All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 9 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Rhode Island-based Aloisio Insurance Associates Inc. (AIA). AIA, a full-service insurance agency, primarily provides property and casualty insurance to individuals and businesses in...
Dec 31 2018 // FM Global, a commercial and industrial property insurer, has named Deanna Fidler as senior vice president and chief human resources officer.In this role, she is based at FM Global’s corporate offices in Johnston,...
Dec 13 2018 // A Rhode Island insurance agent and agency owner who specializes in providing equine insurance coverage has admitted to operating schemes which defrauded customers, insurance companies and finance companies of approximately...
Dec 5 2018 // The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to begin a self-driving shuttle service in Providence.The agency said Monday that May Mobility in Ann Arbor, Mich., will operate the state’s first...
Nov 5 2018 // A Rhode Island insurance agent who prosecutors say specializes in providing insurance on horses has been arrested on federal charges.The U.S. Attorney’s office in Providence says 57-year-old Randall Levesque, of...
Oct 1 2018 // About $20,000 worth of tools has been stolen from a Habitat for Humanity home under construction in Rhode Island.The organization’s fundraising director says locks were broken on a construction trailer at the site in...
Sep 17 2018 // Pro US Holdings, the sole shareholder and immediate parent of ProTucket Insurance Company — the insurance carrier established in Rhode Island to provide run-off transfer solutions in the U.S. — has contributed...
Sep 12 2018 // A 45-year-old Rhode Island woman has been charged with forging business checks and stealing as much as $400,000 from a Cranston, R.I., auto dealership where she worked.Federal prosecutors say Michelle Saritelli of South...
Sep 10 2018 // Pro US Holdings, the sole shareholder and immediate parent of ProTucket Insurance Company – the insurance carrier established in Rhode Island to provide run-off transfer solutions in the U.S. – has contributed...
Aug 6 2018 // Among the three laws vetoed by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as she cleared her desk of all pending legislation in early July was a bill relating to surplus lines insurance.The bill – 2018 – H 7909...
Jul 16 2018 // Legislation effectively banning the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of vehicles, passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in June, has become law without Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s signature....
Jul 11 2018 // Updated legislation regarding the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of motor vehicles, passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in June, has become law without Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s...
Jul 10 2018 // Among the three laws vetoed by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as she cleared her desk of all pending legislation last week was a bill relating to surplus lines insurance.The bill – 2018 – H 7909 Substitute...
Jul 6 2018 // Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin filed a lawsuit Monday against 21 fossil fuel companies demanding damages associated with sea level rise and water cycles.In the complaint filed in Providence County Superior...
Jul 5 2018 // Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo cleared her desk of all pending legislation, signing more than 100 bills while vetoing three others. The Providence Journal reports that the Democratic governor vetoed bills that would...
Jul 2 2018 // The West Virginia Supreme Court says a Rhode Island woman whose husband died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel is entitled to West Virginia workers’ compensation benefits. The state Workers’ Compensation...
Jun 26 2018 // The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed H-8013/S-2679, which aims to effectively ban the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of vehicles. The bill is now awaiting Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s...
Jun 25 2018 // Residents in a Newport, R.I., neighborhood say baseballs hit out of a field used by a collegiate summer league team are damaging their houses and cars.The Newport Daily News reports residents gathered at City Hall to...
Jun 25 2018 // Rhode Island officials have ruled the quarry blast that injured two town employees and damaged multiple buildings accidental.The Westerly Sun reported the state Fire Marshal’s Office found the blast at the Westerly...
Jun 14 2018 // The West Virginia Supreme Court says a Rhode Island woman whose husband died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel is entitled to West Virginia workers’ compensation benefits. The state Workers’ Compensation...