Latest Massachusetts Headlines
All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Medical Costs Driving Mass. Workers’ Comp
Apr 8 2005 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Massachusetts grew rapidly in the two most recent years, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The major factor driving these costs...
Mass. Political Leaders Unveil Competing Health Plans
Apr 7 2005 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Senate President Robert Travaglini rolled out competing health care plans this week, both of which aim to greatly reduce the numbers of uninsured residents. The Republican governor says...
After Years of Hikes, ProMutual Vows No Increase in Med-Mal Rates in Massachusetts for 2005
Apr 5 2005 // The largest writer of medical malpractice insurance in Massachusetts said it will not have to raise rates this year, after several years of double-digit hikes. ProMutual Group credited “improved financial...
Lojack for Motorcycles Addresses Growing Risk
Apr 4 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
Mass. Catches Scofflaw Scaffolders
Apr 1 2005 // A husband and wife who operated a Massachusetts construction scaffolding company pleaded guilty to paying their employees cash “under-the-table” in order to avoid millions of dollars in taxes, workers...
Calif. Consumer Advocate Rosenfield Urges Mass. to Repeal No-Fault, Make Other Auto Changes
Mar 29 2005 // Massachusetts should repeal its no-fault law, end its reliance on uniform state-set rates, and remove the state antitrust exemption for auto insurers if it wants to improve its auto insurance system for consumers. That...
Calif. Insurance Critic to Take On Mass. Auto
Mar 28 2005 // Nationally recognized insurance reformer and Massachusetts native Harvey Rosenfield will return to his home state Tuesday, March 29 to unveil a report he says shows how much more Massachusetts drivers pay for auto...
People & Places
Mar 21 2005 // Douglas McDonough Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have named Douglas H. McDonoughregional president of their emerging Mid-Atlantic region. In this role, he will manage all aspects of sales and distribution for the...
Main Street Matters
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
Mass. Auto Insurance Task Force Promises Reform Package by June
Mar 15 2005 // A task force appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney last spring has concluded that the state’s private passenger auto insurance system is heading for a crash and has promised to produce a legislative reform...
HIP of N.Y. Completes ConnectiCare Buyout
Mar 10 2005 // HIP Health Plan of New York hs completed its acquisition of ConnectiCare Holding Company, Inc. HIP received regulatory approval for the acquisition from Massachusetts and previously from Connecticut and New York. The...
HMO Enrollment Reported Down in New England
Mar 7 2005 // HMO enrollment continues to decline in most New England states — even Massachusetts, traditionally an HMO tronghold, according to a report by HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care industry...
Horace Mann Exit of Mass. Market in 2001 Upheld
Mar 7 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. did not violate any law or regulation in 2001 when, as part of its plan to exit the state’s auto insurance market, it transferred its best exclusive representative producers and their auto...
Auto Task Force, Industry PR Effort Herald Busy Summer Ahead in Mass.
Mar 7 2005 // A task force appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney last spring has concluded that the state’s private passenger auto insurance system is heading for a crash and has promised to produce a legislative reform...
Plymouth Rock Names Reardon in Conn., Scafidi in Northern Mass. to Marketing Posts
Mar 3 2005 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, a Boston-based auto insurer, has appointed Daniel J. Reardon as marketing supervisor for Connecticut. The compay has also appointed Michael J. Scafidi as senior marketing representative...
Mass. Workers’ Comp Writers Seek 1% Hike
Mar 1 2005 // The Workers Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB) has recommended to the state Division of Insurance that average rates for workers’ compensation insurance be increased by 1.0 percent...
Mass. Insurer Coalition Plans Major Campaign to Bring More Competition to Auto System
Feb 18 2005 // A group of insurers in Massachusetts is planning a statewide public relations, lobbying and educational campaign to convince drivers, voters and lawmakers that more competition is needed in the state’s private...
Mass. Fraud Crackdown Lowers Claims Substantially
Feb 16 2005 // Auto accident claims are down significantly in Lawrence, Mass. and several other Merrimack Valley communities after a 16-month crackdown on auto insurance fraud, according to an industry report. The Insurance Fraud Bureau...
R.I.’s Starkweather & Shepley Buys 2 Mass. Agencies
Feb 14 2005 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc., one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the U.S., has acquired MVI Insurance Group and The Lambert Agency located in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Rhode...
Opponents Win Stay of Mass. Auto Market Changes
Feb 2 2005 // Opponents of changes to the way the Massachusetts auto insurance system handles high risk drivers have won a court stay of rules that were to begin going into effect this week. In granting the injunction, Superior Court...
