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Massachusetts Apartment Building Blaze Leaves 2 Dead, Several Hurt
Jan 3 2017 // Authorities say two people killed and several people were hurt after a large apartment building caught fire in Holyoke. Officials say the blaze broke out on Sunday morning with flames visible on the third, fourth and fifth...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year
Dec 22 2016 // The R Street Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., has found that Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its...
Alliant Hires Bothwell in Massachusetts to Expand Its Energy and Marine Group
Dec 21 2016 // Newport Beach, Calif., headquartered insurance broker Alliant has hired Robert J. Bothwell as executive vice president based in Boston, Mass. In this role, Bothwell will provide targeted risk management and insurance...
Kaplansky Insurance of Massachusetts Acquires R.P. Ahearn Insurance
Dec 20 2016 // Kaplansky Insurance, a Needham, Mass., based independent insurance agency, has acquired certain assets of R.P. Ahearn Insurance Agency, based in Framingham, Mass. Since 1987, R.P. Ahearn Insurance has been dedicated to...
Snow Affects Travel in Southern New England
Dec 19 2016 // The season’s first major winter storm has dumped snow throughout southern New England and caused slippery road conditions. Snow fell for hours on Saturday morning. The National Weather Service reports snowfall ranged...
Recreational Marijuana Law Takes Effect in Massachusetts
Dec 16 2016 // Having spent nearly three decades crusading for relaxed marijuana laws in Massachusetts, Bill Downing is greeting the state’s new recreational marijuana law with a mix of satisfaction and trepidation. The...
Company Cited After Worker’s Arm Inflated in Massachusetts
Dec 16 2016 // A Massachusetts company where a worker’s arm was inflated in an industrial accident has been cited by federal workplace safety regulators. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday says...
Maine-Based Cross Insurance Acquires Colt Insurance of Massachusetts
Dec 15 2016 // Cross Insurance, a Bangor, Maine, based subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp. and one of the largest independent insurance providers in New England, has further expanded its presence in western Massachusetts, New York and...
Massachusetts Women Sue After Being Hit by Drone at New Hampshire Event
Dec 13 2016 // Two women are suing a groom and the event company that ran his wedding reception after they allege he flew a drone that hit them in the head at the New Hampshire event. Kneena Ellis, of Seabrook, and Kelly Eaton of...
Recreational Marijuana Becoming Legal in Massachusetts
Dec 12 2016 // Recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Massachusetts. Legal, but not readily available. The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities...
New Safety Rules Approved After Fatal Massachusetts Duck Boat Accident
Dec 9 2016 // Massachusetts lawmakers have given final approval to new safety rules for amphibious sightseeing vehicles, more commonly known as duck boats. The bill was enacted by the House and Senate during informal sessions. The...
Officials Investigate Massachusetts Fire That Damaged 15 Structures
Dec 6 2016 // Fire investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what caused a massive blaze that ripped through a Boston-area neighborhood, displacing an estimated 60 to 80 people but “miraculously” resulting in no...
Massachusetts Based Hanover Elects Carlin to Board of Directors
Dec 6 2016 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., the Worcester, Mass., based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has elected Jane D. Carlin to the company’s board of directors. Carlin is a senior...
Regulators Examining Marijuana’s Impact on Massachusetts Casinos
Dec 5 2016 // Gambling regulators in Massachusetts are looking into the possible impact of legalized marijuana on the state’s emerging casino industry. The state Gaming Commission has announced its requesting comments from...
Massachusetts Firefighters Battle Blaze That Spread to Seven Buildings
Dec 5 2016 // Firefighters struggled to put down a large fire that jumped from one building to another across a densely-populated neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A large plume of smoke could be seen for miles on Saturday...
Police Sergeant in Massachusetts Gets Jail Term in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 5 2016 // A Massachusetts police sergeant has been sentenced to serve half a year in a county jail after he was convicted of lying about an on-duty accident and accepting insurance money for a bogus injury. A jury convicted Hingham...
Wal-Mart to Settle Bias Suit Over Gay Benefits for $7.5 Million
Dec 5 2016 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against gay workers by failing to offer health insurance benefits to their spouses. The settlement covers employees...
Hub Acquires the Assets of Pinnacle in Massachusetts
Dec 2 2016 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Pinnacle Financial Group and Pinnacle Insurance Agency, a Boston, Mass., based provider of life insurance solutions and services to...
Access Holdco Buys Massachusetts Non-Standard Auto Business From IAT
Nov 30 2016 // Access Holdco Management, an Atlanta, Georgia, headquartered insurance managing general agency focused on the non-standard auto market, has purchased the Massachusetts non-standard auto insurance book of business of...
Study Explains How Winter Chill Contributed to Deadly 1919 Molasses Disaster in Massachusetts
Nov 29 2016 // The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 – one of Boston’s most peculiar disasters – killed 21 people, injured 150 others and flattened buildings when a giant storage tank ruptured. Now Harvard University...
