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Mass. AG Makes Final Argument for 18% Cut in Auto Insurance; Proposes Anti-Fraud Program
Nov 23 2005 // Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly on Wednesday made his case for an 18 percent reduction in auto insurance rates for 2006 and also proposed an anti-fraud initiative based on the ongoing efforts in the city of...
Gov. Romney, AG Reilly and Industry Differ Over Mass. Auto Reform Plan
Nov 16 2005 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Attorney General Tom Reilly sparred over auto insurance this week, with Reilly saying the governor’s reform plan would create chaos for drivers and Romney accusing Reilly of failing...
Mass. Lawmakers to Hear Romney Auto Insurance Reform Package Today
Nov 15 2005 // After weeks of television ads by warring factions of insurance companies and public forums on the road by some legislators, the Massachusetts Financial Services Committee today will hold the first public hearing at the...
Missouri Radio Host in Mass. Trial Accused of Killing Wife for BMW
Nov 13 2005 // A radio journalist accused of poisoning his wife by spiking her Gatorade with antifreeze told a friend he planned to spend his life insurance money on a house and a BMW convertible, according to prosecutors. He also said...
Study Blames Bad Regulatory System, Not Bad Drivers, for Mass. Auto Woes
Nov 9 2005 // A new study suggests that the high cost of auto insurance in Massachusetts should be blamed on bad government, not bad drivers. The state’s rate setting system encourages drivers to file too many minor accident...
Mass. Lt. Gov. Healey to Address Agents at The Big Event
Nov 4 2005 // Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey has agreed to address members of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents at the group’s upcoming annual convention, known as The Big Event. Republican Healey,...
Mass. City Honors OneBeacon Employee for Fraud Fight
Nov 4 2005 // Theresa Flaherty, head of the New England Special Investigations Unit of OneBeacon Insurance Co. in Boston, has been recognized by the city of Lawrence, Mass., and Mayor Michael Sullivan for her work and that of OneBeacon...
Gov. Romney, Insurers Wage TV Ad War Over Mass. Auto Reforms
Nov 2 2005 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s legal office asked television stations this week not to air advertisements attacking his auto insurance reform proposal, sparking criticism that he is trying to squelch debate about...
Admitted Drunk, Underage Driver Can Sue Bars, Mass. Court Rules
Nov 1 2005 // A Suffolk Superior Court in Boston has ruled that an admittedly drunk underage drinker in Massachusetts can sue two bars that served him alcohol before he was involved in a vehicle crash. According to Judge Ralph Gants,...
Berkshire Bank Acquires 2 Western Mass. Agencies
Oct 27 2005 // Berkshire Insurance Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. in Pittsfield, Mass., has acquired the business and assets of each of MacDonald & Johnson, Inc., a full-service property and...
Failing Taunton, Mass. Dam Replaced with New Structure
Oct 23 2005 // Crews on Saturday began dismantling a decrepit wooden dam that nearly collapsed and swamped Taunton, Mass. last week. Workers used heavy machinery to grab chunks of the Whittenton Pond Dam, which was replaced overnight by...
N.Y. Gov. Hopeful Weld ‘s Insurance Chief in Massachusetts Stirred Controversy
Oct 19 2005 // As governor of Massachusetts, William Weld, a Republican who has said he wants to be governor of New York, helped turn around the state’s workers’ compensation system and introduce some competition into the...
Gov. Romney Orders Inspections of Mass. ‘High Hazard’ Dams
Oct 19 2005 // Following a week of heavy rains, Governor Mitt Romney has ordered an emergency inspection of all “high hazard” dams in Massachusetts that are classified as not in good condition. High hazard means the dams will...
Rain-Soaked, Wind-Whipped Northeast Getting Back On Its Feet
Oct 17 2005 // Emergency and utility crews across the Northeast worked Sunday to repair the damage caused by several days of rain and floods, but strong winds continued to cause problems. Parts of the Northeast had received more than a...
ProMutual Stays on Course as Medical Liability Market Starts Moving Again
Oct 17 2005 // Richard Brewer likens the medical liability business to a barge floating down the Mississippi. “You’re never quite sure what it’s going to look like around the bend,” he explained. As president and...
ProMutual Stays on Course as Medical Liability Market Starts Moving Again
Oct 17 2005 // Richard Brewer likens the medical liability business to a barge floating down the Mississippi. “You’re never quite sure what it’s going to look like around the bend,” he explained. As president and...
16 Charged in Lowell, Mass. Staged Accident Scheme
Oct 13 2005 // Nine individuals have been arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Mass. in connection with an insurance fraud scheme that included the staging of several motor vehicle collisions in Lowell, Tyngsborough, and...
Three in Mass. Indicted in $30 Million Payroll Scheme
Oct 13 2005 // Three Quincy, Mass. residents have been charged in an under-the-table payroll scheme in which they allegedly paid hundreds of temporary employees, who performed manual labor at factories and warehouses in Massachusetts, a...
Mass. Lawmakers Promise Health Insurance Plan By Next Month
Oct 12 2005 // House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi vowed to deliver a bill dramatically expanding health care coverage to the uninsured in Massachusetts but shied away from offering specifics. DiMasi said the bill, which he promised to place...
Mass. Alters Formula for Sharing High Risk Auto Insurance Business
Oct 4 2005 // Some 18 months after a report called the current system unfair and inequitable and three months after a court halted a substitute plan, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance has approved a modification in the way high...
