All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 21 2007 // The fallout from the management scandal at Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. continued this week, even as the insurer unveiled its board of directors.Rhode Island Governor Donald...
Jun 18 2007 // R.I. House members forward coastal measuresThe leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs have introduced legislation they say is aimed at...
Jun 18 2007 // Gregg Effner has joined The Main Street America Group as assistant vice president of distribution management. Effner will be based at the headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and report to Doug Eden, senior vice president...
Jun 8 2007 // Legislation to give motorists a one-business-day grace period to produce their auto insurance card if asked to do so by a police officer has been approved by the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives and is...
Jun 6 2007 // More than a year after the state won a landmark lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint, the two sides remain at a gaping impasse over how the cleanup of contaminated properties in Rhode Island should be carried...
May 31 2007 // The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs have introduced legislation they say is aimed at protecting coastal homeowners from...
May 29 2007 // The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs plan to introduce legislation next week on insurance practices connected to hurricane...
May 21 2007 // Rhode Island’s estimated budget deficit could grow by almost $100 million because of a stalled settlement with an insurer accused of deceptive business practices, state officials warn.As part of a massive settlement...
May 21 2007 // Rhode Island’s estimated budget deficit could grow by almost $100 million because of a stalled settlement with an insurer accused of deceptive business practices, state officials warn.As part of a massive settlement...
May 17 2007 // Three former lead paint manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit last year could learn by mid-September what the state wants them to do to clean up contaminated properties in Rhode Island — a process that is estimated...
May 16 2007 // An arson task force is investigating a string of six fires that have broken out in the seaport city of Newport, R.I. since May, three of them in just the past week.On Sunday, fires that started within a few hours of each...
May 11 2007 // Rhode Island’s estimated budget deficit could grow by almost $100 million because of a stalled settlement with an insurer accused of deceptive business practices, state officials warn.As part of a massive settlement...
May 10 2007 // Wakefield, Rhode Island independent agency Babcock & Helliwell announced that Brad Asher has been appointed to be an insurance producer. Asher, a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, joins Babcock &...
May 4 2007 // Plans for a large-scale cleanup of Rhode Island homes contaminated with lead paint can move forward, a judge ruled this week, denying a request by manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit to delay the process.A jury...
May 3 2007 // Former Rhode Island state Senate President William Irons, facing civil conflict-of-interest charges before the state Ethics Commission, wants a jury to hear his case.The ethics panel typically conducts a trial-like hearing...
May 1 2007 // Rhode Island is prepping for the worst hurricane to ever crash into New England — on paper at least.About 250 federal emergency management officials plan to stage a response to the fictional “Hurricane...
Apr 18 2007 // The state of Rhode Island has recommended that a public health expert assist a judge who is preparing to order a massive cleanup of homes contaminated by lead paint, while three manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit...
Apr 17 2007 // Lawyers for the state of Rhode Island and former lead paint manufacturers were expected this week to recommend experts to assist a judge as he directs the companies to carry out what could be a hugely expensive cleanup of...
Apr 11 2007 // A state fire marshal who said he never noticed a major safety problem at a Rhode Island nightclub where a fire later killed 100 people can’t be sued because state law shields him from liability and because he...
Apr 5 2007 // The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has rejected an offer by former Senate President William Irons to settle conflict-of-interest charges related to his business dealings with CVS Corp.After a closed-door meeting,...