Latest New Hampshire Headlines

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N.H. Approves Reduced Workers’ Comp Voluntary Loss Costs

Sep 9 2020 // The New Hampshire workers’ compensation insurance market will continue to experience historically low rates in 2021, according to a press release issued by the New Hampshire Insurance Department.This comes after the...

Optisure Risk Partners Hires Bagley in New Hampshire

Sep 9 2020 // Optisure Risk Partners has hired Wendy Bagley as a personal lines and private client account executive. She brings more than 30 years of experience in personal lines and insurance expertise to this new role and is based in...

Roundup of New England COVID-19 Developments

Aug 31 2020 // Public health officials in Vermont said the state is considering becoming the second state to mandate flu shots as a way to ease the burden of influenza amid the coronavirus pandemic.Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine...

Storm Damages New Hampshire Cottages, Creates Waterspout Over Lake

Aug 25 2020 // A strong storm damaged vacation cottages on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee Saturday.The fast-moving system brought strong winds and heavy rain and created a waterspout over the lake. WMUR-TV reports that at...

New Hampshire Contractor Arrested and Charged with Theft, Forgery

Aug 11 2020 // A New Hampshire contractor was arrested on July 31, 2020, and will be arraigned this week in connection with charges for theft, forgery and unfair or deceptive business practices.New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J....

New Hampshire Investigating Ventilation in Nursing Homes After Virus Outbreaks

Jul 30 2020 // New Hampshire health and fire safety officials will spend the next two weeks investigating whether ventilation systems have contributed to coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes, Gov. Chris Sununu said Tuesday.More than 30...

N.H. Woman Sentenced for Fraud Scheme Targeting Restaurants, Insurance Companies

Jul 1 2020 // A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for participating in a mail fraud scheme targeting restaurants and insurance companies.According to court documents and statements made in court, for...

Woman Looks to Postpone Suit in New Hampshire Crash that Killed 7 Bikers

Jun 16 2020 // A woman who lost her partner in a collision that killed seven motorcyclists last year in New Hampshire wants to put a pause on her lawsuit against the company that employed a pickup truck driver involved in the...

Police Say Man in New Hampshire Arson Case Paddled Canoe with Items for Fire

Jun 5 2020 // A man has been held without bail on a charge of setting fire to a New Hampshire middle school, and police believe he paddled a canoe from Maine with a propane tank and a bucket of flammable liquid, authorities...

New Hampshire Man Charged in Scheme that Used Bitcoin to Buy Personal Data

May 29 2020 // A New Hampshire man has been charged in a fraud scheme that involved using Bitcoin to buy stolen personal data belonging to people across the country, officials said.Jonathan Nguyen, 23, of Windham, was charged Tuesday in...

Official Says Fire at Middle School in New Hampshire Was Set Intentionally

May 26 2020 // A fire at Portsmouth Middle School in New Hampshire early Saturday appears to have been intentionally set, an official said.Firefighters arrived at the school after 3 a.m. and found flames coming out the front door of the...

States Sharing of COVID-19 Patients’ Data With First Responders Sparks Privacy Concern

May 21 2020 // More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private medical information would remain protected and undisclosed.Yet, public officials in at least two-thirds of...

New Hampshire Fitness Clubs, Sports, Make Case to Re-open

May 7 2020 // Representatives of fitness clubs, amusement parks and youth baseball on Tuesday told a task force on reopening New Hampshire’s economy that they are prepared to make a variety of health and safety adjustments so they...

Auto Insurers Will Return Approximately $32M in Premiums to N.H. Consumers

Apr 27 2020 // At least 23 companies selling auto insurance in New Hampshire are returning premium to their policyholders, New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos announced.These companies represent more than 90% of the...

New Hampshire Getting Another $147M from Virus Aid Package

Apr 1 2020 // New Hampshire’s getting an additional $147 million from the massive coronavirus aid package signed into law by President Donald Trump, the state’s congressional delegation said Tuesday. Funding will go to...

New Hampshire Fire Destroys Several Apartment Buildings, Displaces 12 Families

Mar 31 2020 // A fire in New Hampshire destroyed several apartment buildings Friday and displaced 12 families.Manchester fire officials say that two multi-level apartment buildings were complete losses, WMUR-TV reported. Several...

Fire Damages Popular Presidential Campaign Trail Restaurant in New Hampshire

Mar 30 2020 // A fire caused about $80,000 worth of damage on Wednesday to a New Hampshire restaurant that’s a popular campaign trail stop for candidates in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state.WMUR-TV reports fire...

Judge Declines to Dismiss Class-Action Suit Against New Hampshire Gun Manufacturer

Mar 27 2020 // A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against New Hampshire based gun manufacturer SIG Sauer.Judge Joseph Laplante found Monday that Derick Ortiz, who filed the lawsuit in September, had adequately...

Nicolopoulos Confirmed as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner

Mar 23 2020 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has announced that Chris Nicolopoulos was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council as insurance commissioner succeeding John Elias, who resigned in December less than two...

Acadia Insurance Hires Former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Elias

Mar 9 2020 // Acadia Insurance, a regional underwriter based in Westbrook, Maine, has hired former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias to its management team as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. He will...