Latest New Hampshire Headlines
All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.H. to Begin Winding Down Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association
Jul 27 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced on July 24 that the Merrimack County Superior Court issued an order appointing Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny as receiver of the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice...
New Hampshire’s ‘Hands-Free’ Driving Law in Effect
Jul 20 2015 // New Hampshire is now the 15th state to bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving. The new “hands-free” law, in effect as of July 1, applies to all hand-held devices, including GPS units, tablets...
New N.H. Law Removes $1,000 Annual Cap on Raffles for Producers
Jul 16 2015 // New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan recently signed into law H.B.171 (“An Act relative to rebating”) that would remove the annual $1,000 monetary cap on contests, sweepstakes, raffles or drawings conducted by...
N.H. Seeks to Update Insurance Rules for Health Care Provider Networks
Jul 13 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department is moving forward with changing its rules for health care provider networks, but some insurance companies aren’t yet sold on a key part of the proposed approach. Department...
New Hampshire Law Grants Immunity to People Who Report Overdoses
Jul 10 2015 // As part of New Hampshire’s effort to address the ongoing drug abuse problem, Gov. Maggie Hassan has signed a bill that will spare people from criminal prosecution in certain cases if they are reporting a drug...
N.H. Law Banning Drivers’ Use of Hand-Held Devices Goes Into Effect
Jul 2 2015 // New Hampshire is now the 15th state to bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving. The new “hands-free” law, in effect as of Wednesday, July 1, applies to all hand-held devices, including GPS...
New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office Urges Fireworks Safety
Jun 29 2015 // Officials from the New Hampshire fire marshal’s office are urging residents and visitors alike to use caution in buying and using fireworks as the July Fourth holiday weekend approaches. They encourage people to buy...
Santo Insurance & Financial Services Hires Kimball as Insurance Agent in N.H.
Jun 17 2015 // Michael Kimball Santo Insurance & Financial Services, an independent insurance agency in Salem, New Hampshire, hired Michael Kimball as an insurance agent. In his new position, Kimball will design customized insurance...
Court Revives Suit in N.H. School’s Missing Policy Case
Jun 15 2015 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has revived a New Hampshire school’s lawsuit seeking to prove that it is still covered by an insurance policy from almost 50 years ago even though there are no longer...
N.H. Senate Votes Not to Change Oversight of Public Risk Pools
Jun 8 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office will not immediately lose its oversight of public risk pools as initially proposed in the state Senate’s budget. Senators voted to study the issue rather than...
U.S. Appeals Court Revives Suit in N.H. School’s Missing Policy Case
Jun 2 2015 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has revived a New Hampshire private school’s lawsuit seeking to prove that it is still covered by an insurance policy from almost 50 years ago even though there are no...
N.H. Budget Writers Uphold Changes to Public Risk Pool Oversight
May 29 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office plans to continue fighting a proposal in the Senate’s budget that takes away its authority to monitor the state’s public risk pools. The New Hampshire Senate...
N.H. Senate Amendment Would Change Who Polices Public Risk Pools
May 26 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office could lose its ability to oversee a public risk pool it’s had issues with for years, if a last-minute amendment to the state Senate budget remains in place. The New...
Report Suggests Decrease in Occupational Injuries, Illnesses in N.H.
May 22 2015 // New Hampshire health officials have released a report suggesting there’s a decrease in occupational injury and illness rates in the state over the years. The report finds that from 2000 to 2012, there were 160...
N.H. Gov. Hassan Appeals FEMA Decision to Deny Disaster Extension
May 12 2015 // New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan is appealing FEMA’s decision to deny an extension for towns’ snow-removal efforts following a blizzard in January. In March, a disaster declaration was approved for the state,...
New England States Launch Regional Crackdown on Speeding
May 7 2015 // State police across New England launched the region’s first coordinated crackdown on speeding and failing to wear seat belts. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced the “New England Drive to Save...
N.H. Court: Worker Entitled to Benefits for ‘Mixed Risk’ Injury
Apr 20 2015 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled in March that a worker who fell asleep while driving a company truck and hit a utility pole in the course of his employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for the...
N.H. Court: Worker Who Fell Asleep While Driving Due Benefits for Crash Injuries
Mar 27 2015 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled last week that a worker who fell asleep while driving a company truck and hit a utility pole in the course of his employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for the...
New Hampshire Senate Delays Workers’ Compensation Reform Deal
Mar 27 2015 // New Hampshire state senators have pushed off a deal to reform New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation insurance laws. The chamber voted Thursday to send a tentative deal, which would’ve given providers...
N.H. Senate Committee Not Backing Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule
Mar 23 2015 // A key policy committee in the New Hampshire Senate is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business...
