurance Carrier Granted License by Rhode Island
Mar 30 2017 // ProTucket Insurance Company has become the first Rhode Island domestic insurer to be formed specifically for providing run-off portfolio transfer solutions. The move has been made possible under new state legislation which...
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Doctor Pleads Guilty for Overprescribing Opioids
Mar 17 2017 // At Dr. Fathalla Mashali’s pain management clinics, the waiting rooms were often so packed with patients that people sat on the floor, leaned against walls and spilled into the hallways. That’s because, federal...
Rhode Island Attorney General Wants Uber, Lyft Drivers Fingerprinted
Mar 7 2017 // Rhode Island’s attorney general wants to start fingerprinting Uber and Lyft drivers, as well as traditional taxi cab drivers. The state last year adopted a new law that officially legalized ride-hailing app companies...
Rhode Island Family Hospitalized with Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Feb 21 2017 // A family of five from Rhode Island has been taken to the hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Smithfield Fire Chief Robert Seltzer says it appears the two adults and three children were overcome by carbon...
Rhode Island Chiropractic Office Sued for Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 8 2017 // An insurance company is suing a Providence, R.I., chiropractic office, alleging its owner falsified medical records to boost insurance claims and paid kickbacks to personal injury lawyers who referred clients. The...
Doctor Charged in Rhode Island with Pushing Painkiller, Receiving Kickbacks
Feb 6 2017 // A doctor has been indicted on charges accusing him of getting kickbacks on prescriptions of a highly addictive painkiller written for patients who didn’t need the drug. Jerrold Rosenberg, a pain specialist and...
Man Convicted of Burning Down His Rhode Island Restaurant to Collect Insurance
Feb 2 2017 // A Massachusetts man has been convicted of burning down a restaurant he owned in Rhode Island. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Daniel Saad was attempting to collect on a nearly $1 million insurance policy when he set...
Insurers Won’t Pay Boat Owner’s Claim in Rhode Island Lost-at-Sea Case
Feb 2 2017 // Insurers say they will not cover the loss of a boat owned by a Vermont man that sank off Rhode Island with his mother aboard. Nathan Carman and his mother, 54-year-old Linda Carman of Middletown, Connecticut, left on a...
USI Insurance Services Hires Callahan in Rhode Island Office
Feb 1 2017 // USI Insurance Services (USI), a local and national insurance brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in Valhalla, N.Y., has hired Christopher Callahan as vice president of the employee benefits practice for the...
Rhode Island Bill Would Require School Bus Seat Belts
Jan 9 2017 // A Rhode Island lawmaker has introduced legislation that would put seat belts in school buses. Coventry Republican Rep. Robert Nardolillo introduced the bill Friday to require a three-point seat belt for every passenger...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year
Dec 22 2016 // The R Street Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., has found that Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its...
Rhode Island Man Who Streamed Drive, Crashed Had Suspended License
Dec 5 2016 // Police say a Rhode Island man who streamed himself on Facebook Live driving 114 mph before crashing into a garbage truck and a concrete barrier was driving with a suspended license. State police say 20-year-old Onasi...
Drought Conditions and Low Water Supply Raise Fire Concerns in Rhode Island
Sep 28 2016 // Fire officials in Rhode Island say water sources that continue to dry up amid ongoing drought conditions in southern New England are raising safety concerns. Tiverton fire Capt. Bruce Reimels tells WLNE-TV the town has...
Treasurer of Rhode Island Charity Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $186K
Sep 19 2016 // The treasurer of a Rhode Island children’s charity has been sentenced to prison for stealing nearly $186,000 from the organization. U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha says Robert Lonardo, of Burrillville, was sentenced...
Court Rules Massachusetts Law Applies in Rhode Island Contamination Suit
Sep 19 2016 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Massachusetts law should apply in deciding whether Narragansett Electric Co. (NEC), a Rhode Island-based utilities provider, is entitled to insurance coverage for...
