All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 6 2005 // Concern over insurance for coastal properties is mounting in Rhode Island, where markets are tight despite the fact that no hurricane beyond a category 1 has hit since Hurricane Carol in 1954.Some 30 Rhode Island...
Jul 1 2005 // The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today urged all state and local governments to adopt and aggressively enforce national model building and fire safety codes for...
Jun 27 2005 // Chrysler Financial, a business unit of DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC, will cease leasing cars in Rhode Island beginning August 1, 2005, if the current vicarious liability legislation passed by the state...
Jun 24 2005 // A compromise worked out by a Rhode Island state Senate committee would push implementation of the state’s new lead paint law back to Nov. 1.The Committee on Health and Human Services this week approved the plan to...
Jun 16 2005 // The Rhode Island Health Department has drafted guidelines that would govern drug imports from Canada, and help ensure the medications meet quality and safety standards in Rhode Island.The proposed rules would be another...
Jun 14 2005 // The Rhode Island Senate has joined the House of Representatives in approving legislation to require a hike in the liability coverage of garages that perform bi-annual vehicle inspections required by the state.Sponsored by...
Jun 7 2005 // The Rhode Island Supreme Court has lifted a stay on the payment of about $180,000 in death benefits to the families of four employees killed in The Station nightclub fire.The owners of the club, Jeffrey and Michael...
May 24 2005 // The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would require insurance carriers to respond to a request to settle with an uninsured driver within 60 days of the request; if the request has not been...
May 23 2005 // Cars passing muster at any of Rhode Island’s recognized vehicle inspection stations should not come out of the testing facility in worse condition than when they went in, according to Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D-Dist....
May 23 2005 // Investors Plan Small, Focused Writer of Homes, Including on Coasts, in Mass., R.I., N.Y.The investors in line to revitalize the 157-year old Pawtucket Mutual Insurance and its subsidiary Narragansett Bay Insurance...
May 23 2005 // Cars passing muster at any of Rhode Island’s recognized vehicle inspection stations should not come out of the testing facility in worse condition than when they went in, according to Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D-Dist....
May 16 2005 // Rhode Island state agencies have been successful in outreach and financial assistance efforts regarding lead hazard reduction programs, but more can be done to make these programs more effective and to correct any...
May 16 2005 // Cars passing muster at any of Rhode Island’s recognized vehicle inspection stations should not come out of the testing facility in worse condition than when they went in, according to Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D-Dist....
May 11 2005 // The Rhode Island Senate is scheduled to vote today on the confirmation of Robert E. Hardman of Narragansett to the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court as an associate justice.Hardman is an attorney in the...
May 9 2005 // A former Liberty Mutual executive and three other investors have been given the green light by Rhode Island officials to pick up the pieces left behind by Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Company and Narragansett Bay Insurance...
Apr 19 2005 // Providence Insurance Managers LLC, an investor group whose shareholders include insurance and investment professionals, has been chosen as the successful bidder to acquire Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Company and its...
Apr 12 2005 // Rhode Island Rep. Al Gemma (D-Dist. 20, Warwick) wants to establish strict standards for identity theft protection and penalties for its violation.A bill he has filed will be heard today before the House Committee on...
Mar 31 2005 // Governor Donald L. Carcieri has submitted a package of legislative proposals that seeks to make Rhode Island’s roadways safer by targeting drunk drivers, aggressive drivers, and drivers who do not wear their safety...
Mar 22 2005 // Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry has been postponed until Sept. 7, to give former lead company attorneys more time to depose parents or guardians of lead-poisoned children.The case was...
Mar 11 2005 // Sen. William A. Walaska (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) says he understands the vagaries of the U.S. postal system – how a letter that usually takes three days to get somewhere sometimes takes five; how a letter mailed on a...