Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Mass. makes health insurance history by making it compulsorypq”The state says the uninsured tend to be low income, par
Apr 17 2006 // Everyone pays their part: individuals, government, health care providers and employers,” proclaims the document outlining the latest plan to expand health insurance to all citizens in Massachusetts. The Commonwealth...
Indiana Grappling with Half Million Uninsured Workers
Apr 14 2006 // More than a half-million people in Indiana have jobs but no health insurance, and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is trying to determine what, if anything, should be done about it. Agency officials...
Mass. Makes History By Making Health Coverage Compulsory
Apr 13 2006 // Massachusetts has a new law making health insurance compulsory for individuals. In a ceremony with national implications held in historic Faneuil Hall in Boston, Gov. Mitt Romney, who has shown interest in running for...
Mass. Considers State OSHA
Apr 13 2006 // Concerned that the current system to regulate safety at construction sites puts too much responsibility on the federal government, Massachusetts lawmakers are considering developing a plan that would transfer more power to...
Wis. Legislators Pushing Mandated State Health Plan Similar to Mass.
Apr 13 2006 // Two Wisconsin legislators, one Democrat and the other Republican, have worked with two health policy officials to generate interest in creating a Wisconsin Health Plan. With Massachusetts basking in the national spotlight...
Father Sues Mass. University Over Daughter’s Drug Death
Apr 11 2006 // The father of Clark University freshman who died of a heroin overdose two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming lax supervision contributed to his daughter’s death. Michele C. Bash’s death could...
Some in Mass. Worry Over How to Pay for Compulsory Health Coverage
Apr 10 2006 // Linda Thompson barely gets by on her $200-a-week job. The 47-year-old elder care worker is able to cover the rent and fuel costs for her Pelham apartment, gas up the van that gets her to clients in Boston and buy some...
Two Men Arrested in January Death of Mass. Insurance Agent
Apr 6 2006 // When the body of Edward Schiller was found slumped behind the wheel of his Nissan Maxima in a parking garage in Newton, Mass. early on the morning of Jan. 13, authorities said they believed the 39-year-old insurance agent...
Hub Closes on Acquisition of 3 Mass. Agencies from Citizens Financial
Apr 4 2006 // Hub International Limited has closed its acquisition of three Massachusetts insurance brokerages of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. . As part of the transaction, Hub also entered into a previously announced strategic...
Mass. to Impose Individual Mandate, Employer Fee to Expand Health Cover
Apr 4 2006 // The Massachusetts House and Senate have passed a landmark plan designed to expand health insurance to most of the state’s estimated 500,000 uninsured citizens. The measure requires that all residents and most...
Policy Rescission
Apr 3 2006 // A hasty rescission action can lead to extra-contractual liability and, in this Massachusetts case, an unfortunate judicial opinion. by Harvey Weiner Although the road to rescission of an insurance policy can be covered...
Mass. May Toughen Teen Driving Laws, Raise Licensing Age
Mar 28 2006 // It’s considered by many teenagers a rite of passage to start driving when they turn 16. But some parents, police officers and lawmakers are beginning to question whether that’s too young to handle the...
Hillberg Joins Provider Insurance Group in Mass.
Mar 27 2006 // Provider Insurance Group In Needham, Mass. has added Matthew Hillberg as an account executive. Hillberg is responsible for building insurance programs for new business accounts. Prior to joining Provider Group, Hillberg...
Governor Says ‘Cover Tennessee’ Program to be Voluntary
Mar 27 2006 // Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen said he won’t force his “Cover Tennessee” plan to cover the state’s uninsured on small businesses or individuals. If the one-in-10 state residents without health insurance...
Hub, Citizens Bank on ‘Not Your Typical’ Insurance Agency Deal
Mar 21 2006 // “Not Your Typical Bank,” the slogan used by Citizens Financial Group in its popular consumer-friendly ads, seems to apply to the bank’s latest move, the selling off of its respected insurance agencies. It...
Citizens Financial banks on ‘not your typical’ insurance agency sale
Mar 20 2006 // Not Your Typical Bank,” the slogan used by Citizens Financial Group in its consumer ads, seems to apply to the bank’s latest move, the selling off of its respected insurance agencies. It is not a typical sale....
Mass. State Sen. Nuciforo, Insurance Panel Chairman, to Exit Senate
Mar 19 2006 // Massachusetts State Sen. Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. has announced that he will not seek re-election in November and will instead run for registrar of the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds. Nuciforo, D-Pittsfield, told the...
Mass. House, Senate Reported Close to Final Health Reform Terms
Mar 16 2006 // House and Senate negotiators in Massachusetts are nearing a final deal on a health care reform package, Senate President Robert Travaglini said Tuesday. “The biggest obstacle that we’re left with is just fine...
Insurers Hit Mass. Bill Directing Anti-Fraud Savings Refunds
Mar 15 2006 // Some Massachusetts politicians want to make sure that good drivers in communities that crackdown on auto insurance fraud reap the savings. But insurers contend that an overhaul of the entire auto insurance system, rather...
Eastern Bank Adds to Mass. Insurance Base with Howland Agency
Mar 12 2006 // Eastern Insurance Group today has acquired Howland’s Insurance Agency in Rockland, Mass. For Eastern Insurance, the acquisition increases its customer base south of Boston, where it already has seven locations. In...
