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Massachusetts High Court Upholds Workers’ Comp for Utility Worker’s COVID

Apr 16 2025 // An insurer erred in denying workers’ compensation benefits to a utility worker who contracted COVID-19 while on the job, a job the state had deemed as “essential” during the pandemic. The insurer had...

Earlier Medical Event Does Not Shield Later Negligent Acts: Massachusetts High Court

Apr 1 2025 // The Massachusetts seven-year statute of repose for medical malpractice claims does not shield professionals against separate acts of negligent treatment that allegedly occurred in the years after a disputed medical event...

Massachusetts Probes Robinhood Again, This Time Over March Madness Betting

Mar 27 2025 // REUTERS EXCLUSIVE Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has begun an investigation into trading platform Robinhood’s decision to launch a prediction-markets hub that allows users to bet on the outcomes of a...

Alera Group Acquires Kaplansky Insurance Agency in Massachusetts

Feb 11 2025 // Needham, Massachusetts-based Kaplansky Insurance Agency has been acquired by the national financial services firm Alera Group. This new partnership brings more than 100 agents to add to Alera Group’s...

Diminished Value Not Covered by Standard Auto Policy, Massachusetts High Court Says

Jan 31 2025 // The Massachusetts standard auto policy does not require an insurer to pay inherent diminished value (IDV) to a claimant whose vehicle is damaged by one of its insureds. The Massachusetts Supreme Court in a 6-0 ruling has...