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Don’t let the name fool you. Carey, Richmond & Viking, an insurance agency based in Middletown, is a family business.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Like many professionals, Robert C. Atwood enjoyed his work but had the desire to have his own business. “The company I was working for at the time wasn’t interested in pursuing the hazardous-waste world, so I started on my own,” he said.
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By Michael Souza |
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PROVIDENCE – A Providence County Superior Court jury returned a verdict of more than $3.27 million against two of the nation’s largest automobile-insurance providers last month, ruling that they had acted with “malice” and “bad faith.”
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7/2/12
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Disappointed by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s veto of legislation to give them the right to sue insurance companies in payment disputes, auto-body shops say they’ll continue the fight next year.
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By Michael Souza |
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Age: 39
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7/23/12
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Citing its efforts to implement the best risk-management and safety practices with their policyholders, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. has been recognized with Energi’s 2012 Top Producer award. “The award was presented to the top 5 percent of Energi’s producers across the country,” said Peter Plumb, a representative for the East Providence-based company.
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By Michael Souza |
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The road to a healthy workplace starts the first day of work at The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., when an in-house ergonomics professional helps new employees set up their workstations.
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By Robin Respaut
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12 |
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Eight-seven percent of FM Global’s employees said that health and wellness has become part of the company’s culture, according to the most recent employee health survey. “Our business is all about minimizing risk and preventing losses,” said Carole Williamson, manager of FM Global’s health-and-wellness programs, explaining why initiatives resonate with employees.
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By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12 |
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The number of Americans without health insurance fell for the first time since 2007, as many younger than age 26 took advantage of a new law allowing them to stay on their parents’ plans.
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Bloomberg News
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9/17/12
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In March 2010, a massive flood pounded the Darlington Fabrics manufacturing facility on the banks of the Pawcatuck River in Westerly. The facility is owned by The Moore Co., a family-run business is in its fourth generation. George C. Moore started his elastics company in 1909 in Worcester, Mass. The company has been guided by Moores ever since.
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By Victor Paul Alvarez
Contributing Writer | 10/1/12 |