Latest New Hampshire Headlines

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Main Street America Group Expands Private Passenger Auto Coverage to Conn., N.H.

May 19 2016 // The Main Street America Group has expanded its private passenger auto insurance program to Connecticut and New Hampshire.Highlights of the Main Street Protection Auto program, which was first launched in South Carolina and...

New Hampshire’s Opioid Crisis Adds Urgency to Drug Prevention Education

May 18 2016 // As New Hampshire considers mandatory drug prevention education in all grades, the state’s opioid crisis has heightened the sense of urgency for existing programs that largely target teens.A proposal to require at...

U.S. Top Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal of $236M Verdict in N.H. Pollution Case

May 16 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s appeal of a $236 million judgment against the oil company in a case brought by the state of New Hampshire over groundwater contamination linked to a...

NCCI Sees Stable Trends in New England

May 2 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance says it is seeing generally stable trends in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — five New England states where NCCI serves as a licensed rating...

People – East

May 2 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) announced that president and CEO Richard Poppa will retire at the end of 2016 after leading the association for 20 years.Poppa has served as IIABNY’s...

New Hampshire Offers Lost Life Policy Locator Service to Residents

Apr 29 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has created a lost life policy locator service to assist Granite State residents and their families in locating life policies and annuity contracts that have been purchased in the...

NCCI Sees Stable Trends in New England

Apr 28 2016 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance says it is seeing generally stable trends in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — five New England states where NCCI serves as a licensed rating and...

New Hampshire’s Minkler Honored With Big ‘I’ Woodworth Memorial Award

Apr 21 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America has awarded Tom Minkler with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its members, during the annual Big “I”...

The Hilb Group Acquires Clark-Mortenson Insurance in New Hampshire

Apr 12 2016 // The Hilb Group, a middle market insurance agency based in Richmond, Virginia, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Clark-Mortenson Insurance, a New Hampshire-based insurance and financial services agency. The terms of...

New Hampshire, Maine Monitoring Struggling Health Insurance Co-Op

Mar 22 2016 // New Hampshire insurance regulators are working with their counterparts in Maine to monitor a financially struggling health insurance cooperative that serves both states.Community Health Options, based in Lewiston, Maine,...

N.H. Report Recommends More Planning Against Coastal Hazards

Mar 21 2016 // A report says New Hampshire’s coastal communities’ exposure to future flood risks is significant, and now’s the time to plan to minimize that.The New Hampshire Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission spent 2...

New Hampshire House Approves Bill Aimed at Regulating Uber

Mar 15 2016 // The New Hampshire House is giving initial approval to a bill that would regulate drivers of Uber and other ridesharing services in the state.Some taxi companies complain the service is not subject to the same strict...

N.H. Insurance Department Revamps Health Care Cost Comparison Site

Mar 4 2016 // New Hampshire consumers can now compare prices on dental care and prescription drugs in addition to medical procedures through a state government website designed to help them save money on health care costs.The New...

SAN Group Hires Cassell as Regional VP for New Hampshire, Maine

Feb 29 2016 // Jim Cassell Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent property/casualty insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Jim Cassell as regional vice president for New Hampshire and Maine. In this...

Feds Want Circus Operator Fined for Fatal Tent Collapse in N.H.

Feb 22 2016 // Federal safety officials have proposed more than $33,000 in fines against a Florida-based circus operator for a tent collapse that killed two people and injured dozens in New Hampshire.Robert Young, 41, and his 6-year-old...

N.H. Group Gets Update on Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage

Feb 22 2016 // An initial review of whether health insurance companies are appropriately covering substance abuse treatment in New Hampshire shows significant differences in how often claims are denied, but experts identified problems...

Wal-Mart Ordered to Pay New Hampshire Pharmacist $31M in Bias Case

Jan 29 2016 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc was ordered by a federal jury in New Hampshire to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who claimed she was fired because of her gender and in retaliation for complaining about safety conditions.The...

New Hampshire’s Raffle Law Takes Effect

Jan 15 2016 // New Hampshire’s new law removing the monetary cap on prize values at promotional raffles and other similar events conducted by insurance producers went into effect this month.H.B.171 (“An Act relative to...

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Licensed in New Hampshire

Dec 16 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC) received a certificate of authority from the New...

NAIA Adds Strategic Benefit & Insurance Advisors as Member Agency in N.H.

Dec 4 2015 // North American Insurance Alliance (NAIA), an agency alliance based in Rangeley, Maine, announced that Strategic Benefit & Insurance Advisors (SBIA) of Bedford, New Hampshire, has joined as a member agency. SBIA has...