Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Commerce Group CEO Remillard to Retire in July; Fels Will Succeed Him
Jan 19 2006 // Arthur J. Remillard, Jr., the founder and chief executive officer of The Commerce Group, Inc., announced his intention to retire at the end of July of this year, culminating a 40 year career in the property and casualty...
Nickelodeon, Kellogg Targeted in Suit to Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids
Jan 19 2006 // Parents and advocacy groups are filing suit against Viacom’s Nickelodeon media outlets and snack and cereal giant Kellogg to stop them from marketing junk food to young children. The plaintiffs maintain that these...
Northeast Winds Topple Trees, Power Lines from Mass. to Maryland
Jan 18 2006 // Usually snow and ice are the culprits this time of year in the Northeast for problems with the weather. Wednesday, though, proved to be Mother Nature offering a different problem for residents. Winds, in some cases...
Man Wanted for Mass. Auto Fraud Captured in Dominican Republic
Jan 15 2006 // Two brothers from Lawrence, Mass. who are both on the state’s most wanted fugitives list were captured lays Friday in the Dominican Republic, state police said. Andres Maldonado, 21, is the alleged trigger man in a...
Massachusetts Agent’s Body Found in Garage; Aronson Insurance Victim Shot to Death
Jan 15 2006 // An insurance agent, described by neighbors as friendly and generous, was fatally shot in the head when he parked his car next to his Newton office last Friday morning, authorities said. Edward Schiller, 39, of Framingham,...
Commerce Seeks 5% Auto Discount in 2006 for Mass. AAA Members
Jan 12 2006 // The Commerce Insurance Company has filed with the Massachusetts Division of Insurance for a five percent (5%) discount from the 2006 private passenger automobile fixed and established rates for AAA members in...
Mass. Fair Plan Rate Case Drags On with Parties Far Apart
Jan 9 2006 // Hearings to decide on rates for the homeowners insurance residual market in Massachusetts have been going on since November and are likely to continue for several more months, according to officials. The three major...
Mass. Man’s Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme Placed in Park
Jan 9 2006 // A Groton, Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges he submitted false documents to an auto insurer to collect insurance money, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. Peter Lombardini, 48, of Groton, pleaded guilty...
Western Mass. Transit Authority Begins Own Probe of Insurance Bids
Jan 4 2006 // The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority in Springfield, Mass. has hired a special lawyer to lead an internal investigation of bidding practices that have come under federal scrutiny. Attorney Jeffrey Kinder will be paid up to...
Mass. Savings Bank Life Starts Conn. Insurer
Jan 4 2006 // The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts (SBLI) it is now actively conducting business in Connecticut under the name Centrian Life Insurance. The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts has...
Mass. gets new safe driver plan, too
Jan 2 2006 // The new year also brings a new Safe Driver Insurance Plan for Massachusetts drivers in addition to lower rates. The revised plan will provide discounts for the state’s best drivers and offer incentives for bad...
New year brings lowered rates for Mass. drivers
Jan 2 2006 // 8.7% rate cut is a lot more than the 0.1 percent cut recommended by insurers Private passenger auto insurance rates will be cut an average 8.7 percent in Massachusetts in 2006 under a ruling by insurance commissioner...
New year brings lowered rates for Mass. drivers
Jan 1 2006 // Private passenger auto insurance rates will be cut an average 8.7 percent in Massachusetts in 2006 under a ruling by insurance commissioner Julianne M. Bowler. The new rates translate to an average decrease of $95.14 per...
Mass. gets new safe driver plan, too
Jan 1 2006 // The new year also brings a new Safe Driver Insurance Plan for Massachusetts drivers in addition to lower rates. The revised plan will provide discounts for the state’s best drivers and offer incentives for bad...
From New England to Virginia, Courts Made Insurance Headlines in 2005
Dec 30 2005 // From Maine to Virginia, many of the insurance headlines in 2005 dealt with compensation and reinsurance probes, just as they did across the country, casting the industry’s reputation in a bad light. But much of the...
Mass. Antifraud Campaign Moves into Chelsea, the 8th Town Targeted
Dec 29 2005 // State and local public and insurance industry officials brought their united antifraud effort to Chelsea this week, hoping to reduce insurance claims and staged accidents. The Chelsea task force is the eighth that is...
Mass. Bus Driver Pulled Over for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 28 2005 // An public transit MBTA bus driver has been indicted on charges that he fraudulently collected workers’ compensation benefits and submitted falsified documents to support his claims, Attorney General Tom Reilly...
Why Mass. Should Keep Its Current Auto System with State-Set Rates
Dec 19 2005 // The State’s Independent Agents Explain Why They Oppose a Switch to Competitive Rating I agree with Gov. Romney that improving road designs, dangerous intersections and combating fraud will go a long way to lowering...
News Briefs
Dec 18 2005 // Massachusetts Auto Producer Reassignments Delayed: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has asked that a plan for reassignment of auto insurance producers doing business with the state’s residual...
Why Mass. Should Keep Its Current Auto System with State-Set Rates
Dec 18 2005 // I agree with Gov. Romney that improving road designs, dangerous intersections and combating fraud will go a long way to lowering automobile insurance rates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. But I disagree with his...
