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Correction: Mass. Court Reviews Assessment of Damages Against Insurer in Shuttle Bus Accident Case
Feb 7 2017 // The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has ruled that post-judgment interest is not included in any enhanced damages in connection with damages that have already been awarded under the Massachusetts Consumer...
Massachusetts’ Rogers & Gray Insurance Promotes McEachern
Feb 7 2017 // Rogers & Gray Insurance, a South Dennis, Mass., headquartered independent insurance agency, has promoted Allison McEachern to senior vice president and director of human resources, effective January 2017. In her new...
Massachusetts Court Reminds Auto Insurers of Importance of Retail Book Value
Feb 6 2017 // A Massachusetts appeals court used a recent case to warn auto insurers about the importance of taking retail book value into consideration early in the settlement process. While the court ruled in favor of defendant...
Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Chase and Lunt in Massachusetts
Feb 2 2017 // Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned, Natick, Mass., headquartered subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has acquired the assets of the Chase and Lunt Insurance Agency LLC, a full-service insurance agency located in...
Charles Taylor Adjusting Appoints Cole as Massachusetts-Based U.S. CEO
Jan 27 2017 // Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA), an international loss adjusting business focused on commercial losses and claims, has appointed Vince Cole as U.S. CEO and regional head. Based in Boston, Mass., he will be responsible for...
Sullivan Insurance Group in Massachusetts Announces Two Promotions
Jan 27 2017 // Sullivan Insurance Group, an insurance and risk management firm headquartered in Worcester, Mass., has promoted Beth Grenier to vice president of claims and Monica T. DiPietro to manager of personal lines. Grenier has been...
Massachusetts Worker Blamed for Accidental Fire Damaging 18 Buildings
Jan 26 2017 // Fire investigators in Cambridge, Mass., say a massive 10-alarm blaze that damaged or destroyed 18 buildings last month was caused by the careless disposal of smoking material by a worker. The results of the investigation...
Worker Dies in Accident at Massachusetts Supermarket Distribution Center
Jan 26 2017 // Police and federal safety officials are investigating a fatal workplace accident in Freetown, Mass. It happened early Tuesday afternoon at a distribution center for Stop & Shop supermarkets. Police say a man later...
Alarm System Broke 2 Days Before Fatal Massachusetts Apartment Fire
Jan 23 2017 // The Massachusetts Fire Marshal says the communications connection between the fire alarm system and the alarm monitoring company had broken two days before a New Year’s Day fire in a Holyoke apartment building that...
Risk Strategies Company Acquires Massachusetts’ University Health Plans
Jan 23 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired University Health Plans (UHP), a Quincy, Mass., based brokerage firm specializing in student health insurance...
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Jan 23 2017 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has appointed Todd R. Johnson, senior vice president and property-casualty practice leader of the USI Insurance Services’ (USI) Massachusetts offices located in Woburn, Needham and...
Massachusetts Court Reminds Auto Insurers of Importance of Retail Book Value
Jan 20 2017 // A Massachusetts appeals court used a recent case to warn auto insurers that it is important to take retail book value into consideration early in the settlement process. While the court ruled in favor of defendant...
Beverly City Hall in Massachusetts Evacuated After Fire Releases Toxic Gas
Jan 20 2017 // Beverly City Hall had to be evacuated along with several other buildings after officials say an underground electrical fire released dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide. Firefighters were called to city hall on Tuesday...
Arbella Insurance Group in Massachusetts Promotes Chaves
Jan 19 2017 // The Arbella Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Quincy, Mass., has appointed Allen Chaves to the newly created position of director of data governance and research analytics. Chaves...
Officials Investigating After Several Manholes Explode in Massachusetts Suburb
Jan 18 2017 // An electricity distribution company is investigating a series of manhole explosions in Brockton, Mass. Officials say firefighters found six manhole covers had blown off their bases early Monday. Fire shot up from the...
Massachusetts Lawmakers to Revisit Marijuana Law
Jan 17 2017 // Legislative leaders have made clear they are not through with making changes to the voter-approved recreational marijuana initiative, but it remains to be seen whether future action amounts to an overhaul of or a mere...
USI Hires DePlacido to Employee Benefits Practice in Massachusetts
Jan 13 2017 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has hired Michael DePlacido as vice president of the employee benefits practice for its Woburn, Mass., office. In his new role, DePlacido is responsible for executive and strategic oversight of...
Security Tightened at Massachusetts Airport after Florida Attack
Jan 11 2017 // Authorities say they’ve got “enhanced” security measures in place at Boston’s Logan International Airport in the wake of the deadly airport shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Massachusetts State...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year
Jan 9 2017 // The R Street Institute, an industry think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., found Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its annual Insurance Regulation...
USI’s Johnson Appointed as Chairman of Massachusetts WCAC
Jan 6 2017 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Todd R. Johnson, senior vice president and property-casualty practice leader of the USI Insurance Services (USI) Massachusetts offices located in Woburn, Needham and West...
