Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
R.I. Woman Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for Insurance Fraud
Aug 3 2012 // Prosecutors say a Warwick, R.I., woman has been sentenced to 10 years and a day in federal prison for setting her house on fire to commit mail fraud. The Providence Journal reports that U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha says...
Rhode Island Hosting Statewide Hurricane Response Training This Week
Aug 1 2012 // Rhode Island emergency management officials are testing the state’s response to a major hurricane. The state’s National Guard and Emergency Management Agency are holding a hurricane simulation. It runs from...
Consumers in R.I. Warned of Healthcare Ruling Scam
Jul 18 2012 // Rhode Island’s attorney general is warning consumers about possible identity theft and Medicare fraud by scammers apparently trying to take advantage of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding the health...
R.I. Proposes 6.75% Assessment for WC Insurers
Jul 2 2012 // The R.I. Department of Labor and Training proposed last month an assessment rate for workers’ comp insurers of 6.75 percent for the coming year, effective July 15, 2012. This rate has remained level every year since...
Millions for Home Foreclosure Prevention Program Unspent in R.I.
Jun 20 2012 // Only about one-third of the more than $79 million available from a federal foreclosure prevention program in Rhode Island has been spent to help struggling homeowners, officials said this week.R.I. has the highest...
New CEO Named for R.I.-Based Narragansett Bay Insurance Company
Jun 20 2012 // Pawtucket, R.I.-based Narragansett Bay Insurance Company has named Todd Hart as the new chief executive officer after a national search. Narragansett Bay founder Nick Steffey, who has stepped down from the CEO role, will...
R.I. Proposes 6.75% Assessment Rate for WC Insurers for Coming Year
Jun 14 2012 // The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has proposed this week an assessment rate for workers’ compensation insurers of 6.75 percent for the coming year, effective July 15, 2012. This rate has remained level every...
USI Acquires Lynch, Beretta and Bucci Insurance in Rhode Island
Jun 13 2012 // USI Insurance Services completed the acquisition of Lynch, Beretta and Bucci Insurance, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based P/C insurance agency that specializes in a wide range of personal lines, commercial lines and specialty...
R.I. Enacts New Hurricane Insurance Law
Jun 4 2012 // Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee on May 22 signed into law legislation designed to provide additional protection to homeowners when their properties suffer damages from hurricanes. The legislation (House bill 2012-H7484A...
FM Global Names 3 Senior Vice Presidents in Rhode Island
May 31 2012 // Johnston, R.I.-headquartered FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, announced a number of changes to its management team, effective June 1. Chris Johnson, senior vice president of marketing...
R.I. Enacts New Law to Assist Homeowners With Hurricane-Related Claims
May 24 2012 // Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Tuesday signed into law legislation designed to provide additional protection to homeowners when they suffer damages from hurricanes. The legislation (House bill 2012-H7484A and Senate...
Insurer to Cover Half of R.I. City’s $389K Loss Caused by Embezzlement
May 24 2012 // An insurance company has paid the city of Woonsocket, R.I., $200,000, which covers about half the money the city says it lost to embezzlement. City Finance Director Thomas Bruce III tells the Woonsocket Call the city filed...
Illinois Governor Mulls Executive Order on Insurance Exchange
May 16 2012 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, a website where consumers could comparison shop for insurance that’s a key piece of President Barack Obama’s health...
R.I. Court Rules on Designated Drivers’ Liability
May 14 2012 // Rhode Island’s Supreme Court has ruled that designated drivers are not responsible for what their drunken passengers do after giving them rides. Last Thursday’s ruling involved a 2005 crash in Scituate that...
R.I.-Based Narragansett Bay Insurance Appoints VP
May 9 2012 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based homeowners insurer, appointed Miles Hunter as vice president of corporate development. Miles Hunter In his new role, Hunter will provide decision support and...
Rhode Island’s Financial Literacy Program Expanding to 44 Schools
May 4 2012 // A financial literacy program for high school students in Rhode Island is getting a boost. Rhode Island State Treasurer Gina Raimondo said this week that the web-based program, called EverFI, is set to expand to 44 schools...
Fire Warnings Issued in New Hampshire, Rhode Island
Apr 17 2012 // Dry, windy conditions and warm weather are prompting Northeastern state officials to issue advisories on an elevated risk of fire. Here is a roundup of fire warnings and latest reports of wildfires and brushfires from the...
R.I.-based Narragansett Bay Insurance Adds Property Claims Adjusters
Mar 22 2012 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based specialty underwriter offering homeowners insurance and services, appointed two new property claims adjusters. Kyle Yee comes from Nationwide Insurance, where he...
Rhode Island Urges Homeowners to Purchase Flood Insurance
Mar 14 2012 // Rhode Island emergency officials are urging property owners to purchase flood insurance to protect against the kind of flooding that did massive damage in the state two years ago. Floodplain coordinator Michelle Burnett of...
Lifetime Health Care Caps End for 374,000 in Rhode Island
Mar 7 2012 // U.S. health officials say that 374,000 Rhode Island residents will no longer bump up against a lifetime limit on health care coverage because of a provision of the federal health care overhaul. The U.S. Department of...
