All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 3 2003 // The American Insurance Association issued a bulletin noting that the New Hampshire legislature has passed an insurance regulatory modernization bill (HB 684) that “will provide benefits to consumers and insurers...
May 29 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers praised the New Hampshire Senate on passing H.B. 684, an insurance regulatory modernization bill that the NAII said “will make it easier for insurers and consumers to...
May 27 2003 // New Hampshire Insurance Department Commissioner Paula Rogers, the keynote speaker at the Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc.’s annual conference held at the Marriott Courtyard and Grappone Conference...
May 14 2003 // On May 8 the New Hampshire Insurance Department announced that Commissioner Paula T. Rogers has filed a Petition with the Superior Court of Merrimack County for her appointment as Liquidator of The Home Insurance Company....
May 8 2003 // Effective April 18, New Hampshire became the 50th state to grant State National Insurance Company approval to write insurance. State National Insurance Company (SNIC) is an A. M. Best “A” rated affiliate of...
Apr 15 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc. will hold its 2003 annual conference May 21, at the Marriott Courtyard and Grappone Conference Center, Concord, N.H. Last year nearly 100 industry representatives...
Mar 27 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers praised New Hampshire’s House of Representatives for passing H.B. 684, which it strongly supports, calling it “a bill that will make it easier for insurers and...
Mar 7 2003 // Risk Enterprise Management Limited (REM) announced that one of its run-off clients, Home Insurance Company (The Home), was placed into voluntary Rehabilitation pursuant to an Order of Rehabilitation by the Superior Court...
Mar 6 2003 // Risk Enterprise Management Limited (REM) announced that one of its run-off clients, Home Insurance Company (The Home), was placed into voluntary Rehabilitation pursuant to an Order of Rehabilitation by the Superior Court...
Mar 4 2003 // Two significant insurance-related bills are up for hearing this week in the New Hampshire House Commerce Committee.“These two bills couldn’t be more contradictory,” Gerald Zimmerman, senior counsel for...
Jan 21 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a statement strongly supporting the new insurance regulations contained in a Bill introduced last week in the New Hampshire legislature by Rep. John Hunt,...
Jan 13 2003 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently reversed a lower court ruling that permitted compensation under uninsured motorist coverage to an employee who was injured by a co-worker while both were on the job.“The...
Nov 5 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) objected to a recent New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling determining that interest on workers’ compensation payments run from the date of loss rather than the...
Aug 7 2002 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ‘A-‘ insurer financial strength rating (IFS) of Merchants Mutual Insurance Company (Merchants Mutual) and Merchants Insurance Company of New Hampshire, Inc. (Merchants New...
Jul 1 2002 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld a state law limiting the payment of damages to the percentage of fault in cases where a defendant has been found less than 50 percent liable for the injuries.A report from the...
May 20 2002 // Gerald L. Zimmerman, senior counsel for the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) indicated that the industry was satisfied with the outcome of the New Hampshire 2002 legislative session, which ended last...
Feb 20 2002 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has validated the opposition of the American Insurance Association to a proposal to require prior written approval from consumers before insurers can use credit scoring by withdrawing...
Jan 23 2002 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court’s January 11 decision has effectively overturned a decision made in 1999, that allowed an injured employee to collect both workers compensation benefits and sue for damages under the...
Jan 14 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) has thrown its support behind pending legislation in New Hampshire designed to protect the confidentiality of insurance company audit information from third...
Jun 18 2001 // The new bill (H.230), which establishes scheduling criteria for workers’ compensation claims, signed last Thursday by New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen, contained important amendments proposed by the American...