Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Mass. DOI Announces Q3 Enforcement Actions, Settlements
Nov 13 2013 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance recently published a list of enforcement actions taken against producer licensees for the 2013 third quarter. The DOI’s special investigations unit examined a number of alleged...
Massachusetts AG Coakley Takes Aim at ‘Patent Trolls’
Nov 12 2013 // Citing the emerging trend of frivolous patent lawsuits filed against startups and technology companies, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that her office is exploring ways to end baseless patent...
Massachusetts Health Insurer Lays Off 62 Workers
Nov 11 2013 // A Worcester, Mass.-based health insurance provider has announced that it is laying off 62 workers, or about 6 percent of its total workforce. Fallon Community Health Plan President and Chief Executive Patrick Hughes said...
Mass.-Based Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Westover Insurance Agency
Nov 7 2013 // Eastern Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency based in Natick, Mass., acquired Westover Insurance Agency in Lynnfield, Mass. Eastern Insurance said the acquisition increases its customer base north of Boston,...
Teen Drivers Getting in Fewer Accidents in Massachusetts
Nov 6 2013 // Massachusetts state officials say the number of accidents involving newly licensed teenage drivers has dropped by half since 2007 when Massachusetts boosted the amount of training required of young drivers and stiffened...
Mass. DOI Says Producers May Charge Fees
Nov 4 2013 // Massachusetts regulators last month issued a bulletin announcing that producers for all lines of insurance may charge their clients fees in connection with the sale of insurance products. A statewide independent agent...
President Obama Cites Early Setbacks of Massachusetts Health Law
Nov 1 2013 // President Barack Obama chose the site where Massachusetts’ health care system became law to promote his signature health insurance program, arguing that the state plan also faced initial setbacks and low enrollment...
Top Aide Announces Run for Mass. Attorney General to Succeed Coakley
Oct 22 2013 // A former top deputy for Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on Monday became the first person to formally announce a run for the job. Democrat Maura Healey, 42, who resigned from the office last week to run her...
Massachusetts DOI’s New Bulletin Says Producers May Charge Fees
Oct 17 2013 // Massachusetts regulators this month issued a bulletin announcing that producers for all lines of insurance may charge their clients fees in connection with the sale of insurance products. A statewide independent agent...
Premium Finance Firm to Pay $160K for Prematurely Canceling Mass. Auto Policies
Oct 17 2013 // A New York-based premium financing provider has agreed to pay $160,000 to resolve allegations that it illegally cancelled certain financed auto insurance policies affecting close to 100 Massachusetts customers, according...
Mass. AG Proposes Limiting Amount of Mandatory Flood Insurance for Homeowners
Oct 16 2013 // In an effort to assist homeowners facing significant flood insurance increases due to FEMA’s updated and expanded flood zone maps, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and the House Speaker Robert DeLeo have...
Allstate Sees Increasing Demand in Mass., Plans to Add 130 New Agents
Oct 10 2013 // Allstate Insurance Company announced this week it is planning to appoint more than 130 new insurance agents in Massachusetts by the end of next year. The expansion is in response to what the company described as an...
New Hampshire’s Minkler New Chairman of Big ‘I’
Sep 30 2013 // New Hampshire independent agent Thomas J. Minkler has been inaugurated as the new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”), with David Walker as...
Mass. Congressional Delegation Seeks Delay of Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 27 2013 // Massachusetts’ congressional delegation is urging fellow lawmakers in Washington to delay implementation of the Biggert-Waters National Flood Insurance Reform Act provisions. The Massachusetts lawmakers said this...
Mass. Diocese Agrees to $60M Settlement Over Tornado Damages
Sep 23 2013 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has agreed to a $60 million settlement with its insurer for damage done to a parochial high school and other church property by a tornado two years ago. The resolution with insurer...
Massachusetts High Court Affirms $20.6M Award in Slide Death
Sep 18 2013 // The highest court in Massachusetts upheld a $20.6 million jury award on Sept. 13 for the family of a woman who died after hitting her head on a concrete pool deck when an inflatable slide partially collapsed. A jury...
Mass. Diocese Agrees to $60M Settlement With Insurer Over 2011 Tornado Damages
Sep 12 2013 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has agreed to a $60 million settlement with its insurer for damage done to a parochial high school and other church property by a tornado two years ago. The resolution with insurer...
Proposed Massachusetts License Plate to Aid Bomb Victims
Sep 9 2013 // State lawmakers are considering whether to allow motorists to buy a “Boston Strong” license plate with proceeds helping victims of the April 15 marathon bombing. The Legislature’s transportation committee...
Insurers Paid Out $1.2M for Boston Bombing-Related P/C Claims So Far
Sep 9 2013 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance says that so far, 207 Boston Marathon bombing-related property/casualty claims have been reported by the top 25 insurers and the residual market insurer Massachusetts FAIR...
Insurers Have Paid $1.2M for Boston Bombing P/C Claims So Far; Health Claims to Top $22M
Aug 30 2013 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance says that so far, 207 Boston Marathon bombing-related property/casualty claims have been reported by the top 25 insurers and the residual market insurer Massachusetts FAIR...
