Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rhode Island Police Step Up Patrols to Crack Down on Drunk Driving
Dec 19 2011 // The Rhode Island State Police are stepping up patrols through the end of the year to crack down on drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says authorities will...
N.Y.-based USI Insurance Services Acquires Bluff Head Enterprises
Dec 13 2011 // USI Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage and financial service firm in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., has completed its acquisition of Bluff Head Enterprises in Rhode Island. Bluff Head Enterprises is a Wakefield, Rhode...
Ex-Rhode Island Insurance Adjuster Seeks to Avoid Prison
Nov 19 2011 // A former Rhode Island insurance adjuster is asking a federal court not to count his professional expertise against him when sentencing him in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case. Vincent DiPaolo is set to be sentenced on...
R.I.-based Hunter Insurance Hires New Account Executive
Nov 16 2011 // Hunter Insurance, an independent agency based in Lincoln, R.I., appointed Sarah Souza as account executive for the firm’s commercial lines division. Souza has over 15 years of experience in managing medium-to-large...
Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States Last Year
Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...
Court Delays Sentencing in Rhode Island Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 7 2011 // A federal judge has delayed the sentencing date for the only defendant waiting to learn his punishment for his role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case in Rhode Island. The sentencing hearing for Vincent DiPaolo was...
Aon Risk Solutions Hires Business Development VP in Rhode Island
Oct 3 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management unit of Aon Corp., has appointed Jeffrey Polucha as vice president of business development for its Providence, Rhode Island, office. Polucha comes from Soucy Insurance Agency...
R.I.-Based FM Global Vice Chairman Bosman to Retire After 40 Years
Sep 19 2011 // Business property insurer FM Global said Vice Chairman Ruud Bosman will retire in November after 40 years with the company. Upon Bosman’s retirement, several planned leadership changes will take place at FM Global....
Rhode Island Radio Host Sentenced for Insurance Scam
Sep 5 2011 // A former Rhode Island radio host has been sentenced to four months in a Massachusetts halfway house and four months of home confinement for her role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud that improved her North Providence...
Many Rhode Islanders Still Lack Power as State Assesses Irene’s Toll
Sep 2 2011 // Pawtucket insurance agent Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon’s phone began ringing early Monday morning, the day after Tropical Storm Irene blew through the Ocean State. And it hasn’t stopped ringing. “The majority...
Two Defendants Spared Prison in Rhode Island Insurance Scheme
Aug 29 2011 // A federal judge on Thursday spared an ex-Rhode Island radio host and a former North Providence politician prison time for their roles in a $40,000 home insurance fraud scheme. Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi sentenced former...
Two to be Sentenced in Rhode Island Insurance Scheme
Aug 26 2011 // A federal judge is set to sentence a former Rhode Island politician and an ex-radio host for their roles in a $40,000 home insurance fraud scheme. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary Lisi is scheduled to sentence...
Prosecutors Want Jail for Rhode Island Radio Host for Insurance Fraud
Aug 22 2011 // Federal prosecutors are arguing against a home confinement sentence for a former Rhode Island radio disc jockey who damaged her North Providence house in a $40,000 insurance fraud scheme after last year’s historic...
UPDATE: Ex-Adjuster Pleads Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Scheme
Aug 11 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster who helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a bogus home insurance claim last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to his role in the scheme. In a deal with prosecutors, Vincent DiPaolo, 62,...
Ex-Insurance Adjuster to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Case
Aug 10 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster was set to plead guilty to charges he helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a phony insurance claim for more than $40,000. Federal prosecutors said Vincent DiPaolo of Johnston was to...
Rhode Island Senate Passes Seat Belt, Cell Phone Driver Bills
Jun 27 2011 // The Rhode Island Senate has advanced two bills on driver safety, one boosting seat belt enforcement and another banning young drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel. The cell phone proposal would make it...
Rhode Island Radio Personality Admits Insurance Scheme
Jun 20 2011 // A former Rhode Island disc jockey has pleaded guilty to an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on separate corruption charges. Lori Sergiacomi entered her plea...
Rhode Island City Seeks Reimbursement for Historic Mill Fire Costs
Jun 17 2011 // Woonsocket, R.I. is seeking reimbursement for part of the cost of fighting a massive fire that destroyed the historic Alice Mill building last week. The Woonsocket Call reported that the costs include $38,660 in overtime,...
Demolition Begins of Fire-Ravaged Mill in R.I.
Jun 13 2011 // The owner of a historic mill building in Woonsocket, Rhode Island destroyed in a massive fire that broke out Tuesday says demolition of the structure has begun. Steven Triedman, of American Wood Pellet Co., says he...
Rhode Island Radio Personality Admits Insurance Scheme
Jun 6 2011 // A former Rhode Island disc jockey has pleaded guilty to an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on separate corruption charges. Lori Sergiacomi entered her plea...
