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Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States Last Year

Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best.Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...

Court Delays Sentencing in Rhode Island Insurance Fraud Case

Oct 7 2011 // A federal judge has delayed the sentencing date for the only defendant waiting to learn his punishment for his role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case in Rhode Island.The sentencing hearing for Vincent DiPaolo was...

Aon Risk Solutions Hires Business Development VP in Rhode Island

Oct 3 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management unit of Aon Corp., has appointed Jeffrey Polucha as vice president of business development for its Providence, Rhode Island, office. Polucha comes from Soucy Insurance Agency...

R.I.-Based FM Global Vice Chairman Bosman to Retire After 40 Years

Sep 19 2011 // Business property insurer FM Global said Vice Chairman Ruud Bosman will retire in November after 40 years with the company.Upon Bosman’s retirement, several planned leadership changes will take place at FM Global....

Rhode Island Radio Host Sentenced for Insurance Scam

Sep 5 2011 // A former Rhode Island radio host has been sentenced to four months in a Massachusetts halfway house and four months of home confinement for her role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud that improved her North Providence...

Many Rhode Islanders Still Lack Power as State Assesses Irene’s Toll

Sep 2 2011 // Pawtucket insurance agent Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon’s phone began ringing early Monday morning, the day after Tropical Storm Irene blew through the Ocean State. And it hasn’t stopped ringing.“The majority...

Two Defendants Spared Prison in Rhode Island Insurance Scheme

Aug 29 2011 // A federal judge on Thursday spared an ex-Rhode Island radio host and a former North Providence politician prison time for their roles in a $40,000 home insurance fraud scheme.Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi sentenced former...

Two to be Sentenced in Rhode Island Insurance Scheme

Aug 26 2011 // A federal judge is set to sentence a former Rhode Island politician and an ex-radio host for their roles in a $40,000 home insurance fraud scheme.U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary Lisi is scheduled to sentence...

Prosecutors Want Jail for Rhode Island Radio Host for Insurance Fraud

Aug 22 2011 // Federal prosecutors are arguing against a home confinement sentence for a former Rhode Island radio disc jockey who damaged her North Providence house in a $40,000 insurance fraud scheme after last year’s historic...

UPDATE: Ex-Adjuster Pleads Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Scheme

Aug 11 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster who helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a bogus home insurance claim last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to his role in the scheme.In a deal with prosecutors, Vincent DiPaolo, 62,...

Ex-Insurance Adjuster to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Case

Aug 10 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster was set to plead guilty to charges he helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a phony insurance claim for more than $40,000. Federal prosecutors said Vincent DiPaolo of Johnston was to...

Rhode Island Senate Passes Seat Belt, Cell Phone Driver Bills

Jun 27 2011 // The Rhode Island Senate has advanced two bills on driver safety, one boosting seat belt enforcement and another banning young drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel.The cell phone proposal would make it...

Rhode Island Radio Personality Admits Insurance Scheme

Jun 20 2011 // A former Rhode Island disc jockey has pleaded guilty to an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on separate corruption charges. Lori Sergiacomi entered her plea...

Rhode Island City Seeks Reimbursement for Historic Mill Fire Costs

Jun 17 2011 // Woonsocket, R.I. is seeking reimbursement for part of the cost of fighting a massive fire that destroyed the historic Alice Mill building last week.The Woonsocket Call reported that the costs include $38,660 in overtime,...

Demolition Begins of Fire-Ravaged Mill in R.I.

Jun 13 2011 // The owner of a historic mill building in Woonsocket, Rhode Island destroyed in a massive fire that broke out Tuesday says demolition of the structure has begun. Steven Triedman, of American Wood Pellet Co., says he...

Rhode Island Radio Personality Admits Insurance Scheme

Jun 6 2011 // A former Rhode Island disc jockey has pleaded guilty to an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on separate corruption charges.Lori Sergiacomi entered her plea...

Rhode Island Radio Host, Ex-Politician to Admit to Fraud

Jun 1 2011 // A Rhode Island radio personality and a former North Providence town council president are set to admit to taking part in an insurance fraud scheme. Lori Sergiacomi — known on air as Tanya Cruise — and Robert Ricci are...

Rhode Island Radio Host to Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud

May 25 2011 // A Rhode Island radio personality has agreed to plead guilty to taking part in an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on fraud and corruption charges.Federal...

Former Rhode Island Councilman Sentenced to 6 Years

May 19 2011 // A federal judge has sentenced a former North Providence town councilman to just less than six years in prison after he and two other former councilmen pleaded guilty to taking part in a bribery scheme.John Zambarano and...

Rhode Island Town Council Ex-President to Admit to Fraud

Apr 25 2011 // A former president of the North Providence town council has agreed to plead guilty to charges in an insurance fraud scheme involving a local radio host.Prosecutors say Robert Ricci conspired with another former North...