Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Political ‘Soap Opera’ Reportedly Characterizes 2003 R.I. Legislative Session
Jul 14 2003 // The Rhode Island legislature went through a marathon session and officially adjourned during the early morning hours recently, wrapping up a year of political posturing that resulted in a several gains for the insurance...
Chase to Return to Auto Leasing in R.I.
Jul 9 2003 // Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, announced that it will return to the auto leasing business in Rhode Island immediately after the Governor signs a new bill limiting...
David Morse & Associates Opens R.I. Office
Jul 2 2003 // L.A.-based David Morse & Associates, a national claims administration and independent adjusting company, announced that it has opened a new claims office in Providence, Rhode Island, which will facilitate claims...
NAII Says R.I. “Vicarious Liability” Bill Could Increase Auto Premiums
Jun 17 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin indicating that a bill, scheduled to be considered by the Rhode Island’s House Judiciary Committee, would expand liability for car renters and...
Alliance Opposes RI Bill to Ban Confidential Court Settlements
Mar 26 2003 // According to a bulletin from the Alliance of American Insurers “A bill being heard today by the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee is an attempt by the trial bar to restrict the use of confidentiality and...
NAII Expresses Disappointment on RI Mold Regs for Personal Lines
Feb 5 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers expressed its disappointment at the recent position adopted by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR) that third-party liability arising from a mold filing...
NAII Says R.I. Lead Hazard Regulation Should Exclude Surplus Lines Insurers
Jan 20 2003 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (RIDBR)’s Regulation 101 should be rewritten to specifically exclude surplus lines insurers,...
State National’s Specialty and SNIC Affiliates Expand
Nov 8 2002 // Fort Worth-based State National Companies announced two of its affiliates have been awarded state authorizations to write multiple lines of insurance. Rhode Island granted an authorization to State National Specialty...
CGNU R.I.P. – Welcome Aviva
Jul 2 2002 // In the latest triumph of marketing hype over common sense, CGNU, the U.K.’s largest insurer, officially recommenced life on Monday as Aviva Plc. CEO Richard Harvey, who first proposed the change last February, has...
NAII Opposes RI Insurance Legislation
Feb 28 2002 // Gerald L. Zimmerman, senior counsel for the National Association of Independent Insurers, said that several insurance-related bills scheduled to be considered by the Rhode Island Senate Corporations Committee would stifle...
Reliance Insurance 1817-2001 – R.I.P’
Jul 23 2001 // Reliance Group Holdings (RGH), the parent company of Reliance Insurance Company (RIC), one of America’s oldest insurers which traces its roots back to 1817, filed for bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of...
RI Chiropractor Loses License For Insurance Fraud
Jul 9 2001 // Rhode Island’s Medical Disciplinary Board has revoked Chiropractor Andrew J. Lombardi’s license to practice in the State following an indictment in Massachusetts alleging that that he had submitted 39...
RI Assembly To Vote on Structured Settlements Protection Act
Jun 29 2001 // A bill designed to protect Rhode Island residents, who have agreed to structured settlements, from being taken advantage of is set for a vote in the State Assembly today. The measure had been held up in committee since its...
Reliance Insurance, 1817-2001…R.I.P.’
Jun 25 2001 // On June 12, Reliance Group Holdings (RGH), the parent company of Reliance Insurance Company (RIC), one of America’s oldest insurers, which traces its roots back to 1817, filed for bankruptcy protection in the...
Rhode Island Approves Producer Licensing
Apr 24 2001 // The Department of Business Regulation is pleased to announce that Rhode Island is the thirteenth state to pass the Insurance Producer Licensing Model Act. The Producer Licensing Model Act establishes reciprocity and...
McConaghy Takes Reins at Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
Jul 11 2000 // A former Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation attorney will be sworn in today as the department’s new director. Marilyn Shannon McConaghy was executive counsel to the DBR for the last two years and played a...
