Rhode Island auto insurance News

Rhode Island Bars Auto Insurers From Hiking Rates on Widows and Widowers

A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed. The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms of classification or rates beginning …

Rhode Island Gov. Signs Legislation Allowing Digital Proof of Auto Insurance

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has signed into law legislation allowing motorists in Rhode Island to use their smartphones to offer police proof they have auto insurance. The bills sponsored by Sen. William Conley Jr. and Rep. Gregg Amore allow …

Proposal to Allow Electronic Proof of Auto Insurance Advances in R.I.

A proposal to permit motorists to use smartphones or other mobile devices to show proof of auto insurance during a traffic stop is advancing in Rhode Island’s legislature. The state’s House Judiciary Committee approved two bills pertaining to the proposal …