New England News

Few Employers in New England Plan to Drop Health Insurance: Survey

A new survey says few employers plan to drop health insurance following the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — but most do plan to take steps to control costs. According to a survey of …

Massachusetts-Based Arbella Insurance Appoints New Hampshire Director

Arbella Insurance Group, a Quincy, Mass.-based provider of business and personal insurance for the New England region, hired Robin Maddox as territory manager for the state of New Hampshire. Maddox previously worked as the New Hampshire regional director for Cincinnati …

O’Brien Joins Aon as Upstate New York, New England Resident Sales Director

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., announced that Philip O’Brien has been appointed resident sales director of the New England and upstate New York region. He is responsible for business development as well as providing …

New England Coast Weathers Irene; Inland Flooding, Power Outages Major Concerns

As Tropical Storm Irene churned up the eastern seaboard it left many of New England’s coastal states relatively unscathed, while inflicting some of the worst damage on landlocked Vermont, where severe flooding is now a grave concern. Vermont, the furthest …

Irene Floods Northeast; Manhattan Spared Worst

Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the northeastern United States, where driving rain and flood tides inundated homes and cut power to millions. On its march …