New Hampshire Insurance Department News

New Hampshire Approves Elias as Insurance Commissioner to Succeed Sevigny

The New Hampshire Executive Council has unanimously approved John Elias as New Hampshire’s new commissioner for the Department of Insurance, succeeding Roger Sevigny who is set to retire June 11 after 16 years in the role. “John is a good …

New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Sevigny Set to Retire This Summer

New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny is planning to retire this summer after 16 years with the New Hampshire Insurance Department. With his current term ending on June 11, he told Insurance Journal his advice for his successor is based …

New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates May Decrease for Sixth Year in a Row

New Hampshire employers could pay less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year because of a filing that lowers the rates and loss cost factors insurers use to develop prices. This move would mark the sixth year in a row …

New Hampshire Issues Consumer Alert on Insurance Denials and Mammograms

The New Hampshire Insurance Department has issued a consumer alert Monday on health insurance denials and mammograms. The department said that since Jan. 1, it has heard from 67 New Hampshire women who received notice from their health insurance companies …

New Hampshire Offers Lost Life Policy Locator Service to Residents

The New Hampshire Insurance Department has created a lost life policy locator service to assist Granite State residents and their families in locating life policies and annuity contracts that have been purchased in the state. “We developed this service to …

N.H. Insurance Department Revamps Health Care Cost Comparison Site

New Hampshire consumers can now compare prices on dental care and prescription drugs in addition to medical procedures through a state government website designed to help them save money on health care costs. The New Hampshire Insurance Department has added …

N.H. to Examine Health Insurers’ Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage

New Hampshire’s Insurance Department is examining whether insurance companies are appropriately covering substance abuse services as required by law. The probe comes as New Hampshire seeks to expand treatment and recovery services amid a heroin and opioid crisis that’s claimed …

N.H. Insurance Department Hearing Examines Health Care Costs Trends

Health insurance premiums in New Hampshire increased relatively little for small and large businesses in 2014, while rates in the individual market went up significantly more, according to state-hired consultants. New Hampshire state law requires the Insurance Department to hold …

New Hampshire Approves Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 5.9%

The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced that it has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s advisory loss cost and rating values filling to be effective Jan. 1, 2016. The approved voluntary loss cost change is a decrease of 5.9 …

N.H. to Begin Winding Down Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association

The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced on July 24 that the Merrimack County Superior Court issued an order appointing Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny as receiver of the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association (JUA). The court order comes …