Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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New Hampshire Reduces Fire Tower Hours
Apr 16 2009 // Due to budget cuts, the state of New Hampshire has laid off eight full-time fire tower wardens and has offered them part-time work, and only on days when the risk of fire is greatest. Brad Simpkins, interim director of the...
New Hampshire Man Faces Fraud Charge for Keeping Premiums
Mar 27 2009 // Court records show that a business owner in Hudson, New Hampshire faces a federal wire fraud charge alleging that he stole roughly $100,000 from a client. Scott Drohan, owner of Juskel Services, was released on personal...
N.H. Receives Lowest Crime Ranking; Nevada Ranks as Worst State
Mar 25 2009 // Three northeast states have the lowest crime rate, while Nevada, Louisiana and South Carolina have the highest crime rate, according to a new study. New Hampshire (1) received the lowest crime rate ranking again this year,...
New Insurance Firm Launched in New Hampshire
Mar 13 2009 // Two insurance industry veterans have partnered to launch a new insurance and consulting firm in Bow, New Hampshire. The new firm, GL Insurance Partners, was launched by James Guerin and George Lagos. GL focuses on...
New Hampshire Might Double Small Claims Court Limits
Mar 5 2009 // New Hampshire’s House is considering doubling small claims court limits to $10,000. The bill would require mediation in cases where claims exceed $5,000. Supporters said raising the damages limit will allow people...
New Hampshire Governor Wants Worker Charged with Fraud Suspended
Feb 20 2009 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is calling for a state worker to be suspended after she pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in a previous job. Raye Ellen Douville is scheduled to be sentenced for insurance fraud in April after...
Drivers Examine Damage after Massive Pileup in New Hampshire
Jan 14 2009 // A day after a multiple-vehicle pileup on Interstate 93, car owners were calling insurance companies and examining their wrecked cars. More than 100 people were injured in Sunday’s pileup, none of them seriously. The...
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...
