The Vermont Senate has approved a bill that would make seed manufacturers rather than farmers liable for damages from genetically modified crops. The measure is designed to help farmers recover losses from the accidental spread of genetically modified crops, supporters …
Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination, making Maine the sixth and final New England state to do so. “This act not only offers essential civil rights, but serves as a …
While Massachusetts insurance officials are weighing a request by the industry to inch up workers’ compensation rates by 1 percent, a new study suggests that claim costs are accelerating by leaps and bounds, largely because of medical cost inflation. The …
Louis Cecere had been snowboarding for half his life by age 21. But the skills he honed over a decade wouldn’t be enough to keep him alive until 22. He was snowboarding on Jan. 3, 2004, with friends at Loon …
Insurance companies are getting a better handle on how to estimate commercial property terrorism exposures and price the coverage thanks to advances in computer modeling. Despite the strides made in modeling to estimate terrorism exposures, experts also noted that it …
A San Francisco-based nonprofit group that wants more consumers to support businesses that back liberal and “blue” state politics has added Progressive Insurance Co. to its preferred providers list. The group, www.buyblue.org, is selling the notion that citizens who favor …
The New Hampshire Senate’s decision to kill a trial lawyer-supported bill that would have required well-insured defendants with little liability to pay the lion’s share of legal judgments has been hailed as a victory for judicial fairness by the Property …
A New Haven car rental company cannot fine drivers who speed after monitoring its cars with global positioning system technology, the state Supreme Court ruled. In a 5-0 ruling, the high court rejected an appeal by Acme Rent-A-Car, which had …
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell said she is “extremely unhappy” as she learns more about the possibility of significant job losses resulting from MetLife’s planned acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity in Hartford. Rell said she has spoken with MetLife …
The Big Dig tunnels under downtown Boston are structurally sound and safe for traffic despite recent leaks, the Federal Highway Administration reported. The rare bit of good news for the much-maligned Big Dig followed the agency’s investigation into the leaks, …
