New Hampshire News

Kan. Insurance Commissioner Praeger Elected NAIC President

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected 2008 officers during their meeting in Houston.. The newly elected officers will assume their duties following the completion of the NAIC Winter National Meeting. * President: Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy …

Alabama Senator: English Only Driver Test Will Improve Highway Safety

An Alabama state senator who is vice chairman of a panel studying immigration issues in Alabama said Monday he will introduce legislation to require the state driver’s license exam be given in English only. The legislation from Sen. Scott Beason, …

Progressive Adding Second Mass. Auto License

A second major carrier has begun making inroads to the soon-to-be-deregulated Bay State auto insurance market, although it has stopped short of saying it will sell Massachusetts personal auto policies in 2008. The Mayfield, Ohio-based Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, …

N.H. Jury Finds Bike Week Organizers Not Liable in Accident

A New Hampshire jury has found that the organizers of Laconia’s Bike Week are not responsible for the injuries of two pedestrians who were hit by a motorycle during the 2004 motorcycle festival. Denise Cole and Valerie Lennon, who had …

Maine’s Northeast Bank Finalizes Deal for Spence & Mathews

Spence & Mathews Insurance is the latest insurance agency to join Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maine-based Northeast Bank. Founded in 1935, Spence & Mathews has 16 employees located in two offices, in Berwick, Maine and …

New Markets

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Business Moves

INAMAR, ACE Recreational Marine ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, announced that INAMAR, its marine marketing and underwriting division, will now be known as ACE Recreational Marine Insurance. This change in brand name …

Declarations

Getting Underway “Even though competition is just getting under way and Massachusetts drivers will realize significant savings now, many more benefits will evolve over time, as new companies enter the market, new products are introduced and companies fight for market …

N.H. Firm High-tech Helmet Tracks Sports, Military Brain Injuries

A high-tech helmet invented by a New Hampshire company is helping football teams and the military learn more about head injuries. The helmet and sensors created by research-and-development company Simbex LLC in Lebanon, N.H., measures and records the force of …

New Markets

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