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New Hampshire’s SAN Group Hires Stockwell

Nov 6 2018 // Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN), a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeastern U.S., has hired Jessica Stockwell as agency development field specialist.In this role,...

New Hampshire Restaurant Accused in Crash Death of Three Men Faces Trial

Oct 25 2018 // A Chinese restaurant in New Hampshire accused of over-serving alcohol to three men who later died in a 2016 crash is now on trial.Prosecutors argue 21-year-old Malachi Davis, 21-year-old Hunter Vars and 20-year-old Jack...

New Hampshire Insurance Company Trains Workers on Overdose Reversal Drug

Oct 18 2018 // Employees at one of New Hampshire’s community mental health centers are getting trained to administer overdose reversal drugs. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care on Friday held a training session for employees at Riverbend...

The Main Street America Group Promotes Waters in New Hampshire

Oct 8 2018 // The Main Street America Group, a Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered super-regional property and casualty insurance carrier, has promoted Jerry Waters to vice president and chief accounting officer, effective...

The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Elects Officers

Oct 1 2018 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc. (PIANH) has announced its officers for 2018-2019 at its annual meeting during the PIANH Symposium18, held at the 100 Club in Portsmouth, N.H. Lyle W. Fulkerson of...

New Hampshire’s Optisure Risk Partners Hires Needham

Sep 19 2018 // Optisure Risk Partners, based in Manchester, N.H., has hired Beth Needham as insurance operations manager and best practices leader. In this role, she will serve as a contributing member of the Optisure leadership team,...

New Hampshire Hotel Sued Over Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak

Sep 11 2018 // Two Massachusetts women are suing a New Hampshire hotel at the center of a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak.WMUR-TV reports that Louise Pare, of Gardner, Mass., and Celeste Billington, of Templeton, Mass., were...

New Hampshire’s Beals Insurance Agency Joins The Northern United Agents Alliance

Aug 23 2018 // Beals Insurance Agency LLC has joined the Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA) as a participating member.With offices in Bedford and Londonderry, N.H., Beals Insurance is a full-service independent insurance agency...

New Hampshire-Based Satellite Agency Network Group Hires Collins

Aug 23 2018 // Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN), a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Sondra Collins as a commercial lines placement specialist for its AccessPlus...

New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates May Decrease for Seventh Year in a Row

Aug 16 2018 // New Hampshire employers could pay less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year because of a filing that lowers the loss costs insurers use to develop prices.The National Council on Compensation Insurance...

New Hampshire Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Employer of $70K

Aug 13 2018 // A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to five years of probation for defrauding her Vermont employer of more than $70,000.The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 29-year-old Katie Stygles was sentenced after she pleaded...

New Hampshire Library Director Said Lightning Damage Was ‘Mindboggling’

Aug 7 2018 // The director of the Hopkinton Town Library in New Hampshire says damage caused by a lightning strike is “mindboggling.”Donna Dunlop said “almost the entire inventory” of books must be replaced...

Student Hit in Eye by Baseball Sues New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College

Jul 30 2018 // A Dartmouth College student who was seriously injured during baseball practice is suing the Ivy League school.In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Colton French said he was pitching to a batter in a narrow indoor area enclosed by...

New Hampshire Couple Claims Restaurant Over-Served Drunk Man in Assault

Jul 16 2018 // A New Hampshire couple has filed a lawsuit against a Portsmouth, N.H., restaurant saying it over-served an intoxicated patron who attacked the husband and gave him a concussion.The Portsmouth Herald reports the Vrettoses...

The MEMIC Group Promotes Pitts to Associate Underwriter in New Hampshire

Jul 13 2018 // To support continued growth within the New Hampshire market, Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has promoted Douglass Pitts to associate underwriter. Before joining The...

New Hampshire City Spends More Than $150K to Remove Computer Virus

Jul 2 2018 // Officials in a New Hampshire city say they spent more than $150,000 to remove a virus that affected the city’s entire computer system.The Portsmouth Herald reports Portsmouth Deputy City Manager Nancy Colbert Puff...

New Hampshire’s The Concord Group Adds Greene in Massachusetts

Jul 2 2018 // The Concord Group Insurance Companies, located in Concord, N.H., has added Sue Greene to its Massachusetts marketing team as a senior marketing representative. Greene spent the past 18 years with an insurance carrier in...

Energy Company Cited for 25 Safety Violations After Fatality at N.H. Plant

Jun 25 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EWP Renewable Corp., doing business as Springfield Power LLC, for 25 safety violations after an employee suffered fatal...

Northern New England Storms Leave Many Without Power, Spark Tornado

Jun 22 2018 // More than 10,000 people were still without power Tuesday, a day after strong winds and rain from storms in northern New England sparked a tornado in New Hampshire and razed a historic barn in Vermont.Monday...

More Employers Adopting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy for Marijuana Use

Jun 18 2018 // FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs.Those employers and many others are...