Latest Massachusetts Headlines
All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mass. AG to Seek Fines Against Utility for Outages After Storms
Jul 27 2012 // National Grid could be facing more than $16 million in fines connected to its response to two major power outages last year. Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday that her office is recommending penalties...
Northern United Agents Alliance Launches New Agency in Massachusetts
Jul 24 2012 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, has teamed up with a group benefits/financial consulting firm to launch a new property/casualty agency. NUAA said early...
In Massachusetts Senate Race, Health Care Still Hot Topic
Jul 16 2012 // In Massachusetts’ contentious U.S. Senate race, few issues divide the two candidates more sharply than the health care law signed by President Barack Obama and upheld by the Supreme Court. Republican Scott Brown ran...
Massachusetts Businessman Fights AT&T Over $1M Phone Bill
Jul 10 2012 // A U.S. businessman is engaged in a legal battle with AT&T Inc. over what he calls a fraudulent million-dollar phone bill. Michael Smith, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, says in 2009 someone hacked into his small...
Emerson College in Boston to Pay $250K for Alleged Asbestos Violations
Jul 9 2012 // Emerson College and Suffolk Construction Company Inc. in Massachusetts will each pay $250,000 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the state’s air pollution prevention statute and asbestos regulation,...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Working on Healthcare Cost Containment Bill
Jul 6 2012 // Massachusetts state lawmakers working to reconcile House and Senate versions of health care cost containment legislation say they are “optimistic” that they will reach a deal. Rep. Steven Walsh says...
Walmart, Target to Pay Mass. $232K for Prescription Drug Overcharges
Jul 5 2012 // Walmart and Target Corporation will pay $232,000 to cities and towns across Massachusetts to settle allegations that the companies allegedly overcharged public agencies for prescription drugs through the workers’...
Former Claims Manager Indicted for Fraud Scheme in Massachusetts
Jul 3 2012 // Massachusetts officials said two men — including a former claims manager — have been indicted in connection with a scheme to fraudulently collect an insurance payment of more than $23,000. “We allege that...
Republican Leaders Vow Healthcare Law Repeal
Jul 2 2012 // The two top Republicans in Congress vowed on Sunday to push ahead with efforts to repeal President Barack Obama’s healthcare law despite the Supreme Court upholding it, but the White House said it is time to stop...
Mass. Regulator Seeks Insurers’ Executive Pay Data
Jul 2 2012 // Late last month, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance said it began an examination of executive compensation at insurers domiciled in the state. The regulators said they have sent letters to 88 insurers requesting...
Massachusetts, Connecticut Receive AIG Settlement Funds
Jul 2 2012 // More states are officially announcing that they have collected penalties and fines as part of a multi-state regulatory settlement with American International Group over workers’ compensation insurance. On June 21,...
Mass. Seeks Executive Pay Data From Insurers Domiciled in State
Jun 28 2012 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance is undertaking a detailed examination of executive compensation at insurance carriers domiciled in the state.Commissioner Murphy said his agency initiated the review to gather more...
Mass. Officials OK Health Insurance Rebates
Jun 27 2012 // State officials say Massachusetts residents and small employers will benefit from $56.8 million in health insurance rebates. Insurance commissioner Joseph Murphy said on Tuesday that the rebates, from five of the...
Ratings Recap: Iron Horse, Imperial Fire, Plymouth Rock, Bunker Hill
Jun 25 2012 // A.M. Best Co has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Vermont-based Iron Horse Insurance Company, both with stable outlooks. The ratings...
AIG Pays Massachusetts $3.4M in Multi-State Workers’ Comp Settlement
Jun 22 2012 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Joseph Murphy announced Thursday that the state received more than $3.44 million as its share of a 50-state settlement with the American Insurance Group. Commissioner Murphy stated that...
Renaissance Alliance Adds 5 New Agency Members in Conn., Mass.
Jun 20 2012 // Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services (RAIS), a New England-based network of specialty services for independent insurance agencies, added five new member agencies. The new member agencies are: MHA Insurance Agency of...
Former Mass. Lawyer Found Guilty of Stealing $186K From Clients
Jun 19 2012 // A former Greenfield, Massachusetts, attorney was convicted Monday in connection with stealing over $186,000 from an elderly couple he represented in a personal injury settlement involving an auto accident, according to...
Mass. Insurers Pledge to Keep Key Benefits of Federal Healthcare Law
Jun 19 2012 // The largest health insurers in Massachusetts say they plan to keep two popular provisions of the federal healthcare law even if the U.S. Supreme Court decides to overturn it. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts,...
Massachusetts Motorist Pleads Guilty in ‘Huffing’ Crash
Jun 14 2012 // A Dracut woman police said was deliberately inhaling compressed air while driving has pleaded guilty in a car crash that seriously injured three pedestrians. Prosecutors said 18-year-old Catherine Gaudette pleaded guilty...
Mass. AG Seeks to Close Loophole in Drunk-Driving Law
Jun 4 2012 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and state lawmakers are seeking to close a loophole in the state’s drunk-driving law (Melanie’s Law) that was brought to light in a recent court...
