Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rhode Island’s FM Global Announces Promotions
Sep 16 2014 // FM Global has promoted six executives to new senior management roles, effective Oct. 1, 2014. Bret N. Ahnell, senior vice president, Western division manager, will become an executive vice president. He will oversee...
Rhode Island’s Starkweather & Shepley Announces Promotions
Sep 10 2014 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. in East Providence, Rhode Island, recently announced the following promotions. David B. Soforenko has been promoted to sales manager of Starkweather & Shepley...
R.I. Lowers Assessment Rate for Workers’ Comp Insurers to 6.65%
Aug 25 2014 // The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) announced last week that it has cut the administrative assessment rate charged to insurance companies providing workers’ comp coverage in Rhode Island. For...
Rhode Island Hospital to Pay $150K for Losing Personal Data
Jul 28 2014 // A Rhode Island hospital has agreed to pay $150,000 in Massachusetts after losing backup tapes that contained the personal information of more than 12,000 Massachusetts residents. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha...
FM Global in Rhode Island Appoints Global Client Services VP
Jul 24 2014 // FM Global appointed Peter Pettinicchio as vice president and manager for global client services and sales operations. He is based in FM Global’s Johnston, Rhode Island, headquarters. Pettinicchio joined FM Global in...
6.5 Million Homes from Maine to Texas at Risk for Storm Surge: CoreLogic
Jul 10 2014 // More than 6.5 million homes along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of storm surge inundation, representing nearly $1.5 trillion in total potential reconstruction costs. More than $986 billion of that risk is...
Acrobats Injured in R.I. Circus Crash Hire Law Firm
Jun 18 2014 // Seven of the eight hair-hanging circus acrobats who fell to the floor during a “human chandelier” stunt in the U.S. last month have hired a law firm to represent them, the firm announced Monday. The women were...
Rhode Island Officials Remind Residents to Be Prepared for Hurricane Season
Jun 3 2014 // Rhode Island officials are urging residents to prepare for hurricane season. Gov. Lincoln Chafee says three to six hurricanes are expected to affect the Atlantic Coast this year and that people should take steps to be...
R.I. Approves WC Advisory Loss Costs Increase of 2.5% for Industrial Classes
May 19 2014 // Rhode Island’s Department of Business Regulation, Insurance Division, on May 15 approved a +2.5 percent overall increase in advisory loss costs for workers’ compensation for industrial classes and an overall...
R.I. Issues Bulletin on Implementing Auto Insurance Verification System
May 15 2014 // Rhode Island regulators recently issued a bulletin notifying the state’s auto insurers of their filing requirements and deadlines for the Rhode Island Insurance Verification System (RIIVS) to track uninsured...
Authorities Say Clamp Snapped in R.I. Aerial Circus Accident
May 6 2014 // Investigators looking into why eight circus acrobats plummeted to the ground during an aerial hair-hanging stunt in Providence, R.I., have found that a clamp snapped, a public safety official said Monday. “We have...
R.I. Begins Allowing Digital Proof of Auto Insurance
May 5 2014 // Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has signed into law legislation allowing motorists in Rhode Island to use their smartphones to offer police proof they have auto insurance. The bills sponsored by Sen. William Conley Jr....
R.I. Issues Consumer Alert on Ridesharing Services, Insurance Implications
May 2 2014 // Rhode Island’s insurance regulators issued a consumer alert bulletin this week, highlighting insurance coverage issues and requirements surrounding ridesharing services. “[R.I. Department of Business...
Rhode Island Homeowners Seek FEMA Grants to Elevate Houses
Apr 22 2014 // Some Rhode Island residents are seeking federal grant money to help pay for elevating their homes to reduce the risk of flooding — and avoid spikes in flood insurance rates. Seven homeowners in Barrington who want to...
Rhode Island Gov. Signs Legislation Allowing Digital Proof of Auto Insurance
Apr 21 2014 // Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has signed into law legislation allowing motorists in Rhode Island to use their smartphones to offer police proof they have auto insurance. The bills sponsored by Sen. William Conley Jr....
Cross Insurance Acquires Troy, Pires & Allen Insurance in Rhode Island
Apr 9 2014 // Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp. in Bangor, Maine, announced its acquisition of Troy, Pires & Allen Insurance, a 78-year-old insurance agency based in East Providence, R.I. Terms of the...
R.I. Realtors: Flood Insurance Concerns Contributed to Home Sales Drop in Feb.
Apr 3 2014 // The Rhode Island Association of Realtors says bad winter weather and worries about increasing flood insurance premiums likely played roles as home sales and prices in the state declined in February. The group said on Mar...
Rhode Islanders Grapple With Rising Flood Insurance Premiums
Apr 1 2014 // Steve Morris lives in a century-old restored cottage on a tucked away corner of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The home survived big hurricanes in 1938 and 1954, and Morris has never worried about flooding. But the home...
R.I. Regulators: Insurers Must Pay ‘Fair Market Value’ for Total Loss Vehicles
Mar 27 2014 // Rhode Island’s Department of Business Regulation, Insurance Division, issued a bulletin Monday stating that pursuant to the state law, auto insurers must pay the “fair market value” for a vehicle that is...
Proposal to Allow Electronic Proof of Auto Insurance Advances in R.I.
Mar 5 2014 // A proposal to permit motorists to use smartphones or other mobile devices to show proof of auto insurance during a traffic stop is advancing in Rhode Island’s legislature. The state’s House Judiciary Committee...
