Latest Rhode Island Headlines
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People – East
Nov 16 2015 // The Hilb Group, a middle market insurance agency based in Richmond, Virginia, hired David Hobbs as president and chief operating officer. The title of president was previously held by Chief Executive Officer Robert Hilb...
Cross Insurance Promotes Heaslip to President of Rhode Island Branch
Nov 2 2015 // Gary Heaslip Cross Insurance, an independent agency based in Bangor, Maine, has promoted Gary Heaslip to the position of president for Cross Insurance Inc. – Rhode Island, located in East Providence, Rhode Island. In his...
Heritage Taps Hutchinson to Lead Sales & Marketing in Mass., R.I.
Oct 28 2015 // Peter J. Hutchinson Clearwater, Florida-based Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company has hired Peter J. Hutchinson as director of sales and marketing for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, a new position. He is...
States Probing Insurers’ Use of Price Optimization in Rating
Oct 19 2015 // When Fred and Donna Wolden’s biannual car insurance premium went up by $90 last month, they wanted to know why. The Wisconsin retirees hadn’t had an accident or bought a new vehicle. In fact, they say not much...
DeCotis Insurance Names New CEO in Rhode Island
Oct 14 2015 // Thomas DeCotis DeCotis Insurance Associates, a specialty and surplus lines wholesaler and managing general agent based in Providence, Rhode Island, with an additional office in Braintree, Massachusetts, announced that...
Rhode Island Addresses Price Optimization
Oct 5 2015 // Rhode Island’s Insurance Division issued a bulletin on Sept. 18 for personal lines property/casualty insurers in the state that effectively prohibits the use of non-risk related features of price optimization. Rhode...
Rhode Island Attorney General Urges Teens to Not Text While Driving
Sep 29 2015 // Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is urging teenage drivers to not use their cell phones while driving as part of the fourth annual “It Can Wait” campaign in the state. Kilmartin kicked off this...
Rhode Island Directs Insurers Using Price Optimization to Submit Revised Filings
Sep 23 2015 // Rhode Island’s Insurance Division issued a bulletin on Sept. 18 advising that any personal lines property/casualty insurer that uses price optimization to rate policies in Rhode Island should submit revised filings...
CVS Settles Fraud Claims by Investors for $48M
Sep 17 2015 // CVS Health Corp. reached a $48 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the U.S. drugstore operator of fraudulently concealing a big loss of revenue in its pharmacy benefits manager business, culminating in a plunge in its...
Rhode Island’s Health Uninsured Rate Drops by Over Half Since 2012
Sep 15 2015 // The number of uninsured people in Rhode Island has dropped by more than half since 2012, according to a survey released on Sept. 10 by the state’s health insurance exchange. Fewer than 50,000 people in Rhode Island...
R.I. AG Sues Health Insurance Commissioner Over 10% Blue Cross Rate Hike
Sep 2 2015 // Rhode Island’s attorney general has sued the state’s health insurance commissioner for allowing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island to hike premiums for some residents 10 percent. Attorney General Peter...
Taxi Companies File Suit to Stop Uber Service in Rhode Island
Aug 26 2015 // Two taxi companies in Rhode Island have asked a judge to stop ride-hailing company Uber from doing business in the state. The Providence Journal reports Orange Cab of Newport and Airport Taxi of Warwick filed a lawsuit...
Federal Aid to Rhode Island for January Blizzard Tops $1M
Aug 20 2015 // Officials say federal aid to Rhode Island to help cover costs of a January blizzard that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in parts of the state has topped more than $1 million. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA,...
R.I. Landlord Admits to Burning Down Rental Property for Insurance Money
Aug 6 2015 // Federal prosecutors say a Providence, Rhode Island, landlord admitted to setting fire to an occupied building he owned in a scheme to collect insurance payments. Rony Metellus pleaded guilty Monday to one count of...
R.I. Consumer Alert Looks at Insurance Implications for Home-Sharing Rentals
Jul 29 2015 // Rhode Island’s Insurance Division is advising consumers to examine insurance implications when using home-sharing rental websites such as Airbnb. “Technology has changed the way people interact. There are now...
Rhode Island’s Attorney General Releases PSA on Dangers of Drunken Driving
Jul 21 2015 // Rhode Island’s attorney general has released a public service announcement on the dangers of drunken driving. Peter Kilmartin says the 30-second video focuses on young drivers, who are inexperienced and often...
Hilb Group Acquires Cornerstone Group, Gencorp Insurance Group in R.I.
Jun 30 2015 // The Hilb Group, a Richmond, Virginia-based middle market insurance agency, today announced its acquisition of two New England insurance brokerage firms: Cornerstone Group, a benefit advisory firm in Warwick, Rhode Island;...
Cross Insurance Acquires Schonning Insurance in Rhode Island
May 19 2015 // Cross Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Bangor, Maine, announced it has acquired Schonning Insurance, an independent agency in Westerly, Rhode Island. Terms of the transaction were not...
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...
ACLU of Rhode Island to File Lawsuit on Behalf of Medical Marijuana Users
May 1 2015 // The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island says it is filing a lawsuit against a major Rhode Island employer on behalf of a medical marijuana user. The ACLU says the employer has refused to hire anyone...
