Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Massachusetts Senators Say Utility ‘Woefully’ Unprepared for Gas Explosions
Oct 8 2018 // The natural gas company at the center of the explosions north of Boston last month was “woefully unprepared” to prevent or respond to the unfolding disaster, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey said Friday...
Utility Lays Out Plan Restoring Gas Service After Massachusetts Explosions
Oct 4 2018 // A natural gas company is releasing its plan for replacing aging pipelines and restoring service to thousands of homes and businesses affected by the natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston last month. Columbia Gas...
Cooley Adds Lawson to Partnership in Massachusetts
Oct 2 2018 // Cooley is expanding its global insurance and insurtech leadership with the election of Heidi Lawson to the partnership. Based in Boston, Mass., Lawson arrived at Cooley in April as of counsel. Formerly an insurance partner...
Worldwide Facilities Acquires Assets of Massachusetts’ Draco Insurance Solutions
Oct 2 2018 // Worldwide Facilities LLC, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, has acquired the assets of Draco Insurance Solutions Inc., a Boston, Mass.-based program manager specializing...
Emergency Loans Available for Massachusetts Businesses Hurt by Gas Blasts
Oct 1 2018 // A $1 million emergency loan fund has been set up for Massachusetts businesses directly impacted by a series of natural gas explosions and fires. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and officials from Lawrence, Andover and North...
Massachusetts Insurance Agents, Carriers Helping Their Towns Get Back to Normal After Gas Explosions
Oct 1 2018 // As three Massachusetts towns continue to face the after effects of a series of natural gas explosions, finding some normalcy may seem nearly impossible. However, this is something MAPFRE Insurance was seeking to offer as...
After Blasts, Massachusetts Orders Natural Gas Safety Review
Sep 28 2018 // Massachusetts regulators are calling for an outside review of the state’s natural gas distribution system in the wake of gas explosions and fires that affected three communities earlier this month. The Department of...
Mass. Medical Transportation Business Cited $460K for Wage Law Violations
Sep 25 2018 // A Massachusetts medical transportation business and its managers has been cited $460,945 in restitution and penalties for violating workers’ rights and state wage laws. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Massachusetts Insurance Agents, Carriers Helping Their Towns Get Back to Normal After Gas Explosions
Sep 25 2018 // As three Massachusetts towns continue to face the after effects of a series of natural gas explosions, finding some normalcy may seem nearly impossible. However, this is something MAPFRE Insurance was seeking to offer as...
Gas Company Will Cover Losses from Deadly Massachusetts Explosions
Sep 24 2018 // Authorities say Columbia Gas has agreed to compensate its customers for all losses related to a series of gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley. Town officials in Andover announced Saturday that...
Foundation Being Set Up for Victims of Massachusetts Gas Explosions
Sep 20 2018 // A relief fund will be established to help Massachusetts residents whose lives were disrupted by a series of natural gas fires and explosions. The announcement was made Monday by Republican Governor Charlie Baker and...
Lawsuit Targets Massachusetts Utility Over Deadly Gas Explosions
Sep 19 2018 // A resident of a Massachusetts city rocked by last week’s deadly gas blasts that damaged dozens of homes sued utility operator NiSource Inc on Tuesday, accusing it of inadequately maintaining its distribution...
After Blasts, Massachusetts Gas Customers Face Long Wait
Sep 19 2018 // The blast of high-pressure natural gas that led to dozens of home explosions last week in Massachusetts very likely damaged the system’s antiquated pipeline network and could lead to a long period of testing and...
Official Says Pressure Sensors Are Focus of Massachusetts Gas Explosions Probe
Sep 18 2018 // The investigation into the Boston, Mass.-area natural gas explosions is partially focused on pressure sensors that were connected to a gas line that was being taken out of service shortly before the blasts, the head of the...
Rogers & Gray Insurance Opens New Massachusetts Office
Sep 18 2018 // Rogers & Gray Insurance has opened a new office in Quincy, Mass., to accommodate its growth. This represents the 10th office for the Massachusetts-based company, which serves clients in all fifty states. “This...
Gas Company Hit Over Response to Massachusetts Explosions; New Leak Found
Sep 17 2018 // A new natural gas leak was discovered in the Boston area just two days after a series of pipeline explosions killed one person, injured more than 25 and prompted Massachusetts to declare a state of emergency. The latest...
Deadly Gas Explosions Near Boston Put Focus on Pipe Safety
Sep 14 2018 // Federal investigators were dispatched to three towns just outside Boston after dozens of explosions and fires along NiSource Inc.’s natural gas network left at least one person dead and 13 injured and displaced over...
3 Massachusetts Towns Rocked by Series of Gas Explosions, Home Fires
Sep 14 2018 // Three northern Massachusetts residential communities were rocked last night by dozens of gas-fueled explosions and fires that erupted within minutes of each other, straining fire crews and forcing evacuations. One man was...
Massachusetts Woman Sues Utility, Town After Child Hurt by Falling Branch
Sep 12 2018 // A Massachusetts woman whose 2-year-old child was injured when a tree branch fell on her SUV has filed a lawsuit alleging utility Eversource and the town of Southampton, Mass., knew of dangerous tree limbs yet didn’t...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Massachusetts’ The Gaudreau Group
Sep 10 2018 // USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage and risk management company, has acquired Wilbraham, Mass.-based The Gaudreau Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1921, The Gaudreau Group is...
