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People’s United Acquires Eagle Insurance in Massachusetts
Apr 21 2016 // People’s United Bank, N.A. in Bridgeport, Connecticut, announced Thursday that its subsidiary, People’s United Insurance Agency, has acquired Eagle Insurance Group, a Raynham, Massachusetts-based insurance...
Massachusetts Workers’ Comp Rates to Rise an Average of 1.5%
Apr 20 2016 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced Wednesday that the state’s workers’ compensation rates will rise an average 1.5 percent beginning July 1. Officials said this nominal increase...
Tarpey Insurance Acquires W.C. Huntress Insurance in Massachusetts
Apr 18 2016 // Tarpey Insurance Group Inc., a family-owned and operated independent insurance agency with five locations and headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, announced that it recently acquired W.C. Huntress Insurance Agency in...
Women-Only Rideshare Services Raise Legal Questions
Apr 15 2016 // Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory? In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring...
Massachusetts Law That Became Model for Affordable Care Act Turns 10
Apr 14 2016 // Massachusetts is marking the tenth anniversary of a landmark health care law that later served as a model for the federal Affordable Care Act. Then-Republican Gov. Mitt Romney was joined by Democratic leaders including the...
Massachusetts Police Cracking Down on Distracted Driving
Apr 13 2016 // State and local police across Massachusetts have launched a crackdown on texting behind the wheel and other forms of distracted driving. The effort by the Executive Office of Public Safety Highway Safety Division is...
Mass. Securities Regulator Expresses Caution Over ‘Robo-Advisers’
Apr 4 2016 // Massachusetts’ chief securities regulator is pushing back against automated investment services, saying it’s not clear that they can act in the best interest of clients. So-called robo-advisers may be...
Confie Enters Massachusetts Market With Acquisition of Axiom Insurance
Apr 4 2016 // Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, announced Monday that it has entered the Massachusetts market with the acquisition of Axiom Insurance Agency based in Springfield. Terms of the...
AIA Applauds New Massachusetts Opioid Law
Apr 4 2016 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) lauded Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker for signing comprehensive opioid abuse legislation (H 4046) on March 14. Opioids are synthetic versions of opium-derived drugs, many of which...
Massachusetts Court Rules on ‘Equitable Contribution’ Case
Apr 4 2016 // Massachusetts’ top court ruled in March that a workers’ compensation insurer that has paid benefits has a right to pursue “equitable contribution” from a second insurer that also provided coverage...
Maine Bill Seeks Strong Limits on Opioid Prescriptions
Apr 1 2016 // The Maine Legislature is poised to pass a bill sponsored by Gov. Paul LePage that would put the state on the front line of a national movement to monitor and restrict opioid painkillers. The Republican’s bill would...
Massachusetts Court Rules on ‘Equitable Contribution’ Case
Mar 30 2016 // Massachusetts’ top court ruled this month that a workers’ compensation insurer that has paid benefits under a policy has a right to pursue “equitable contribution” from a second insurer that also...
SAN Group Hires Prouty as Eastern Massachusetts Regional VP
Mar 23 2016 // Cindy Prouty Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has hired Cindy Prouty as regional vice president of Eastern Massachusetts. In this position, Prouty...
WT Phelan Acquires Martini Agency in Massachusetts
Mar 22 2016 // WT Phelan & Co., an independent insurance agency based in Belmont, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Martini Insurance Agency in Woburn, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Martini...
Massachusetts Regulators Examine Zenefits
Mar 21 2016 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance said this month that it has opened an investigation into Zenefits, a troubled insurance software startup. Founded in 2013, the San Francisco-based Zenefits offers software to small-...
Massachusetts Court Rules on Damages for Injured Workers
Mar 21 2016 // Massachusetts’ highest court recently ruled in a case of first impression that a workers’ compensation insurer is not entitled to a lien on the money awarded to claimants for pain and suffering. This ruling...
Massachusetts Regulators Examine Zenefits
Mar 18 2016 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance said this month that it has opened an investigation into Zenefits, a human resources software startup. Founded in 2013, the San Francisco-based Zenefits offers software to small- and...
2 Auto Lenders Settle in Massachusetts, Agree to Pay $7.4M in Relief
Mar 18 2016 // Two national auto lenders have agreed to provide a total of $7.4 million in relief to more than 2,000 Massachusetts car buyers over allegations they charged excessive interest rates on their subprime auto...
AIA Applauds Mass. Gov. Baker’s Signing of Opioid Abuse Legislation
Mar 16 2016 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) lauded Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker for signing comprehensive opioid abuse legislation (H 4046) Monday. Opioids are synthetic versions of opium-derived drugs, many of which were...
After Mass. House OK, Senate Takes Up Uber Regulations
Mar 14 2016 // It seems likely based on recent legislative developments that Massachusetts will adopt regulations for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, but it’s still far too early to assume what the final rules might...
