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People – East
Oct 19 2015 // Zurich announced that Paul Horgan, previously head of Group Reinsurance, has been appointed CEO of Zurich’s Global Corporate in North America (GCiNA) business. As CEO, Horgan is now accountable for the direction,...
H.J. Knight Hires Greene as Senior Account Executive in Massachusetts
Oct 14 2015 // H.J. Knight International, a brokerage firm based in Braintree, Massachusetts, announced that Robert C. Greene has been named senior account executive within the Benefits Department. In this role, Greene will manage the...
Massachusetts Considers Ban on Handheld Cellphone Use While Driving
Oct 8 2015 // Families of those killed in distracted driving accidents are asking Massachusetts lawmakers to back legislation that would require drivers to use hand-free phones in the state. Foxborough, Massachusetts, resident Jerry...
Norfolk & Dedham Hires Enslin as Sales & Marketing Division Manager in Mass.
Oct 7 2015 // Katie Enslin The Norfolk & Dedham Group, a regional property/casualty insurer based in Dedham, Massachusetts, hired Katie Enslin as division manager, Sales and Marketing. Reporting to Senior Vice President Joel...
Massachusetts Announces $430K Settlement With AIG Subsidiary
Oct 5 2015 // The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (ICSOP), a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), has agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that it sold unauthorized health insurance to...
Update: Category 4 Joaquin, After Pounding Bahamas, May Bypass East Coast
Oct 2 2015 // While forecasters haven’t ruled out a U.S. East Coast strike by the Category 4 hurricane pounding the Bahamas with heavy rains and raging surf, more projections are showing Joaquin will miss, the National Hurricane...
Mass. AG: Encompass to Pay for Repair of Vehicles Brought to Unregistered Shops
Sep 28 2015 // A subsidiary of Allstate has agreed to pay for the correction of faulty repair work performed on motor vehicles brought to unregistered body shops in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Sept. 24. The...
Mass. Developer Charged With Masterminding Arson for Insurance Money
Sep 24 2015 // A millionaire developer and restaurant owner in Massachusetts has been charged with masterminding the arson of an under-construction home so he could collect the insurance money. Alan Kaplan, of Brookline, Massachusetts,...
Mass. Gov. Baker Hopes Disagreements Won’t Scuttle Uber Regs
Sep 21 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he hopes disagreements over how to regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft won’t keep lawmakers from passing a bill soon. A legislative committee reviewed several...
Mass. Senate Panel to Examine Recent Hikes in Home Insurance Rates
Sep 21 2015 // A Massachusetts Senate panel is examining recent hikes in homeowner insurance rates in Massachusetts. The Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee has called insurance company officials and state regulators to testify at...
Uber vs. Taxi Clash Heats Up at Massachusetts Statehouse
Sep 18 2015 // The tension between traditional taxis drivers and those who drive for services like Uber and Lyft was on display Tuesday as Massachusetts lawmakers grappled with proposals to regulate the popular but largely unfettered...
Massachusetts AG Healey Announces $430K Settlement With AIG Subsidiary
Sep 16 2015 // The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (ICSOP), a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), has agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that it sold unauthorized health insurance to...
54K New Properties Added to Unclaimed List in Massachusetts
Sep 14 2015 // The list of unclaimed property in Massachusetts is growing. State Treasurer Deb Goldberg says more than 54,000 new properties — with a total value in the millions — have been added to the list maintained by her...
Mass. Worker Who Says She Was Fired for Legal Pot Use Files Suit
Sep 10 2015 // A Massachusetts woman who says she was fired from work for using marijuana legally obtained to treat Crohn’s Disease has sued her former employer. Cristina Barbuto said in court papers that she told the Irvine,...
Plymouth Rock’s ‘Prime’ Combines Online Sales With IA Channel
Sep 7 2015 // Plymouth Rock Assurance — a Boston-based auto insurer serving Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire — launched a new online tool called “Prime.” The insurer says the new tool will give...
Mass. Health Spending Surged in 2014 Despite Efforts to Control Costs
Sep 4 2015 // The cost of health care soared nearly 5 percent in Massachusetts last year despite efforts to hold down expenditures, according to a state report released Wednesday. The Center for Health Information and Analysis, an...
300K Massachusetts Resident to See Their Health Insurance Rates Jump 6%
Aug 30 2015 // About 300,000 Massachusetts residents who buy their own health insurance or work for small businesses are about to see their premiums jump more than 6 percent on average. The increase approved by the state Division of...
Plymouth Rock’s ‘Prime’ Combines Online Sales With Independent Agent Channel
Aug 30 2015 // Plymouth Rock Assurance — a Boston-based auto insurer serving Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire — this month launched a new online tool called “Prime.” The insurer says the new tool will...
Hubley Approved as President of Mass. Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers
Aug 27 2015 // Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers (CAR), the state’s industry-operated residual market and statistical agent for auto insurance, announced that Insurance Commissioner Daniel Judson has approved...
Massachusetts Officials Continue Fight Against Opiate Epidemic
Aug 25 2015 // In the past six months alone, Kevin MacLean of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, has seen more drug-overdose deaths on the streets than he did in the previous five years. “In 2015, we’re going to be shocked by the...
