Latest New Hampshire Headlines
All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nolan Named President of New Hampshire Agents’ Group
Sep 28 2010 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire (PIANH) has elected Lisa Nolan as president. She is senior executive vice president of the Watson Insurance Agency in Manchester, New Hampshire, and served as the...
New Hampshire Panel Mulls Rule Changes to Malpractice Fund
Sep 27 2010 // Senate members of the legislative rules committee have objected to rule changes for the malpractice insurance fund proposed by the New Hampshire insurance commissioner. The joint legislative committee on Friday raised...
New Hampshire Woman Blinded by Drug Wins $21M
Sep 20 2010 // A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain. Karen Bartlett, 51, of Plaistow suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes...
New Hampshire Woman Blinded by Drug Wins $21M in Lawsuit
Sep 13 2010 // A federal jury in New Hampshire has awarded $21 million to a woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug she took for shoulder pain. Karen Bartlett, 51, of Plaistow suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes...
New Hampshire Jury Deliberates Federal Drug Liability Case
Sep 7 2010 // A New Hampshire woman is seeking more than $24 million in damages from the maker of a prescription drug she took to ease shoulder pain, but suffered a reaction so severe that she is now blind and scarred by internal and...
New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Trust to Pay $245K in Dividends
Aug 25 2010 // The Association Members Workers’ Compensation Trust said it will pay dividends totaling $245,000 to New Hampshire businesses that participated in the program between 2004 to 2006. The dividends, a portion of which...
Six Months Later, No Cause Found in New Hampshire Fire
Aug 17 2010 // Six months after a massive fire destroyed a block of businesses at New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach, investigators still can’t say what caused it. Hampton Fire Chief Chris Silver tells the Portsmouth Herald five...
Lee Named Branch VP for The Hanover in New Hampshire and Vermont
Jul 27 2010 // The Hanover has appointed Michael H. Lee as branch vice president for Commercial Lines for the company’s New Hampshire and Vermont markets. In this new role, Lee will lead the company’s efforts to strengthen...
New Hampshire Hikes Surplus Lines Taxes
Jul 19 2010 // Surplus lines taxes in New Hampshire have gone up 50 percent, as a law change passed earlier this year went into effect this month. The tax rate now stands at 3 percent of premiums, up from 2 percent. Originally, lawmakers...
New Hampshire Hikes Surplus Lines Taxes
Jul 13 2010 // Surplus lines taxes in New Hampshire have gone up 50 percent, as a law change earlier this year went into effect this month. The tax rate now stands at 3 percent of premiums, up from 2 percent. Originally, lawmakers had...
Jury Clears New Hampshire Transportation Department in Fatal Crash
Jun 3 2010 // A jury says the New Hampshire Transportation Department was not responsible for a 2007 Interstate 93 crash that killed a 6-year-old boy. A jury in Rockingham Superior Court returned the verdict following a civil trial. A...
New Hampshire Fight over Malpractice Fund Surplus Continues
May 26 2010 // The tug-of-war over surplus money in a state-created malpractice insurance fund intensified Monday, with the insurance commissioner seeking to change the fund’s rules and the policyholders heading back to court. The...
Masiello Opens Seacoast New Hampshire Office
May 24 2010 // New Hampshire-based Masiello Insurance Agency Inc. has opened a Seacoast office in the Granite State. The Hampton office, which serves both southern Maine and eastern New Hampshire, is operated by Joe Frechette — a...
Trucking Firm Suing New Hampshire in Crash That Killed Boy
May 24 2010 // A trial is underway in New Hampshire in a lawsuit brought against the state Department of Transportation by a Canadian trucking company involved a February 2007 crash that killed a 6-year-old boy. Fidele Tremblay claims...
Official: Machine was Origin of New Hampshire Explosions
May 17 2010 // The investigation into a series of explosions at a gun and ammunition manufacturing plant in far northern New Hampshire that killed two people has led to one machine, the state’s fire marshal said Saturday. Bill...
New Hampshire House Considers Permanent Lake Speed Limits
May 6 2010 // The New Hampshire House votes Wednesday whether to make boat speed limits permanent on the state’s largest lake. The House will consider a Senate bill that raises the daytime limit to 50 mph and the nighttime limit...
Feds Looking at New Hampshire Accident Involving Toyota SUV
Apr 28 2010 // Federal officials want to review a New Hampshire collision that killed four people, three in a Toyota Highlander. The Boston Globe reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received two consumer complaints...
New Hampshire Home Has 2 Fires in 1 Day
Apr 12 2010 // Firefighters in Hampton Beach put out a fire at a multifamily home only to be called back for a second fire 30 minutes later. Authorities say the first blaze broke out about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The second one occurred...
Ryer Named New Hampshire VP for Acadia Insurance
Apr 8 2010 // Maine-based Acadia Insurance Co. has named Leonard J. Ryer as its new regional vice president for the insurer’s New Hampshire operations. Ryer will help to develop and monitor the overall underwriting, marketing,...
New Hampshire Fire Damage Pegged at $9.5M
Apr 5 2010 // An investigator looking at a massive fire in February that destroyed a block of buildings along New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach estimates the damage to be at least $9.5 million. Hampton Fire Prevention Officer Jon True...
