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New Hampshire Law to Ban Handheld Devices While Driving

Aug 4 2014 // Motorists travelling through New Hampshire are seeing electronic highway signs warning them about distracted driving — the first messages in what will become a full-blown public awareness campaign about a law that...

N.H. Issues Consumer Clarification on ‘Multi-State’ Health Insurance Plans

Jul 18 2014 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department issued a consumer clarification for state residents Thursday explaining what the term “multi-state” means on the state’s federally facilitated health insurance...

6.5 Million Homes from Maine to Texas at Risk for Storm Surge: CoreLogic

Jul 10 2014 // More than 6.5 million homes along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of storm surge inundation, representing nearly $1.5 trillion in total potential reconstruction costs. More than $986 billion of that risk is...

Masiello Insurance Agency in N.H. Appoints President

Jul 8 2014 // Donna CroteauMasiello Insurance Agency Inc., an independent agency based in New Hampshire, promoted Donna Croteau to president. As president, Croteau’s responsibilities include managing Great East Insurance, a...

N.H. Fire Marshal: Let Professionals Handle July 4th Fireworks

Jul 2 2014 // Some Fourth of July advice from the New Hampshire state fire marshal: Leave fireworks displays to the professionals.William Degnan said people often forget they are playing with explosives and each July 4th, thousands get...

N.H. to Map Hazardous Sites Most at Risk During Natural Disasters

Jun 16 2014 // New Hampshire is launching a new effort to inventory hazardous sites most at risk during natural disasters. New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan said on June 13 the effort will help the state target resources to reduce damage....

N.H. Gov. Hassan to Appoint Workers’ Comp Task Force

Jun 16 2014 // N.H. Gov. Maggie HassanN.H. Gov. Maggie Hassan announced on May 22 that she plans to appoint a task force “of workers, businesses, insurers and members of the health care community” to make recommendations to...

N.H. Businesses Vexed by Latest Delay in Small Group Health Insurance Market

Jun 9 2014 // New Hampshire businesses aren’t happy with the latest delay in the small group health insurance market created by the Affordable Care Act, but some are more understanding than others.Companies have been able to...

New Hampshire Weighs Limited License for First-Time Drunk Drivers

May 29 2014 // New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal this week on legislation allowing a limited driver’s license for first-time drunken drivers to go to work, medical treatment, school or other...

Data Show Rising Workers’ Comp Medical Costs in New Hampshire

May 22 2014 // In the world of workers’ compensation, the fees charged by the health care community are significantly more expensive on average in New Hampshire than in other states, according to the New Hampshire insurance...

SAN Group Names Regional VP of New Hampshire, Maine

May 15 2014 // Bill PikeSatellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent property/casualty insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Bill Pike as regional vice president of New Hampshire and Maine. In this...

Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging New Hampshire Ski Resort Immunity

Apr 22 2014 // A judge has dismissed a Massachusetts couple’s lawsuit against the operators of a New Hampshire ski area, saying the companies can’t be held liable for a crash between a ski instructor and a teenage boy.Susan...

N.H. to Consider Banning Use of Hand-Held Cellphones While Driving

Apr 2 2014 // A New Hampshire Senate panel is holding a hearing this week on a measure to ban the use of hand-held cellphones while driving.The House-passed bill also bans all cellphone use by minors behind the wheel. The bill...

Thousands in New Hampshire Still Face Flood Premium Hike

Mar 31 2014 // Realtor Bob Preston has lived on New Hampshire’s seacoast his entire life and his family has sold and rented properties there for decades. He’s never had a property flood but still pays for federally mandated...

N.H. Commissioner Sevigny Re-elected NIPR President

Mar 7 2014 // The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) recently announced New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny was re-elected as NIPR president for 2014.Sevigny has been a member of the NIPR board since 2007 and...

Northeast PIA Survey Shows Prices Rising, But at Slower Pace

Feb 24 2014 // In the first month of 2014, the PIA affiliates in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York conducted their second-annual Market Trends Survey and found that the heralded hard market may not be launching as...

N.H. Court Upholds Assault Conviction in Texting-While-Driving Case

Feb 12 2014 // New Hampshire’s highest court is upholding the assault conviction of a driver who was reading a text message as his car drifted across two lanes and into oncoming traffic.The state Supreme Court’s ruling means...

N.H. Gov.: Businesses Need Relief From Rising Workers’ Comp Costs

Feb 8 2014 // New Hampshire’s businesses need relief from rising workers’ compensation costs and more access to capital investment partners.That’s the message from New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan who urged lawmakers...

N.H. Panel Told Requiring Health Plan Forums Would Be Tricky

Feb 6 2014 // A bill aimed at providing New Hampshire residents more information about health plans offered under the federal health care overhaul law would be difficult to implement, lawmakers, consumer advocates and insurance...

New Hampshire Bills Seek to Regulate Drones, Protect Citizens’ Privacy

Jan 27 2014 // New Hampshire could join more than a dozen other states in limiting government and public use of drones to protect citizens’ privacy.The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold hearings Thursday...