Alexander confirmed as new EOHHS secretary
PROVIDENCE – Gary Alexander was confirmed by the R.I. Senate last week as secretary of the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
Alexander,...
Bill closing hurricane insurance loophole signed by governor
PROVIDENCE – Legislation approved by the General Assembly aimed at closing a loophole in the state law regulating hurricane insurance deductibles has been signed...
R.I. foreclosures show major drop in May
IRVINE, Calif. – Foreclosure activity in the United States in May showed a 17.8 percent increase year over year, reaching the third-highest level that...
MetLife sees defaults on the rise
NEW YORK – Commercial mortgage defaults will rise over the next two to three years, according to MetLife Inc.’s chief investment officer.
Steven Kandarian, speaking...
Santander gains fans in Scotland
EDINBURGH – In the hometown of Citizens Bank parent, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, the parent of another bank prominent in Rhode Island...
Five Questions With: Joseph L. Signore
Joseph L. Signore is a certified public accountant and partner and director of information technology at R3 Technologies, a subsidiary of the Providence-based accounting...
Sovereign to lay off 81 Conn. employees
ROCKY HILL, Conn. – Sovereign Bank says it will lay off another 81 full-time employees next month at a motor vehicle financing unit in...
Magazine: Citizens tops in ‘family-building benefits’
ORLANDO, Fla. – Citizens Financial Group/RBS Americas has been honored by Conceive magazine as the top company nationwide in offering family-building benefits, including fertility...
Hanover names Starkweather to President’s Club
EAST PROVIDENCE – The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (NYSE: THG), a leading regional property and casualty company, recently appointed Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage...
NBIC, Palisades reach coastal insurance agreement
PAWTUCKET – Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. (NBIC) and Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corp. have announced an agreement that will allow NBIC to offer...