Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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Fatalities on New Hampshire Roadways Increased in 2008
Jan 11 2009 // Fatal motor vehicle crashes are on the rise for the second year in a row according to the New Hampshire Department of Safety. The numbers released include all fatalities from Jan. 1 to Dec. 22, 2008. A fatality includes...
Fatalities on New Hampshire Roads up in 2008
Dec 31 2008 // Fatal motor vehicle crashes are on the rise for the second year in a row according to the New Hampshire Department of Safety. The numbers released on Monday include all fatalities from Jan. 1 to Dec. 22, 2008. A fatality...
Ban on Text Messaging while Driving Proposed in New Hampshire
Dec 30 2008 // A bill to make it illegal for drivers to send text messages on cell phones or type on laptop computers or other electronic devices is coming back before the New Hampshire Legislature. Nashua Democrat David Campbell’s...
New Hampshire Attorney General Warns of Auto Insurance Scam
Dec 29 2008 // New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte is warning consumers to beware of an insurance scam reported in the Midwest. Ayotte says consumers reported getting calls from scammers claiming there was a problem with the...
Medical Malpractice Screening under Scrutiny in New Hampshire
Dec 11 2008 // It’s been three years since New Hampshire started screening medical malpractice cases before trial, but it’s hard to say whether the new system is a success. Doctors and their lawyers say having a special panel...
Max Specialty Group Approved in New Hampshire
Nov 5 2008 // Max Specialty Insurance Co. said it has been approved as an eligible surplus lines insurer in New Hampshire. The Richmond, Virginia-based insurer is now an eligible surplus lines insurer in 49 states. “The addition...
New Hampshire Police Chief-Lawmaker Wants Tougher Drunk Driving Law
Nov 3 2008 // A New Hampshire state lawmaker who also works as a police chief wants to make it illegal for suspected drunken drivers to refuse to take breath tests. Dalton Police Chief John Tholl, a Republican, believes the current...
Business Moves
Nov 2 2008 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Fuller & O’Brien Insurance brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Albany, New York-based insurance broker Fuller & O’Brien Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Fuller...
3 Months After Tornado, Some in New Hampshire Still Fighting Red Tape
Oct 30 2008 // Three months after a tornado ripped a 50-mile swath through central New Hampshire, some residents still are caught in a swirl of red tape as they fight to rebuild their damaged or destroyed homes and get on with their...
Safety Insurance Expands Auto, Home Offerings to New Hampshire
Oct 24 2008 // Safety Insurance Group, Inc., a provider of auto, home and business insurance in Massachusetts, recently announced that it will begin offering personal auto and homeowners insurance to New Hampshire residents. According to...
New Hampshire Insurance Chief Works to Reassure AIG Customers
Sep 25 2008 // New Hampshire’s insurance commissioner is working to reassure residents who are insured by AIG, one of the firms being bailed out by the government. Roger Sevigny says AIG’s insurance companies are financially...
Former N.H. Insurance Agent Indicted on Fraud Charge
Sep 4 2008 // A federal grand jury has indicted a 53-year-old Bedford, N.H., man on charges he defrauded clients of his insurance agency. Prosecutors say from October 2001 to September 2003, Raymond Douville operated an insurance agency...
Different Causes Found for New Hampshire 2006, 2007 Floods
Aug 22 2008 // Evaluation of the New Hampshire floods of May 2006 and April 2007 show that they were caused by different events. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that the May 2006 flooding was unusual because of the sheer...
New Hampshire Woman Sues City over 2007 Flooding
Aug 14 2008 // A Rochester, New Hampshire woman is suing the city, alleging it did not maintain a dam, causing her home to be devastated by flooding last year. Rufus Roux’s home was damaged in April 2007, when heavy rain and...
N.H. Calls on Insurers to Get More Claims Adjusters to Storm Victims
Jul 29 2008 // Last week’s severe tornadoes and thunderstorms in New Hampshire have prompted the state’s insurance chief to allow temporary emergency licensing of property/casualty claims adjusters to speed up...
New Hampshire Insurance Dept: Track Tornado Tree Damage
Jul 28 2008 // New Hampshire residents facing downed trees on their houses or in their yards from Thursday’s tornado could face some hefty bills. A typical homeowner’s insurance policy in New Hampshire covers only $1,000 for...
Severe Storm Kills 1, Damages Homes in Central New Hampshire
Jul 25 2008 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch declared a state of emergency in Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, Strafford and Rockingham counties due to damage from severe weather and thunderstorms. The violent storms killed one person in the...
Redesigned New Hampshire Motor Vehicle Registrations Include Bar Code
Jul 22 2008 // New Hampshire is changing the looks of auto, truck and motorcycle registration documents. The new certificate will contain a bar code that will allow police or registration officials to copy registration information with a...
N.H. Flood Maps Outdated, FEMA-Sponsored Study Finds
Jul 3 2008 // Federal maps used by most New Hampshire communities to determine the scope of once-per-century floods are sometimes decades out of date. A study recommends updating them to steer development away from risky...
N.H. Chief Justice Hopes to Open Business Court This Year
Jun 11 2008 // New Hampshire’s chief justice is praising a new law that allows the state to create a business court and he’s hoping to have the new court operating this year. The court would handle only complaints between...
