Latest Rhode Island Headlines

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Prosecutors: Friends Killed Rhode Island Man for Insurance Settlement

Dec 1 2010 // Two Fall River men accused of killing and robbing their friend have been ordered held without bail.Charles Mendez and Tacoma Massie pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges Monday at their arraignment in Fall River...

Rhode Island Charges Ex-Providence Politician with Fraud

Nov 22 2010 // A former North Providence councilman already accused of corruption was indicted Thursday along with three others, including an on-air radio personality, of trying to rip off an insurance company by intentionally damaging a...

Rhode Island Launches Online Worker’s Comp Verification

Nov 16 2010 // Rhode Island is the latest New England state to launch an online system that lets businesses and consumers verify whether an organization has workers’ compensation insurance coverage. The verification site is a...

Rhode Island Grand Jury Indicts Former Beacon Mutual CEO

Oct 18 2010 // A Grand Jury has indicted the former head of Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer, charging him with stealing from Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.Attorney General Patrick Lynch said that Joseph...

Rhode Island Grand Jury Indicts Former Beacon Mutual CEO

Oct 8 2010 // A Grand Jury has indicted the former head of Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer, charging him with stealing from Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.Attorney General Patrick Lynch said that Joseph...

FEMA, East Coast States Ready for Earl

Sep 2 2010 // As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to...

Rhode Island CPCU Society Elects Officers and Directors

Aug 13 2010 // The Rhode Island chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU) recently elected new directors and officers.New officers are President Mario A. Morales, of MetLife; President-Elect Calvin T. Strong,...

Rhode Island Court Allows Cliff Walk Case To Proceed

Aug 2 2010 // Rhode Island’s Supreme Court has ruled that a man who became a quadriplegic when he fell from Newport’s Cliff Walk while on his honeymoon can move forward with his lawsuit.The city of Newport wanted to re-argue...

Lead Paint Companies Appeal Rhode Island Decision on Lawsuit Cost

Jul 21 2010 // Companies that sold lead-based paint have appealed a judge’s decision denying them reimbursement for the cost of defending themselves against a lawsuit from Rhode Island.Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein ruled...

Rhode Island Court Allows Cliff Walk Case To Go On

Jul 16 2010 // Rhode Island’s Supreme Court has ruled that a man who became a quadriplegic when he fell from Newport’s Cliff Walk while on his honeymoon can move forward with his lawsuit.The city of Newport wanted to re-argue...

Rhode Island NAIW Elects New Officers

Jun 16 2010 // The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women has elected Kim Cabral as its new president.Other officers for the organization are Vice President Gail Marsigliano, Treasurer Debra A. Quinlivan and...

Former Vice President at Rhode Island Insurer Acquitted

Jun 7 2010 // A former executive at Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer was acquitted last month on a charge that he deceived state regulators about companies that were receiving discounted...

Lead Paint Firms Must Cover Own Costs in Rhode Island Suit

May 27 2010 // Three companies that sold lead-based paint and were sued by the state in a landmark case cannot recover money they spent defending themselves in the lawsuit, a judge has ruled.Rhode Island in February 2006 won a jury...

Former Vice President at Rhode Island Insurer Acquitted

May 24 2010 // A former executive at Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer was acquitted Friday on a charge that he deceived state regulators about companies that were receiving discounted premiums.Superior...

Rhode Island Offers Hearings for 1,500 Suspended Drivers

May 21 2010 // Hundreds of drivers who had their licenses suspended without being told why can keep driving until they get a hearing to resolve the issue, the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles said.The American Civil Liberties...

Rhode Island Man Sues DMV over License Suspension Notice

Apr 28 2010 // A Rhode Island man is suing the state Division of Motor Vehicles, saying the agency told him his license was being suspended but failed to give a valid reason. Gerald Carbone, of Warwick, says he received a notice last...

Rhode Island Officials Say Grants, Not Loans Needed for Floods

Apr 7 2010 // Several of Rhode Island’s elected officials said Monday they are pushing to secure federal grants instead of loans for hundreds of businesses trying to recover from the worst flooding in 200 years, although a week...

Business Moves

Mar 7 2010 // Keystone Insurers Group, Rowland, Rudd, Peel & HollandPennsylvania-based Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) has added three more Kentucky agencies as partners. Those agencies are: Rowland Insurance Agency Inc., with...

PURE Expands High Value Home Coverage into Rhode Island

Feb 22 2010 // PURE Risk Management LLC is expanding its Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), a member-owned reciprocal insurer, to offer property/casualty insurance coverage on high value homes in Rhode Island. PURE will...

Settlement Reached in Rhode Island Beach Pollution Lawsuit

Jan 29 2010 // The town of Middletown, Rhode Island agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused it of polluting prized state beaches by illegally discharging millions of gallons of sewage-laced wastewater.The town, located just north of...