New Hampshire News

After 20-Year Hiatus, Peerless Sells First Massachusetts Auto Policy

Keene, N.H.-based Peerless Insurance said it has issued its first Massachusetts personal auto insurance policy in more than 20 years. The company, part of Liberty Mutual Group, first announced in November it would re-enter the Massachusetts personal auto insurance market …

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. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services Inc. …

Best Affirms Am Trust Group Ratings; Revises Outlook to Positive

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the New York-based AmTrust Group. The ratings also “apply to AmTrust International Insurance, Ltd. (AII) (Bermuda), Technology Insurance Company, …

Privacy Lawsuits Against Maine Grocer Consolidated by Federal Court

More than 20 lawsuits stemming from a massive security breach of Hannaford Bros. Co.’s computer system have been consolidated and assigned to a federal court in Maine. The case will be heard by U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby in …

N.H. Chief Justice Hopes to Open Business Court This Year

New Hampshire’s chief justice is praising a new law that allows the state to create a business court and he’s hoping to have the new court operating this year. The court would handle only complaints between businesses and would not …

New Hampshire Crash Caused by Boyfriend Punching Driver

Police say a woman crashed her car in Manchester, New Hampshire after being punched in the face and torso by her boyfriend while she was driving. The woman told police she was driving her boyfriend of work Thursday morning when …

Hanover Extends School Insurance Program to 4 More States

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has extended the reach of its schools program, called Avenues Education Advantage, to its independent agents in Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, and Virginia. The program offers specialized protection for private schools, colleges and small public schools. …

Business Moves

Main Street America, Great Lakes Casualty The Main Street America Group, a regional property/casualty insurer based in Jacksonville, Fla. that writes business up and down the East Coast, is expanding to the Midwest. The insurer said it has agreed to …

People

Specialty Insurance Managers Inc. CEO Frank R. Berry and President Diana G. Berry are retiring. The Austin, Texas-based managing general agency chose to perpetuate by passing the leadership of the firm to Mike Berry, chairman and CEO; Sherri Hendricks, president; …

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. Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has a team dedicated to energy accounts. They have the …