All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 25 2008 // New Hampshire’s insurance commissioner is working to reassure residents who are insured by AIG, one of the firms being bailed out by the government. Roger Sevigny says AIG’s insurance companies are financially...
Sep 4 2008 // A federal grand jury has indicted a 53-year-old Bedford, N.H., man on charges he defrauded clients of his insurance agency. Prosecutors say from October 2001 to September 2003, Raymond Douville operated an insurance agency...
Aug 22 2008 // Evaluation of the New Hampshire floods of May 2006 and April 2007 show that they were caused by different events. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that the May 2006 flooding was unusual because of the sheer...
Aug 14 2008 // A Rochester, New Hampshire woman is suing the city, alleging it did not maintain a dam, causing her home to be devastated by flooding last year.Rufus Roux’s home was damaged in April 2007, when heavy rain and...
Jul 29 2008 // Last week’s severe tornadoes and thunderstorms in New Hampshire have prompted the state’s insurance chief to allow temporary emergency licensing of property/casualty claims adjusters to speed up...
Jul 28 2008 // New Hampshire residents facing downed trees on their houses or in their yards from Thursday’s tornado could face some hefty bills.A typical homeowner’s insurance policy in New Hampshire covers only $1,000 for...
Jul 25 2008 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch declared a state of emergency in Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, Strafford and Rockingham counties due to damage from severe weather and thunderstorms.The violent storms killed one person in the...
Jul 22 2008 // New Hampshire is changing the looks of auto, truck and motorcycle registration documents. The new certificate will contain a bar code that will allow police or registration officials to copy registration information with a...
Jul 3 2008 // Federal maps used by most New Hampshire communities to determine the scope of once-per-century floods are sometimes decades out of date.A study recommends updating them to steer development away from risky areas. “If...
Jun 11 2008 // New Hampshire’s chief justice is praising a new law that allows the state to create a business court and he’s hoping to have the new court operating this year.The court would handle only complaints between...
Jun 9 2008 // Police say a woman crashed her car in Manchester, New Hampshire after being punched in the face and torso by her boyfriend while she was driving. The woman told police she was driving her boyfriend of work Thursday morning...
May 30 2008 // Four New Hampshire agencies are working together to catch companies that illegally misclassify workers as independent contractors to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance and unemployment taxes.The departments...
May 21 2008 // A New Hampshire jury awarded nearly $2 million to two prison guards who sued their co-workers at the state prison for misrepresenting their roles in a confrontation with an inmate that led to their firing in 2005.The...
May 21 2008 // TD Banknorth says it has notified New Hampshire customers that their Visa debit or credit cards have been compromised, most likely because of the Hannaford Brothers Supermarkets security breach.Bank spokeswoman Jennifer...
May 12 2008 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has nominated Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny to serve another term. Former Gov. Craig Benson first nominated then-Assistant Commissioner Sevigny to replace Insurance Commissioner Paula...
May 9 2008 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corp. introduced its newest home insurance program in New Hampshire this week in a series of meetings with independent insurance agents who represent the company for home and auto insurance.The new...
Apr 29 2008 // Rain moving into New Hampshire is dampening the fire danger but raising the threat of flooding.The National Weather Service has posted flood watches through Wednesday morning all counties except Hillsborough and Cheshire....
Apr 21 2008 // Two of the four women fired from town jobs in Hooksett, N.H. for gossiping have settled lawsuits against the town, according to the Associated Press.The town’s insurance company is paying $65,000 each to Joanne...
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Apr 8 2008 // A motorcyclist from Keene, New Hampshire is nursing broken bones after a wild turkey flew into him and knocked him off his bike during the weekend. State police said the turkey flew out of the woods and struck 62-year-old...