Latest New Hampshire Headlines

All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.

U.S. Appeals Court Revives Suit in N.H. School’s Missing Policy Case

Jun 2 2015 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has revived a New Hampshire private school’s lawsuit seeking to prove that it is still covered by an insurance policy from almost 50 years ago even though there are no...

N.H. Budget Writers Uphold Changes to Public Risk Pool Oversight

May 29 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office plans to continue fighting a proposal in the Senate’s budget that takes away its authority to monitor the state’s public risk pools.The New Hampshire Senate...

N.H. Senate Amendment Would Change Who Polices Public Risk Pools

May 26 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office could lose its ability to oversee a public risk pool it’s had issues with for years, if a last-minute amendment to the state Senate budget remains in place.The New...

Report Suggests Decrease in Occupational Injuries, Illnesses in N.H.

May 22 2015 // New Hampshire health officials have released a report suggesting there’s a decrease in occupational injury and illness rates in the state over the years. The report finds that from 2000 to 2012, there were 160...

N.H. Gov. Hassan Appeals FEMA Decision to Deny Disaster Extension

May 12 2015 // New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan is appealing FEMA’s decision to deny an extension for towns’ snow-removal efforts following a blizzard in January. In March, a disaster declaration was approved for the state,...

New England States Launch Regional Crackdown on Speeding

May 7 2015 // State police across New England launched the region’s first coordinated crackdown on speeding and failing to wear seat belts.Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced the “New England Drive to Save...

N.H. Court: Worker Entitled to Benefits for ‘Mixed Risk’ Injury

Apr 20 2015 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled in March that a worker who fell asleep while driving a company truck and hit a utility pole in the course of his employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for the...

N.H. Court: Worker Who Fell Asleep While Driving Due Benefits for Crash Injuries

Mar 27 2015 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled last week that a worker who fell asleep while driving a company truck and hit a utility pole in the course of his employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for the...

New Hampshire Senate Delays Workers’ Compensation Reform Deal

Mar 27 2015 // New Hampshire state senators have pushed off a deal to reform New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation insurance laws.The chamber voted Thursday to send a tentative deal, which would’ve given providers three...

N.H. Senate Committee Not Backing Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule

Mar 23 2015 // A key policy committee in the New Hampshire Senate is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business...

N.H. Issues Guidance on Producer Compensation

Mar 23 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department recently issued a bulletin on permissible forms of insurance producer compensation.“We had received inquiries from producers and wanted to provide helpful guidance for...

New Hampshire Residents Warned About Spring Flooding

Mar 17 2015 // As spring approaches, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan is encouraging state residents to take precautions to protect their families and homes from flooding. In the last 10 years, there have been 10 federal disaster...

N.H. Issues Guidance on Permissible Forms of Producer Compensation

Mar 6 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department recently issued a bulletin on permissible forms of insurance producer compensation.“We had received inquiries from producers and wanted to provide helpful guidance for...

N.H. Lawmakers Work to Tackle High Workers’ Comp Costs

Feb 23 2015 // If a worker in New Hampshire gets hurt on the job, an anesthetic injection can cost $763 under a workers’ compensation claim, compared to $298 for non-work related injuries. Surgical treatment for tendinitis in the...

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Hires Bedaw as Senior Field Rep in N.H.

Feb 18 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies recently hired Connie Bedaw as senior field representative to address targeted growth in New England. She will be affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway GUARD’s office in...

Few Claims Reported From Winter Storm Juno

Feb 9 2015 // Winter Storm Juno – a blizzard that swept through the Northeast during the last week of January and brought record and near-record snowfalls and high winds – has resulted in relatively few insurance claims so...

Few Claims Reported From Winter Storm Juno

Feb 2 2015 // Winter Storm Juno — a blizzard that swept through the Northeast during the last week of January and brought record and near-record snowfalls and high winds — has resulted in relatively few insurance claims so...

AIR Worldwide Reports on This Week’s Northeast Blizzard

Jan 29 2015 // A blizzard in the Northeast this week primarily impacted eastern Long Island in New York, southeastern Connecticut, Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the islands, New Hampshire, and Maine, with record...

SAN Group Hires 2 Agency Development Field Specialists in N.H.

Jan 26 2015 // Lynn Marcou Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent property/casualty insurance agencies in the Northeast, recently hired Lynn Marcou and David Collins as agency development field specialists...

Report Calls for More Study of N.H. Workers’ Comp Costs

Jan 12 2015 // A governor’s commission aimed at addressing New Hampshire’s high workers’ compensation costs recommended no significant changes to state laws in a new report and instead suggested gathering more data and...