Marion Davis
Whether for charity or fun, golf events a big hit
Tournaments provide networking prospects, sponsor opportunities
They meet at the Alpine Country Club in Cranston every summer, leaving their hectic world for one Monday to...
Malpractice hikes facing resistance
A rate hike request by ProSelect Insurance Co., the state’s second-largest medical malpractice insurer, has met with strong resistance from the attorney general’s office...
Rising premiums reflect industry cycles, medical costs
Workers’ compensation premiums are rising steadily across the United States, reflecting natural cycles in the insurance industry, but also rising benefit costs, especially medical...
URI gets $3M grant to help protect coastal areas
What could Rhode Island accomplish if it took some of its brightest scientific minds, honed their policy-making and outreach skills, then put them to...
Minor road repairs can curb crashes, study says
A new report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says some “relatively simple and inexpensive” changes could dramatically reduce the number of car...
New Fidelity offshoot to come to R.I. in 2008
Pyramis Global Advisors, a new company started by Fidelity Investments in March to focus on institutional investments such as large retirement funds and endowments,...
Citizens brokerage to pay $3M fine in Mass.
BOSTON – The CCO Investment Services Corp., an affiliate securities broker-dealer of Citizens Bank, has agreed to pay a $3-million civil fine for “unethical...
Chamber opposes ‘displaced workers’ ordinance
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce is leading the charge against a proposed ordinance that would require companies that win janitorial, security and building...
Questions cloud future of Medicare
U.S. Health Secretary visits Warwick center
You’d think it would be a slam-dunk: Seniors spend a fortune on prescription drugs. Starting Jan. 1, the Medicare...
New law allows ‘golf cart’ on Prudence Island
They look like golf carts, but they’re not just meant for the green. The models offered by Global Electric Motorcars, a division of DaimlerChrysler,...
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