Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Florida Medical Malpractice Insurance Market Found in Good Health
Oct 6 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news...
Out-of-State Agents Blast Massachusetts Paperwork Requirement
Oct 4 2010 // A trade group for agents in several Northeast states are urging Massachusetts regulators to rethink new paperwork requirements for out-of-state businesses’ workers’ comp coverage. Massachusetts Division of...
Suit Settled over Shock Therapy Use at Massachusetts School
Oct 4 2010 // The family of a former Massachusetts student who received electric shock treatments at a special needs school has agreed to receive $65,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming the treatment was inhumane and violated his civil...
Business Moves
Oct 4 2010 // Markel, Hiscox Insurer Markel has acquired the rights to American Live Stock, the animal mortality business of Hiscox Insurance Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction, which includes the rights to the...
Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty in Glass-Eating Scheme
Sep 30 2010 // A Massachusetts woman admits that she and her husband intentionally ate glass particles, then submitted false insurance claims. Mary Evano pleaded guilty Tuesday to a 23-count indictment charging her with fraud, conspiracy...
Safety Begins Refunds for Massachusetts Motorcyclists
Sep 29 2010 // Safety Insurance has begun refunding a total $7.2 million to roughly 21,000 Massachusetts policyholders who were overcharged for motorcycle insurance, according to the state’s attorney general. The refunds are part...
Suit Settled over Shock Therapy at Massachusetts School
Sep 17 2010 // The family of a former Massachusetts student who received electric shocks at a special needs school has agreed to receive $65,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming the treatment was inhumane and violated the student’s...
Renaissance Alliance Adds Three Agencies
Sep 16 2010 // Insurance network Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services said three New England agencies have joined its ranks. The new agencies are New Haven, Connecticut-based Abbate Insurance Associates Inc., Norwood,...
Judge: Massachusetts Town Can’t Stop Discrimination Suit
Sep 13 2010 // A federal judge has ruled that a social services agency that wanted to open a group home for recovering drug addicts in Framingham can move forward with its lawsuit against the town. Judge Douglas Woodlock on Thursday...
Two Massachusetts Agents Appointed to CAR Governing Committee
Sep 9 2010 // Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers, which oversees Massachusetts’ residual market for auto insurance, has appointed two members to its governing committee. The new committee members are Joseph P. Leahy Jr., a...
Russell Bond Opens Massachusetts Office
Sep 7 2010 // Upstate New York-based wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. has opened a branch office in Massachusetts. The new office, located in Westfield, is headed by Barbara Simpson. __ Source: Russell Bond & Co.
CMIC Raising Premiums in Massachusetts
Sep 3 2010 // Connecticut-based medical professional liability insurer CMIC said it will raise premiums by an average 5.3 percent for Massachusetts health care professionals. The rate change goes into effect October 1. The increase...
Earl Weakens, Pounds North Carolina Islands, Heads for Massachusetts
Sep 3 2010 // Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina’s coast with rain, winds and waves Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm. The impact of the...
Massachusetts Requiring New Form for Out-of-State Workers’ Comp
Sep 2 2010 // Massachusetts regulators are requiring out-of-state contractors and other businesses to submit additional paperwork to verify workers’ compensation coverage when working inside the Bay State. The new form applies to...
FEMA, East Coast States Ready for Earl
Sep 2 2010 // As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to...
Massachusetts Court: No Coverage for Lost Rent at Foreclosed Building
Aug 16 2010 // A mortgagee that foreclosed on a fire-damaged apartment building in Massachusetts cannot recoup lost rent under a business owner’s policy, the state’s Appeals Court has ruled. The case centered on a lawsuit...
Massachusetts Agents Score Policy Ownership Victory
Aug 16 2010 // Massachusetts insurance agents scored a victory as the state’s governor signed a new law allowing them to keep their rights to clients’ expiring auto policies – a move sought by agents since the...
American Collectors Expands Collector Vehicle Coverage in Mass.
Aug 10 2010 // American Collectors Insurance has expanded the availability of insurance and services it offers to car collectors in Massachusetts. American Collectors, a provider of specialty insurance for collector vehicles and...
Propane Leak Blamed for Fatal Blast at Massachusetts Condo
Aug 6 2010 // Fire investigators say a propane leak from a basement heating unit was the cause of a deadly explosion at a condominium under construction in Massachusetts. State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said that damage to the heating...
Massachusetts Agents Score Policy Ownership Victory
Aug 6 2010 // Massachusetts insurance agents scored a victory this week as the state’s governor signed a new law allowing them to keep their rights to clients’ expiring auto policies — a move sought by agents since the...
