Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Mass. 2005 Car Insurance Decision Due Today
Dec 15 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler is expected to announce today, Dec. 15, her decision setting private passenger auto insurance rates for 2005. The final briefs in the 2005 private passenger auto...
For Mass. Insurance Agents, AG Reilly No Ally
Dec 14 2004 // Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly, who is expected to run for governor, has a history of making life difficult for the state’s independent insurance agents. Last week, the Massachusetts Association of...
Big Dig Managers Face $100M Mass. Lawsuit
Dec 9 2004 // The independent agency charged with overseeing the $14.6 billion Massachusetts highway project known as the Big Dig intends to sue the consortium that managed the venture, seeking to recover as much as $100 million in...
Mass. Commissioner Facing Facts About Auto System
Dec 6 2004 // It’s time for Massachusetts to face the facts about its old ways of tightly regulating private passenger auto insurance and create a modern day system, Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler told agents...
For Mass. Independent Agents, State Attorney General Reilly is No Ally
Dec 6 2004 // Even as Massachusetts tackles the challenge of making the state’s private passenger auto system more like that in other states (see story page 18), independent insurance agents must continue to play by the...
States Reach $120 Million Claims Agreement with UnumProvident
Dec 6 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...
Big Lead Paint Settlement Reached in Mass.
Nov 26 2004 // State and federal officials plan to announce a lead paint settlement in that will require a prominent Boston real estate company to test for and remove lead paint from more than 7,000 apartments in Massachusetts. Officials...
Mass. Approves New Residual Auto Plan
Nov 23 2004 // After years of industry complaints and months of wrangling among regulators, carriers, voluntary agents, involuntary agents, consumers and lawmakers, Massachusetts has overhauled its system of insuring high risk...
Mass. Gov. Romney Offers Health Coverage Plan
Nov 22 2004 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney unveiled an ambitious proposal on Sunday for expanding health care coverage to 460,000 uninsured Massachusetts residents, while extending an invitation to Democrats to join in the...
Mass. Malpractice Frequency Down But Payouts Way Up
Nov 18 2004 // The number of medical malpractice payments made by Massachusetts doctors peaked in 2001 and has begun to gradually decline, while the average size of those payments continues to soar, according to a new government...
Multi-State, $120M Agreement with UnumProvident Requires Reassessing Claims Back to 1997
Nov 18 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...
Mass. Must Face the Facts About Its Flawed Auto System, Commissioner Bowler Tells Agents
Nov 17 2004 // It’s time for Massachusetts to face the facts about its old ways of tightly regulating private passenger auto insurance and create a modern day system, Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler told agents...
C. J. McCarthy in Mass. Changes Name to HUB International New England
Nov 16 2004 // C. J. McCarthy Insurance Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of Hub International Limited (NYSE & TSX: HBG) in Wilmington, Mass., has changed its name to HUB International New England, LLC. The name change is a result of a...
Mass. Court Upholds Bowler’s 2004 Auto Rates
Nov 16 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commisioner Julianne Bowler’s decision setting private passenger auto insurance rates for 2004 has been upheld by the state Supreme Judicial Court. A minor portion dealing with premiums for...
Mass. AG Targets Health Insurance Brokers’ Pay
Nov 15 2004 // The Massachusetts attorney general’s office is scrutinizing the practice of health insurers offering lucrative commissions to brokers who are supposed to lock in the best deals for employers. Insurers have for years...
Mass. Big Dig Springs Big Leaks; Hunt Commences to Pin Blame for Allegedly Faulty Construction
Nov 12 2004 // Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly said his office wants to know whether water accumulating on the underground roof of the Big Dig tunnels could damage the $14.6 billion roadway project, and who should be...
Mass. Insurance Agents Prepare for Big Event
Nov 12 2004 // Massachusetts insurance agents are set to convene beginning this weekend for the Big Event, the annual convention and trade fair of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents. The event runs Nov. 13 through Nov. 16...
Harvard Pilgrim, Guardian Team Up on Dental in Mass.
Nov 10 2004 // Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) have formed a strategic marketing alliance in Massachusetts, effective November 1, 2004. As a result, Massachusetts-based employers...
Mass. Insurance Chief Eyes Northeast Cat Fund
Nov 9 2004 // Part of the coastal property insurance solution for Cape Cod and other seaside communities in Massachusetts could lie beyond the state’s own borders. Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler, in remarks...
Mass.Claims Carnival Operator Lacked Safety Records
Nov 1 2004 // A carnival ride accident that threw a Massachusets man to his death last month was caused by a chain reaction that started when the safety bar holding the man and his companion in place failed, causing their weight to...
