Latest New Hampshire Headlines

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AIA Notes N.H. Regulatory Modernization Bill Goes to Governor

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...

NAII Lauds N.H. Senate’s Passage of Regulatory Modernization Bill

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...

NH Commissioner Sees Softening Market Conditions

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...

NH Commissioner Files to Liquidate Home Insurance

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....

State National’s SNIC Authorized Nationwide

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...

PIANH Gears Up for 2003 Annual Conference

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...

NAII Lauds House Passage of N.H. Regulatory Modernization Bill

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...

REM to Continue Providing Services to Home Insurance in Rehabilitation

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...

REM to Continue Providing Services to Home Insurance in Rehabilitation

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...

Two Bills Up for Hearing in N.H. House Commerce

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...

NAII Supports NH Insurance Regulatory Reform Bill

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,...

NAII Supports N.H. Supreme Court Reversal of Uninsured Driver Ruling

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...

NAII Decries N.H. Court Ruling on Workers’ Comp Interest Payments

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...

Fitch Affirms Merchants Mutual & Merchants N.H. ‘A-‘ IFS Rating

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...

NH Supreme Court Upholds Proportional Damage Award Limits

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...

NAII Satisfied with NH Legislative Session

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...

NH Insurance Dept. Adopts AIA Proposal on Credit Scoring

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...

NH Court Ruling Restores Sanity Says NAII

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...

NAII Approves NH Insurer Confidentiality Bill

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...

AIA Backed Amendments Included in NH Workers’ Comp Bill

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...