New Hampshire News

Will Gay Marriage Bring New Marketing Opportunities for Agents?

In business, change brings opportunity. And when it comes to states that have recently legalized gay marriage, some see a marketing opportunity in selling insurance products for wedded gay couples. The “gay market” in the United States is huge, according …

Obama Officials Say Health Plan Has Republican Ideas

Republicans should find things to like in President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plan because they were taken from Republican bills or have been advocated by Republicans, the president’s top healthcare reform officials said Thursday. In an opinion piece for The …

M&A Activity at Decade Lows

Leading into 2009, agencies were at a crossroads; uncertain of whether to sell, buy, or implement new or improved organic growth strategies. The path was uncertain, but it was widely believed that market, economic and political dynamics would impact and …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Livestock Mortality Insurance Market Detail: Chopra Insurance Brokerage Inc. offers an “all risks of mortality” …

IRS, States Target Employers’ Use of Independent Contractors

The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, The Associated Press has learned. The practice costs governments billions …

Man Sues State over New Hampshire Ice Storm Crash

A Massachusetts man has filed a lawsuit blaming the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and the town of Windham for a car crash during the massive December 2008 ice storm. Steven Ford of Lawrence, Mass., claims traffic lights had been …

New Hampshire Asks Court to Reconsider $110M MedMal Ruling

New Hampshire is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider rejecting its claim to $110 million in surplus from a fund that underwrites medical malpractice insurance. In a 3-2 decision last month, the court upheld policyholders’ claim they had a …

Couple Sues Massachusetts Hospital over Death of Children

The parents of two children whose aunt carried them onto a highway where all three were struck and killed, have sued a psychiatric hospital for allegedly failing to properly treat the woman’s mental illness. Ken and Danielle Lambert of Brentwood, …

N.H. Supreme Court: State Can’t Take Malpractice Reserves

New Hampshire’s highest court has ruled that state lawmakers cannot raid $110 million in reserves from the Joint Underwriting Association, which underwrites medical malpractice insurance in the state. The Supreme Court decision, released this morning, upholds a lower-court decision that …

People

Tina Preisig, senior vice president of managed care at Pennsylvania-based insurer PMA Cos., has been selected by the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center as one of the Workers’ Compensation Notable People for 2009. Preisig is a registered nurse with 30 …