Latest Massachusetts Headlines
All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Drivers with Serious Violations Allowed on Mass. Roads
Aug 21 2008 // Delays in the processing of criminal traffic violations have allowed a large number of serious violators to remain on the road in Massachusetts after their licenses should have been suspended or revoked. According to State...
Mass. LLJUA Becomes Competitive Hospitality Mutual
Aug 21 2008 // Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation converting the state’s liquor liability insurer of last resort into a competitive mutual insurance company offering liquor liability insurance to the entire...
Mass. Considering Traffic Flaggers Instead of Police at Construction Sites
Aug 14 2008 // Civilian flaggers dressed in orange safety vests could replace police officers at some roadside construction projects as early as October under regulations set to be unveiled by the Patrick administration Wednesday. Police...
Eastern Insurance Acquires Kittredge Insurance Agency
Aug 11 2008 // Natick, Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group has acquired Northborough, Mass.-based Kittredge Insurance Agency Inc. Eastern Insurance, part of Eastern Bank, said the acquisition increases its customer base west of...
Safety Insurance Net Income Steady for Q2 Under New Mass. Auto System
Aug 5 2008 // Massachusetts personal lines insurer Safety Insurance Group, Inc.’s second quarter results show the insurer remains profitable under the new managed competition pricing system for private passenger auto even though...
Selective Insurance Touts Q2 Workers’ Comp Improvement, Mass. Expansion
Aug 1 2008 // Selective Insurance reported that new premiums declined for the second quarter while workers’ compensation results improved and its recent expansion into the commercial markets in Massachusetts and Tennessee is going...
Mass. High Court: Doctors Liable for Patient’s Lessened Chance of Survival
Jul 24 2008 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that physicians can be held liable in a wrongful death action when their negligence lessens a patient’s chance of survival. The ruling, which for the first time...
Mass. Insurers, Businesses Balk at Plan to Hike Health Fee
Jul 22 2008 // Massachusetts insurers and business owners have one question for Gov. Deval Patrick: Why us? Patrick is looking to tap insurers, businesses and hospitals to help close a looming $130 million budget hole in the...
Mass. Doctor Says He Didn’t Know Firefighter Was Bodybuilder
Jul 22 2008 // The doctor who determined that a bodybuilding Boston firefighter could not work because he is “totally and permanently” disabled has made similar recommendations for other firefighters. The Boston Globe reports...
Commerce Insurance Tops Massachusetts’ Lobbyist-Spending List
Jul 18 2008 // Special interest groups trying to influence policy and legislation on Beacon Hill aren’t letting a poor economy slow them down, spending 13 percent more on lobbyists in the first six months of this year than the same...
AIG, Vermont Mutual to Enter Mass. Personal Auto Insurance Market
Jul 14 2008 // Giant insurer American International Group has decided to enter the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance market, according to The Boston Globe. But AIG is not alone. In addition, Vermont Mutual will begin selling...
Drivers with Serious Driving Violations Allowed on Roads, Mass. Auditor Finds
Jul 10 2008 // Delays in the processing of criminal traffic violations have allowed a large number of serious violators to remain on the road in Massachusetts for lengthy periods after their licenses should have been suspended or...
Mass. Allows Liquor Liability JUA to Expand as Hospitality Mutual
Jul 8 2008 // Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation converting the state’s liquor liability insurer of last resort into a competitive mutual insurance company offering liquor liability insurance to the entire...
Starr Foundation Grants Massachusetts Art Institute $5 Million
Jul 8 2008 // The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. has landed a $5 million grant from the Starr Foundation. The money will be used to fund the directorship of Clark’s research and academic program. Director Michael Ann...
No Pay for Mass. Docs’ Mistakes
Jul 7 2008 // The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its largest private health insurer have decided to prohibit hospitals and doctors from billing for costs relating to fixing medical errors. Health policy analysts say the directives...
Business Moves
Jul 7 2008 // Hudson Insurance, Hooghuis Hudson Insurance Group, the U.S. insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.has acquired Hooghuis Group LLC, an underwriting agency specializing in U.S. directors and officers liability...
Mass. State Police Report 70% More Drunk Driving Arrests
Jun 30 2008 // State police are crediting an increased number of sobriety checkpoints for a 70 percent rise in drunk driving arrests since 2005. Last year, state police arrested 4,879 people for operating under the influence, compared to...
Progressive Now Offering Boat Insurance Online in Mass.
Jun 27 2008 // Progressive announced that it is now offering boat insurance in Massachusetts for customers who shop online. Progressive began writing car insurance for online shoppers in Massachusetts in May of this year, and has been...
Massachusetts Won’t Pay Docs to Fix Medical Mistakes
Jun 20 2008 // The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its largest private health insurer have announced policies that prohibit hospitals and doctors from billing for costs relating to fixing medical errors. Health policy analysts say the...
After 20-Year Hiatus, Peerless Sells First Massachusetts Auto Policy
Jun 19 2008 // Keene, N.H.-based Peerless Insurance said it has issued its first Massachusetts personal auto insurance policy in more than 20 years. The company, part of Liberty Mutual Group, first announced in November it would re-enter...
