Latest Massachusetts Headlines
All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Injured Workers Pharmacy Will Pay $11M to Settle Complaint By Mass. AG’s Office
Jul 6 2020 // A mail-order pharmacy that fought frequent court battles against workers’ compensation insurers will pay $11 million and change its business practices to settle a civil complaint by the Massachusetts attorney...
Utility to Pay $56 Million to Resolve Deadly Massachusetts Gas Blasts Probe
Jul 6 2020 // NiSource Inc. will pay $56 million to resolve a probe into Massachusetts gas explosions in 2018 linked to a utility it owns that killed one person and destroyed multiple buildings, the state’s attorney general said...
Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. Provides Partnership Approach to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commercial Auto Market
Jun 24 2020 // Chicago, IL, June 24, 2020 – Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. (“PPCI”) has announced its debut into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts commercial auto market as an admitted carrier specializing...
Plymouth Rock Hires Kordes, Announces Changes to Massachusetts Team
Jun 18 2020 // Plymouth Rock Assurance has hired Charlie Kordes as vice president of Direct Marketing for its direct-to-consumer auto insurance business. In this newly created role, Kordes will be responsible for advancing Plymouth...
Massachusetts’ A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies Hires Pitruzzello
Jun 17 2020 // Burlington, Mass.-based A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies has hired Glen Pitruzzello as director of Claim, responsible for claim operations throughout New England. In this capacity, he reports to President and CEO Michael...
Property Services Company Agrees to $550K Settlement in Massachusetts
Jun 15 2020 // A property services company has agreed to pay $550,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations that it violated state consumer protection laws by illegally profiting from Massachusetts homeowners facing...
Massachusetts’ Safety Insurance Extends Personal Auto Relief Credit
Jun 12 2020 // Safety Insurance has extended its Personal Auto Relief Credit through June 30 to reflect changing consumer patterns and needs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a company press release. The original credit...
Massachusetts’ Veruna Hires Johnson as Head of Product
Jun 5 2020 // Veruna, a Hopkinton, Mass.-based developer of an insurance industry agency management system (AMS) built on the Salesforce platform, has hired Mark Johnson as its new head of product. Johnson brings more than 20 years of...
Massachusetts Division of Insurance Urges Carrier Flexibility with Vacancy Provisions
May 28 2020 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has notified all property and casualty insurance carriers in the state that they are expected to take steps to preserve insurance coverage for businesses ordered to shut down due to...
Massachusetts Begins Phased Reopening, Implements Safety Standards for Workplaces
May 27 2020 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has implemented mandatory safety standards for workplaces to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmissions as the state begins its phased reopening of businesses. All businesses in...
Hub Acquires Assets of Massachusetts’ Lashua-LaChance & Poliks Insurance Agency
May 18 2020 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Lashua-LaChance & Poliks Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Gardner, Mass., Lashua-LaChance...
Massachusetts’ MIB Group Announces Two New Hires, One Promotion
May 13 2020 // MIB Group Inc. has appointed Andrea Caruso and Trey Reynolds to executive leadership positions and promoted MIB veteran Brian Millman to head its Electronic Health Records (EHR) Solutions platform. These organizational...
As Deaths Rise to 20,000, Nursing Homes Seek Immunity from Lawsuits
May 10 2020 // Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them emergency protection...
Legal Sea Foods Restaurant Sues Over Business Losses Under Policy Issued March 1
May 6 2020 // A popular seafood restaurant chain that has been shuttered by the coronavirus and restrictions on dining has gone to court to get its insurer to pay for its business interruption losses. It believes its insurer is...
Treating the Total Person: Overcoming the Mental Health Stigma
May 4 2020 // In the HBO drama The Sopranos, crime boss Tony Soprano sneaks through a maze of storefronts to meet with his therapist. The last thing he wants is for his mob family to know he is seeing a shrink. That would be a sign of...
Business Moves
May 4 2020 // East World Insurance Associates, Lewis-Chester Associates World Insurance Associates LLC acquired Lewis-Chester Associates Inc. of Summit, N.J., on Feb. 1, 2020. Founded in 1947, Lewis-Chester Associates is a full service,...
Massachusetts’ EverQuote Hires Bossio as Executive VP of Insurance Data Services
May 1 2020 // EverQuote Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based online insurance marketplace, has hired Lee Bossio as executive vice president of Insurance Data Services. In this role, Bossio will focus on improving consumer experience by...
Massachusetts’ SecureRisk Insurance Agency Joins Satellite Agency Network Group
Apr 28 2020 // SecureRisk Insurance Agency has recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. The Burlington, Mass., agency will specialize in small business and...
Massachusetts’ C&S Insurance Hires Quealy, Trabulsie, McLaughlin to Executive Team
Apr 22 2020 // Massachusetts’ C&S Insurance has hired Chuck Quealy, Kelly Trabulsie and Eric McLaughlin to its team. McLaughlin, who comes aboard as a partner and executive vice president, brings more than 10 years of insurance...
Massachusetts’ Miniter Group Hires Adams as VP of Operations and Tracking
Apr 20 2020 // Miniter Group has hired Kelly Adams as the vice president of Operations and Tracking. Adams will be responsible for the overall management of Miniter’s Borrower-Centric insurance tracking operations in this...
