Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Mass. Senate Candidate Warren Continues to Condemn AIG’s Tax Break
Apr 2 2012 // U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts continues to criticize the government for granting American International Group billions of dollars worth of tax breaks, calling it “a stealth...
Mass.-based Soderberg Insurance Hires Account Representative
Mar 30 2012 // Soderberg Insurance Services of Lynnfield, Mass., appointed Johanna Vasquez as account representative. Johanna Vasquez In her new position at the agency, Vasquez will provide servicing primarily of the agency’s...
Mass.-based Insurance Analytics Firm Enservio Appoints President
Mar 29 2012 // Enservio, a Needham, Mass.-based provider of property insurance analytics, affinity marketing, contents software and claims solutions, appointed Chris Schoettle to the newly created position of president and chief...
Massachusetts Health Care 5-Year Lobbying Topped $51M
Mar 29 2012 // Hospitals, insurers, doctors and unions are spending tens of millions of dollars trying to make sure their voices are heard on Beacon Hill as Massachusetts lawmakers weigh sweeping changes to the way the state pays for...
AG Coakley Says High Court Case Would Not Affect Massachusetts Law
Mar 28 2012 // Attorney General Martha Coakley says the requirement that Massachusetts residents purchase health insurance is unlikely to be altered by any ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on a similar federal provision. Mass. Attorney...
Massachusetts Lawyers, Judges Lobby for More Court Funding
Mar 21 2012 // Lawyers and judges warned lawmakers on Monday that budget constraints on the state’s judiciary are imperiling the delivery of justice and compromising security in its courts. Robert Mulligan, chief justice for...
Rate Hike for Massachusetts Workers’ Comp?
Mar 19 2012 // It’s been more than 10 years since Massachusetts raised its workers’ compensation average rates. Is it time for a rate hike? The state’s insurance commissioner Joseph Murphy will hold a public hearing on...
Got a Gripe? Massachusetts Consumers Had Many in 2011
Mar 14 2012 // Home improvement contractors, used cars, insurance claims and foreclosure scams were among the top consumer complaints lodged by Massachusetts residents in 2011. Several state and federal agencies gathered Tuesday to...
Massachusetts Bill Would Require Insurance for Tunnels
Mar 13 2012 // Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a bill that would require privately-owned tunnels to be insured if the tunnels are used by the traveling public. Under the bill, the state Office of the Inspector General would...
Mass. Commissioner to Hold Hearing on 19.3% WC Rate Hike Request
Mar 8 2012 // Massachusetts insurance commissioner Joseph Murphy will hold a public hearing March 30 to examine a rate increase request from The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB). The...
Abuse Suit Against Massachusetts Private School Setttled
Mar 6 2012 // An exclusive western Massachusetts private school has settled a lawsuit brought by a former student who said she was sexually assaulted by a teacher when she was 16 and that the school did nothing about it. A spokeswoman...
Mass. Cardinal Pushes for Contraception Solution
Mar 5 2012 // Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is continuing to push to resolve a dispute between the Obama administration and the Catholic church about covering contraception in health care plans. In a blog post last month,...
Free Speech Suit Settled in Massachusetts School Bullying Case
Feb 29 2012 // A Massachusetts man has settled a federal lawsuit that claimed his free speech rights were violated when he was removed from a public meeting where he criticized school officials’ handling of the case of a...
Massachusetts Court Says Teens Not Liable Under Social Host Law
Feb 24 2012 // The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that teenagers who host underage drinking parties but do not supply alcohol cannot be held civilly liable if one of their guests gets hurt. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled...
$20M Verdict Upheld in Massachusetts Pool Slide Lawsuit
Feb 20 2012 // A Massachusetts judge has upheld a $20 million jury award to the family of a Colorado woman who died after a Toys `R Us inflatable pool slide partially collapsed. In October, a jury ordered Toys “R Us to pay the...
Massachusetts Cardinal Pushes for Contraception Solution
Feb 20 2012 // Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is continuing to push to resolve a dispute between the Obama administration and the Catholic church about covering contraception in health care plans. In a blog post Friday,...
Debating Affordable Healthcare Act
Feb 20 2012 // Earlier this month, the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., hosted a debate on the federal health care law, the Affordable Healthcare Act, pitting two of the most prominent attorneys general against each other. The...
Mass.-based Enservio Acquires Insurers World
Feb 17 2012 // Enservio, a Needham, Mass.-based provider of property insurance analytics, affinity marketing and claims solutions, is acquiring Insurers World, a provider of inventory transcriptions and evaluation services for claims,...
TD Insurance Announces Promotion in Boston
Feb 15 2012 // TD Insurance, a subsidiary of TD Bank, has promoted David Lofstrom to vice president of U.S. commercial sales and product development. Based in Boston, he will help grow the commercial property/casualty and employee...
Massachusetts Hotel, Workers Settle Class-Action Lawsuit Over Tips
Feb 15 2012 // About 150 current and former employees of a Pittsfield, Mass., hotel as well as hotel management have reached a $1.3 million agreement in a dispute over tips the workers claim they were entitled to but never received. The...
