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Mass. Turnpike Chairman Closes Public Discussion of Big Dig Leaks
Jul 19 2007 // The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, in its first meeting with a board chairman who pledged openness and transparency, closed its public session Tuesday before a promised discussion of leaks in Big Dig tunnels. “I...
Mass. AG Questions if Mass. Auto Market is Ready for Competition
Jul 18 2007 // One day after Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes announced she would implement competitive rating for private pasenger auto insurance next year, the state attorney general urged caution. Attorney General...
Mass. Hearing Today on Sale of American Employers’ Insurance
Jul 17 2007 // Massachusetts insurance regulatory officials have scheduled a public hearing for today, July 17, into the proposed acquisition of American Employers’ Insurance Co. by SPARTA Insurance Holdings, Inc. SPARTA, a...
Mass. Lawmakers Urge Federal Inspections of Nation’s Tunnels
Jul 17 2007 // Massachusetts lawmakers say a federal safety board’s report on last year’s fatal Big Dig ceiling collapse gives a boost to their push for a national tunnel inspection program aimed at preventing future...
Mass. To Test Drive Competitive Rating for Auto Insurance for First Time in 30 Years
Jul 16 2007 // The last time — January, 1977 — Massachusetts tried to introduce competitive rating into private passenger auto insurance, a Democrat, Michael Dukakis, was governor. The experiment lasted about seven months before...
Medical Malpractice Trial for Former Patriots Coach to Resume in Mass.
Jul 11 2007 // It was a dramatic end to a trial that pitted Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis against two respected surgeons: a juror collapsed, the doctors rushed to his aid and the judge declared a mistrial. Some in the legal...
Drinking Buddies Not Liable as Social Hosts, Mass. Court Rules
Jul 2 2007 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that friends who meet regularly after work for drinks cannot be held liable for injuries caused when one of the members of their group drives home intoxicated. The court ruled that...
Mass. Couple Indicted for Allegedly Destroying Barn for Insurance Monies
Jun 28 2007 // A Middleborough, Mass. couple have been indicted on charges they committed fraud when they attempted to collect insurance money for a barn they deliberately destroyed and then reported to be collapsed. Officials said that...
Appeals Court Gives Mass. Anti-Oil Spill Law Another Chance
Jun 25 2007 // In a case stemming from a devastating oil spill, a federal appeals court in Boston sided with environmentalists and ordered a new hearing on a Massachusetts law aimed at preventing such disasters. The Legislature passed...
Mass. Sues N.Y. Web Site Owner for Selling Free Registry Forms
Jun 25 2007 // Massachusetts officials are suing a New York man who allegedly operated a Web site that mimicked the state’s Registry of Motor Vehicle site and misled consumers into paying a fee to download forms they could obtain...
Pharmacist Wins $2 Million in Bias Suit Against Wal-Mart in Mass.
Jun 21 2007 // A former Wal-Mart pharmacist who claimed she was fired after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues won a nearly $2 million award against the retail giant this week in Massachusetts. A Berkshire Superior Court...
Poll Finds Mass. Residents Split Over New Health Insurance Requirement
Jun 20 2007 // Massachusetts residents are split on the question of whether they should be required to pay for health insurance. Nine out of ten residents say they know about the state’s new health care law, but 49 percent of those...
NetRate Systems, Inc. Announces Availability of Massachusetts Commercial Auto Rating System
Jun 14 2007 // Okemos, MI – NetRate Systems, a leading provider of commercial lines rating software for the insurance industry, announces the immediate availability of Massachusetts Commercial Automobile Rating. The Mass Auto...
Former Mass. Inspector General to be Watchdog as New Orleans Rebuilds
Jun 14 2007 // A former Massachusetts inspector general, who gained prominence for questions he raised about the long troubled Big Dig highway project, will be New Orleans’ top watchdog as it rebuilds after Hurricane...
OSHA Cites Firms in Danvers, Mass. Explosion with 23 Violations
Jun 11 2007 // Federal officials have cited two companies with 23 health and safety violations and proposed fines totaling more than $32,000 in connection with the explosion that destroyed a paint and ink factory in Danvers, Mass. in...
Mass. workers’ comp rates going down 16.9%
Jun 4 2007 // Workers’ compensation insurers and the state regulator have agreed upon a 16.9 percent average decrease in workers’ compensation rates in Massachusetts starting Sept. 1, 2007. The industry’s...
Climate Change: Directors’ and officers’ risk ahead?
Jun 4 2007 // For years, environmental issues, including issues arising from global warming, have hovered on the periphery of concerns affecting directors’ and officers’ liability exposure. But an April 2, 2007, decision by...
Mass. Debates Overhauling Fire Code to Address Chemical Risks
May 30 2007 // State lawmakers are considering an overhaul of Massachusetts’ fire code after the explosion at a chemical plant in Danvers damaged hundreds of nearby homes. The bill, filed by state Rep. Theodore Speliotis,...
Mass. Health Plan May Be Inadquate for Young Adults, Study Says
May 30 2007 // Massachusetts’ new low-cost health insurance coverage for young adults doesn’t work for the seriously ill, a long-standing problem with a similar program for college students, according to a new study. The...
Best Upgrades A.I.M. Mutual Companies to ‘A’; Outlook Stable
May 29 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to “A” (Excellent) from “A-” (Excellent) and revised the outlook to stable from positive for A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies and its...
