Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Report: Rhode Island Spends Most of Any State on Fire Aid
Oct 14 2009 // Rhode Island spends more money on fire protection than any state in the country, according to a report released Tuesday by a business-backed financial watchdog group. The study released by the Rhode Island Public...
New Hampshire Campground Owners Sued in Flood Death of R.I. Girl, 7
Oct 5 2009 // The family of a 7-year-old Rhode Island girl killed in a flash flood at a New Hampshire campground has sued its owners. Kaitlyn Ferra was vacationing with her parents, Brandon and Donna Ferra, and her brother at Ames Brook...
Rhode Island Insurer Dedicates Green Headquarters
Sep 21 2009 // A Rhode Island company says the new headquarters it’s dedicating in Johnston will be one of the greenest buildings in the state. Property insurance company FM Global says it’s applied for special green...
Rhode Island Agencies Form Network
Sep 11 2009 // Two Rhode Island insurance agencies have launched an affiliation group and are searching for potential partners, they said. Hunter Insurance and Loiselle Insurance Agency have created the Trusted Insurance Alliance (TIA)...
Rates, Claim Frequency Still Declining in Workers’ Comp; Medical Costs Rise
Sep 7 2009 // States Are Not Equal in Handling Worker Injuries Prices for workers’ compensation insurance in the United States declined in 2008 and, in general, that trend is likely to continue in throughout 2009, according to the...
Iowa, Minnesota Get ‘A’, 9 States ‘F’ in Best, Worst States for Workers’ Comp
Aug 13 2009 // Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia do the best job handling workers’ compensation injuries, while Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wyoming perform the worst. That’s...
Rhode Island Court Rules Insurer Not Obligated to Defend Nightclub Owners
Jul 20 2009 // A Rhode Island court has ruled that a commercial general liability insurance policy held by the owners of the Station nightclub does not require the insurance company to defend them against criminal charges. The case arose...
Rhode Island Court Rules Insurer Not Obligated to Defend Nightclub Owners
Jul 8 2009 // A Rhode Island court has ruled that a commercial general liability insurance policy held by the owners of the Station nightclub does not require the insurance company to defend them against criminal charges. The case arose...
New Rhode Island Law Saves Residents Money When Storms Loom
Jul 6 2009 // A new law could save homeowners money when a hurricane off the Atlantic coast churns up weather strong enough to damage homes in Rhode Island but never reaches the state. Legislation signed last month by Gov. Don Carcieri...
Auto Repair Legislation Stalls in Rhode Island
Jul 2 2009 // The Rhode Island Senate has declined to take up auto body legislation opposed by the insurance industry. The bill would have required consumers to have an independent appraisal for car repair work that exceeded $2,000. The...
Rhode Island Hospitals Adopt Process to Limit Surgical Error
Jul 2 2009 // All 14 hospitals in Rhode Island have agreed to adopt a uniform set of precautions to prevent surgeons from operating on the wrong body part or committing other grievous errors. Doctors and hospital officials said Tuesday...
Albaret Joins Hunter Insurance in Rhode Island
Jun 24 2009 // Emmanuel Albaret has joined Manville, Rhode Island-based insurance agency, Hunter Insurance, Inc. as an account executive. Albaret specializes in commercial lines of insurance. He has seven years of experience in the...
New Rhode Island Law Saves Residents Money When Storms Loom
Jun 19 2009 // A new law could save homeowners money when a hurricane off the Atlantic coast churns up weather strong enough to damage homes in Rhode Island but never reaches the state. Legislation signed last week by Gov. Don Carcieri...
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion in Connecticut
Jun 19 2009 // A Rhode Island man has pleaded guilty to fraud and tax evasion charges involving the theft of furniture from The Hartford insurance company. Thirty-five-year-old Michael Young of Coventry, R.I., pleaded guilty Wednesday to...
Rhode Island Getting $2.3M in Stimulus for Flood Protection
Jun 9 2009 // Rhode Island is receiving $2.3 million in stimulus funds to protect towns against flooding. The state’s congressional delegation announced Thursday that the money will go toward projects in Cranston and West...
Rhode Island Surgeon Operates on Wrong Part of Mouth
Jun 1 2009 // Officials at a Providence, Rhode Island hospital group say an oral surgeon began operating on the wrong part of a patient’s mouth last month before discovering the error. It’s the fifth wrong-site surgery in...
Business Moves
May 4 2009 // AIG, AIU American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has taken the first step to position the rebranding of its insurance units as an independent entity, AIU Holdings. AIG has transgered the company to a special purpose...
Rhode Island, Paint Cos. Await Decision on Lawsuit Costs
Mar 30 2009 // The Rhode Island Supreme Court may have derailed the state’s lawsuit against former lead paint companies last summer, but one critical issue still remains — and it’s worth millions of dollars. A judge...
Gowrie Group Opens Rhode Island Office
Mar 11 2009 // Wetsbrook, Connecticut-based insurance agency The Gowrie Group has officially opened its Newport, Rhode Island office. The office is located in the newly renovated 1831 Aquidneck Mill, which shares a 2.5 acre waterfront...
Rhode Island Judge OKs Plan for Sharing Club Fire Settlement
Mar 10 2009 // Survivors of a deadly nightclub fire and relatives of the 100 people killed are moving closer to sharing a $176 million court settlement. A federal magistrate judge on Friday approved a proposal for distributing the money...
