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Massachusetts Worker Blamed for Accidental Fire Damaging 18 Buildings
Jan 26 2017 // Fire investigators in Cambridge, Mass., say a massive 10-alarm blaze that damaged or destroyed 18 buildings last month was caused by the careless disposal of smoking material by a worker. The results of the investigation...
Worker Dies in Accident at Massachusetts Supermarket Distribution Center
Jan 26 2017 // Police and federal safety officials are investigating a fatal workplace accident in Freetown, Mass. It happened early Tuesday afternoon at a distribution center for Stop & Shop supermarkets. Police say a man later...
Alarm System Broke 2 Days Before Fatal Massachusetts Apartment Fire
Jan 23 2017 // The Massachusetts Fire Marshal says the communications connection between the fire alarm system and the alarm monitoring company had broken two days before a New Year’s Day fire in a Holyoke apartment building that...
Risk Strategies Company Acquires Massachusetts’ University Health Plans
Jan 23 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired University Health Plans (UHP), a Quincy, Mass., based brokerage firm specializing in student health insurance...
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Jan 23 2017 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has appointed Todd R. Johnson, senior vice president and property-casualty practice leader of the USI Insurance Services’ (USI) Massachusetts offices located in Woburn, Needham and...
Massachusetts Court Reminds Auto Insurers of Importance of Retail Book Value
Jan 20 2017 // A Massachusetts appeals court used a recent case to warn auto insurers that it is important to take retail book value into consideration early in the settlement process. While the court ruled in favor of defendant...
Beverly City Hall in Massachusetts Evacuated After Fire Releases Toxic Gas
Jan 20 2017 // Beverly City Hall had to be evacuated along with several other buildings after officials say an underground electrical fire released dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide. Firefighters were called to city hall on Tuesday...
Arbella Insurance Group in Massachusetts Promotes Chaves
Jan 19 2017 // The Arbella Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Quincy, Mass., has appointed Allen Chaves to the newly created position of director of data governance and research analytics. Chaves...
Officials Investigating After Several Manholes Explode in Massachusetts Suburb
Jan 18 2017 // An electricity distribution company is investigating a series of manhole explosions in Brockton, Mass. Officials say firefighters found six manhole covers had blown off their bases early Monday. Fire shot up from the...
Massachusetts Lawmakers to Revisit Marijuana Law
Jan 17 2017 // Legislative leaders have made clear they are not through with making changes to the voter-approved recreational marijuana initiative, but it remains to be seen whether future action amounts to an overhaul of or a mere...
USI Hires DePlacido to Employee Benefits Practice in Massachusetts
Jan 13 2017 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has hired Michael DePlacido as vice president of the employee benefits practice for its Woburn, Mass., office. In his new role, DePlacido is responsible for executive and strategic oversight of...
Security Tightened at Massachusetts Airport after Florida Attack
Jan 11 2017 // Authorities say they’ve got “enhanced” security measures in place at Boston’s Logan International Airport in the wake of the deadly airport shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Massachusetts State...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year
Jan 9 2017 // The R Street Institute, an industry think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., found Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its annual Insurance Regulation...
USI’s Johnson Appointed as Chairman of Massachusetts WCAC
Jan 6 2017 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Todd R. Johnson, senior vice president and property-casualty practice leader of the USI Insurance Services (USI) Massachusetts offices located in Woburn, Needham and West...
Massachusetts Apartment Building Blaze Leaves 2 Dead, Several Hurt
Jan 3 2017 // Authorities say two people killed and several people were hurt after a large apartment building caught fire in Holyoke. Officials say the blaze broke out on Sunday morning with flames visible on the third, fourth and fifth...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year
Dec 22 2016 // The R Street Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., has found that Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its...
Alliant Hires Bothwell in Massachusetts to Expand Its Energy and Marine Group
Dec 21 2016 // Newport Beach, Calif., headquartered insurance broker Alliant has hired Robert J. Bothwell as executive vice president based in Boston, Mass. In this role, Bothwell will provide targeted risk management and insurance...
Kaplansky Insurance of Massachusetts Acquires R.P. Ahearn Insurance
Dec 20 2016 // Kaplansky Insurance, a Needham, Mass., based independent insurance agency, has acquired certain assets of R.P. Ahearn Insurance Agency, based in Framingham, Mass. Since 1987, R.P. Ahearn Insurance has been dedicated to...
Snow Affects Travel in Southern New England
Dec 19 2016 // The season’s first major winter storm has dumped snow throughout southern New England and caused slippery road conditions. Snow fell for hours on Saturday morning. The National Weather Service reports snowfall ranged...
Recreational Marijuana Law Takes Effect in Massachusetts
Dec 16 2016 // Having spent nearly three decades crusading for relaxed marijuana laws in Massachusetts, Bill Downing is greeting the state’s new recreational marijuana law with a mix of satisfaction and trepidation. The...
