Health insurance rate increases held in check for 2013
PROVIDENCE – All three of Rhode Island’s health insurers filed rate increase requests for both small and large groups for 2013 well below their...
Conn. bankers provide financial literacy programs
WATERBURY, Conn. - More than 50 employees from Webster Bank will participated in Junior Achievement’s “JA in a Day” program at Tinker Elementary School...
TD Bank settles overdraft litigation for $62M
MIAMI - Toronto Dominion Bank agreed to pay $62 million to settle lawsuits accusing it of charging customers excessive overdraft fees. The Canadian lender’s...
Washington Trust finances Conn. office
WESTERLY - The Washington Trust Co., the state’s largest independent bank, recently provided a $1.04 million commercial real estate mortgage to Lamberton Office Center...
Firms earn awards for healthy employees
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, together with the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, handed out Worksite Health Awards on...
Funds sought to keep anti-lead agency afloat
PROVIDENCE – Faced with the loss of $594,000 in federal funds because of budget cuts, the Childhood Lead Action Project asked state government to...
South County among region’s tops for patient satisfaction
WAKEFIELD – South County Hospital achieved patient satisfaction scores in the 99th percentile for 10 consecutive quarters, the highest scores not only in Rhode...
A new model of health care
PROVIDENCE – A bevy of national experts came to Rhode Island on May 22 to discuss how best to grow patient-centered medical homes, at...
Janney assists R.I. with $123M GO bond
PHILADELPHIA – Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, a full-service wealth-management, financial-services and investment-banking firm headquartered in Philadelphia, has announced the successful closing of the state...
R.I. getting $73K in settlement with Skechers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive roughly $73,000 as part of a settlement with Skechers USA Inc. over misleading advertising related to athletic shoes,...
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