Latest Massachusetts Headlines
All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Boston-Area Chipotle Completes Cleanup After Norovirus Scare
Mar 10 2016 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc received praise for its handling of potential norovirus infections at a Boston-area restaurant, as sick employees stayed home and the burrito chain quickly cleaned the restaurant. Shares of...
Marijuana Legalization Proposal Draws Support, Opposition in Mass.
Mar 9 2016 // Supporters and foes of legalizing marijuana gathered at the Massachusetts Statehouse on Monday to weigh in on a proposal that would allow the recreational use and possession of marijuana up to an ounce for those 21 and...
Hub International Acquires BenefitsMart in Massachusetts
Mar 9 2016 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of BenefitsMart LLC, a benefits brokerage in Burlington, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1993, BenefitsMart...
Mass. Bill Would Mandate Background Checks for Rideshare Drivers
Mar 7 2016 // Massachusetts state lawmakers unveiled a bill that would regulate ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft with a requirement that drivers undergo rigorous criminal background checks but not fingerprinting. The House...
HSBC to Pay Massachusetts $4M Over Force-Placed Claims
Mar 7 2016 // Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said national mortgage lender and servicer HSBC has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations involving force-placed insurance practices. The settlement resolves...
Massachusetts Business Owner Indicted on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Mar 4 2016 // Authorities said a Wilmington, Massachusetts man has been indicted in connection with allegedly failing to accurately report the nature of his company’s work in order to avoid $120,000 in insurance...
Massachusetts Top Court Rules on Damages for Injured Workers
Mar 4 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 Bill Aims to Open Up Rate Filings for Discussion
Feb 22 2016 // The Massachusetts Senate earlier this month passed a legislative amendment that would open up home insurers’ rate filings for public discussion. The amendment was proposed by Massachusetts State Senator Mike Barrett,...
HSBC to Pay Mass. Homeowners $2.7M Over Force-Placed Insurance Practices
Feb 19 2016 // Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said national mortgage lender and servicer HSBC has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations involving force-placed insurance practices. The settlement resolves...
Massachusetts Bill Aims to Open Up Home Rate Filings for Discussion
Feb 16 2016 // The Massachusetts Senate recently passed a legislative amendment that would open up home insurers’ rate filings for public discussion. The amendment was proposed by Massachusetts State Senator Mike Barrett,...
FBinsure Acquires Hardy & Ponte Insurance in Massachusetts
Feb 11 2016 // FBinsure, an independent insurance agency with nine locations in Massachusetts, announced Thursday that it has acquired the Hardy & Ponte Insurance Agency, an independent agency in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Terms of...
Mass. Jury: Philip Morris Not Obligated to Pay for Smokers’ Cancer Screening
Feb 10 2016 // A 10-person jury in Boston on Wednesday rejected the claims made by a class of currently healthy Marlboro smokers in Massachusetts who wanted Philip Morris USA to pay for annual chest scans. Altria Client Services senior...
Smokers Ask Jury to Award Them Cancer Screening in Trial Over Marlboros
Feb 10 2016 // Philip Morris USA should pay for annual chest scans for thousands of longtime Marlboro smokers in Massachusetts because the company sold a defective and unreasonably dangerous product, a lawyer for the smokers told jurors...
The Hilb Group Acquires Dowling & O’Neil in Massachusetts
Feb 9 2016 // The Hilb Group, a middle market insurance agency based in Richmond, Virginia, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Dowling & O’Neil, an independent agency in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction...
Brown & Brown Acquires Social Security Advocates for the Disabled in Mass.
Feb 8 2016 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary, The Advocator Group LLC, has acquired substantially all of the equity interests of Social Security Advocates for the Disabled LLC (SSAD) in Norwell, Massachusetts....
Anderson, Bagley & Mayo Acquires Mendolusky Agency in Massachusetts
Feb 4 2016 // Anderson, Bagley & Mayo Insurance Agency, an independent agency based in Leominster, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Judy A. Mendolusky Insurance Agency, also based in Leominster. Terms of the...
Massachusetts Smokers Sue Philip Morris to Pay for Cancer Screenings
Jan 27 2016 // A decade after a group of smokers from Massachusetts sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings, the case will finally be heard by a jury. Smokers in the class-action...
Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Doherty & White Insurance in Massachusetts
Jan 26 2016 // Kaplansky Insurance, an independent agency based in Needham, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Doherty & White Insurance Agency in Quincy, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not...
Cross Insurance Hires Papanastasiou as Branch Manager in Massachusetts
Jan 26 2016 // John Papanastasiou Cross Insurance, an insurance agency headquartered in Bangor, Maine, has hired John Papanastasiou as branch manager in Peabody, Massachusetts. In this new role, Papanastasiou will assume responsibility...
People – East
Jan 25 2016 // The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) announced that longtime President and Chief Executive Officer, Francis A. Mancini, will retire from the association at the end of 2016. MAIA has formed a search...
