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CHALLENGING MARKET: Butler & Messier Inc. insurance agent Ernie Shaghalian, left, chairman of the Government Affairs Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of Rhode Island, meets with Mark Male, CEO and president of Rhode Island Association of Insurance Agents Inc. Shaghalian says the property insurance market is the worst he’s seen it in 45 years.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pullback by insurers adds to difficulty of house hunting

Finding a home in Rhode Island is difficult enough these days, but after prospective homebuyers pinpoint the rare house in their price range and...
WORTH THE RISK? Even Mark A. Male, executive vice president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Rhode Island, sometimes finds himself wondering if he should pay for flood coverage on his South Kingstown house that isn’t in a high-risk area. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Study: More R.I. properties face greater flood risk

Mark A. Male’s South Kingstown home is at minimal risk of flooding, at least according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood plain maps. Even...
MULTIPLE INSURANCE COMPANIES will be issuing credits to auto insurance policy holders for the months of April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Insurance companies to issue credits to customers on auto policies

PROVIDENCE – Multiple insurance companies are issuing credits on customers’ auto insurance policies as a way of offering relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amica Mutual...

Five Questions With: Mark A. Male

Mark A. Male is executive vice president and chief staff executive for the Rhode Island Association of Insurance Agents, the Independent Insurance Agents of...
STAYING AFLOAT: Mark A. Male, left, executive vice president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Rhode Island, speaks with Sean Donaghey, senior vice president, state account executive. Male thinks flood-insurance rates will increase due to recent hurricanes. / PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Hurricanes leave R.I. bracing for rate hikes

Rhode Islanders with flood insurance are bracing for rate increases in the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, as questions again are being raised...
CONCERNED AGENT: Ernest Shaghalian Jr., owner of Alpine Insurance Agency in Cranston, talks with Mary-Margaret Trigo, client-services representative. Shaghalian is concerned owners aren’t currently covered by insurance when their cars are used for ride-hailing purposes in Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Car owners not covered by Uber insurance policy in R.I.

The debate about how to regulate popular ride-hailing companies, including Uber and Lyft, isn’t over in Rhode Island, as gaps in coverage are raising...
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