All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 19 2024 // Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge.The bridge was...
Jul 16 2024 // Insurance broker World Insurance Associates announced that it recently acquired the business of Affiliated Insurance Managers (AIM) of Warwick, Rhode Island.AIM was founded in 1937. Today the agency is primarily focused on...
Jul 2 2024 // Domestic workers in Rhode Island will now be paid the state’s minimum wage under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee.Traditionally, domestic workers haven’t been given that protection as the...
Jul 1 2024 // A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed.The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms...
Jun 10 2024 // A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting the governor’s signature.The bill, which won final approval from lawmakers on Thursday, would...
Jun 6 2024 // A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed.The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms...
Feb 20 2024 // After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
Feb 19 2024 // Majesco, Decision Research Corp.Majesco, a cloud insurance software provider for the insurance business, acquired the Decision Research Corporation (DRC). DRC, based in Philadelphia-based, is a SaaS-based insurance...
Jan 24 2024 // Insurance broker Patriot Growth Insurance Services and its partner insurance agency FBinsure of Taunton, Massachusetts announced that they recently added Maggiacomo Insurance, Hanuschak Insurance, and Gilmartin Insurance...
Dec 20 2023 // A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures.More than 5 inches (13...
Nov 28 2023 // Thompson Insurance Group, a Rhode Island firm that includes insurance, real estate and investment companies, has made a move – a physical move to a new corporate headquarters. The group said in a news release that it had...
Oct 3 2023 // An injured worker who collects workers’ compensation in Rhode Island cannot sue his employer in Massachusetts, according to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court. Both states bar any other recovery once an...
Sep 29 2023 // A community bank in Rhode Island agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in lending discrimination by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday.A...
Sep 15 2023 // Four tornadoes touched down in the New England area on Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Boston has confirmed.A severe thunderstorm produced four tornadoes for about 90 minutes beginning at 4:00 p.m. They traveled...
Sep 14 2023 // Soaked and stunned residents in neighborhoods across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have begun surveying and fixing damage from several days of flooding and a reported tornado, while they and others in the...
Aug 28 2023 // The historic Rhode Island hotel ravaged by a fire last weekend is a total loss that will be torn down, authorities said Wednesday.The Harborside Inn on Block Island was severely damaged in a blaze that started late last...
Aug 23 2023 // The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Connecticut last Friday, joining a spate of four other twisters detected Friday in New England, including three in Massachusetts and another in Rhode...
Aug 21 2023 // A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off an interstate highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees.Tornadoes were reported in several spots...
Aug 21 2023 // A fire tore through a historic hotel early Saturday on Block Island, prompting officials on the summer vacation spot off the coast of Rhode Island to declare a state of emergency and urge the public to stay away.The fire...
Aug 16 2023 // The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U. S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and penalties after discharging oily bilge water into the ocean during a trans-Atlantic voyage and admitting to other...