Latest New Hampshire Headlines

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New Hampshire Fire Marshal Warns of Lightning Hazard

Jul 31 2012 // New Hampshire’s fire marshal is warning homeowners to make certain that natural and propane gas lines coming into their homes are properly grounded.Fire Marshal J. William Degnan, who is president of the National...

New Hampshire Communities Start Cleaning Up After Tuesday’s Storm

Jul 19 2012 // Some New Hampshire communities are cleaning up after a fast-moving thunderstorm downed trees and power lines. One of the harder-hit towns was Hopkinton. WMUR-TV reports over 40 percent of the town’s residents were...

N.H.-Based Northern United Agents Alliance Announces New Member Agency

Jun 1 2012 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, said Hunkins & Eaton Insurance Agency has joined the group as its newest member. Founded in 1880, Littleton,...

Northern United Agents Alliance in N.H. Expands, Adding 2 New Agencies

May 18 2012 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, added two new agency members. The new members are: Maloney Associates Insurance in Hanover, N.H., and Bernier Insurance...

N.H. Senate OKs Reimbursement for Naturopaths

May 17 2012 // Doctors of naturopathic medicine would be reimbursed by health insurance companies under a bill passed by the New Hampshire Senate.The Senate voted 16-8 Wednesday in favor of the bill. Opponents argued that the bill...

N.H. House Votes to Ban Health Exchange

May 16 2012 // The House has voted again to bar New Hampshire officials from planning, creating or participating in a state health-care exchange. The House voted Tuesday to add the health exchange prohibition to a Senate bill that...

New Hampshire Bill Beefs Up Landowner Liability Protections

May 8 2012 // The New Hampshire State Senate’s Judiciary Committee is considering a bill aimed at beefing up liability protections for New Hampshire landowners who open their property to the public. The House-passed bill says any...

Business Moves – East

May 7 2012 // Worldwide Facilities, PrivettWorldwide Facilities, a Los Angeles-based independent surplus-lines broker and managing general agency, acquired assets of Privett Special Risk Services, a New York City-based wholesaler....

N.H. AG: Homeowners Have to Wait on Foreclosure Settlement Help

May 3 2012 // New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney says homeowners hoping to benefit from a settlement over foreclosure abuses may have to wait several months to receive assistance.The state is expected to get $43.6 million...

Dispute Over Insurance Management Heads to Hearing in New Hampshire

May 1 2012 // A long-running dispute over how a nonprofit organization manages health insurance for 80,000 state workers and retirees in New Hampshire communities is finally up for a hearing. The Local Government Center, which provides...

N.H. Gubernatorial Candidate Criticizes State Health Compact Bill

Apr 26 2012 // New Hampshire Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan said Tuesday that a GOP proposal to form a compact to assume control over Medicare and Medicaid within New Hampshire’s boundaries is a risky proposition...

Fire Warnings Issued in New Hampshire, Rhode Island

Apr 17 2012 // Dry, windy conditions and warm weather are prompting Northeastern state officials to issue advisories on an elevated risk of fire. Here is a roundup of fire warnings and latest reports of wildfires and brushfires from the...

Northern United Agents Alliance in N.H. Adds New Member

Apr 13 2012 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, added Barton Insurance Agency as a new member. Founded in 1954, Barton Insurance Agency has been offering insurance...

Dartmouth College in N.H. to Help With China Health Reform Effort

Apr 10 2012 // Dartmouth College is spending the next five years helping China improve its health care system through a partnership that officials say could pay off at home as well.China announced in 2009 it would pour $124 billion into...

N.H. Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing Fraudulent Claim

Mar 23 2012 // A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty this month to filing a fraudulent claim on her renter’s policy. The suspicious claim was made in 2009 and was subsequently investigated by the New Hampshire insurance...

California Department of Insurance Takes Action Over Claims Handling

Mar 6 2012 // The California Department of Insurance has served an order to show cause, a statement of charges and a notice of penalty against the New Hampshire Insurance Co. and its authorized agent for claims processing, York Risk...

New Hampshire Bill Addresses Landowners’ Liability for Recreational Use

Mar 6 2012 // A lawsuit by a hunter seriously injured when a tree stand he was using collapsed has again prompted legislation to protect New Hampshire landowners from similar suits. The House could vote this week on a bill that says any...

New Hampshire, Other States Reach Settlement With Prudential

Feb 6 2012 // New Hampshire insurance officials are announcing a $17 million settlement reached by seven states and Prudential Insurance over the company’s use of the federal government’s master death files. New Hampshire...

New Hampshire Woman, Children Win $8.5M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Dec 19 2011 // A New Hampshire woman and her two children have won $8.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against a trucking company.A federal court jury in Concord concluded last Thursday that Loignon Champ-Carr Inc. negligently...

New Hampshire Man Convicted of Insurance Application Fraud

Dec 15 2011 // A New Hampshire man admits he committed insurance application fraud for reinstating his policy and then filing a claim for a fire-damaged woodchopper. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office says Jason Joyce of...