Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Mass. Drivers to Receive $5.4M in Relief on High-Interest Auto Loans
Nov 9 2015 // A national auto lender has agreed to provide $5.4 million in relief to more than 450 Massachusetts consumers over allegations that it charged excessive interest rates on its subprime auto loans, Massachusetts Attorney...
Massachusetts OKs USAA’s Rideshare Gap Policy
Nov 2 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the Division of Insurance announced on Oct. 19 that the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has been approved to offer additional “gap protection” coverage to its...
Partners Insurance Hires McDonald as Broker in Massachusetts
Oct 30 2015 // Bernard J. McDonald V Partners Insurance Group LLC has hired Bernard J. McDonald V as a licensed broker and producer. McDonald is responsible for developing new business and creating customer relationships. He provides and...
Opioid Overdose Fatalities Appear to Be Increasing in Massachusetts
Oct 27 2015 // Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts appear to have continued increasing above totals that were high enough last year for officials to deem it a public health crisis, according to preliminary statistics released...
USAA to Offer Rideshare ‘Gap Protection’ Coverage in Massachusetts
Oct 20 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the Division of Insurance announced that the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has been approved to offer additional “gap protection” coverage to its...
XS Brokers Announces 5 New Hires in Massachusetts
Oct 20 2015 // XS Brokers, a wholesale brokerage based in Quincy, Massachusetts, announced the following five new hires. Sean McVicker joined XS as broker. McVicker comes from AmTrust E&S where he was casualty broker placing general...
Mass. to Hold Public Hearings on Homeowners Insurance Marketing & Sales
Oct 20 2015 // Massachusetts state insurance officials are going on the road with a series of public hearings to explore how homeowners insurance is sold in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Division of Insurance says the hearings will...
Massachusetts AG: Insurer to Pay for Faulty Repairs
Oct 19 2015 // A subsidiary of Allstate has agreed to pay for the correction of faulty repair work performed on motor vehicles brought to unregistered body shops in Massachusetts. The assurance of discontinuance with Encompass Insurance,...
People – East
Oct 19 2015 // Zurich announced that Paul Horgan, previously head of Group Reinsurance, has been appointed CEO of Zurich’s Global Corporate in North America (GCiNA) business. As CEO, Horgan is now accountable for the direction,...
H.J. Knight Hires Greene as Senior Account Executive in Massachusetts
Oct 14 2015 // H.J. Knight International, a brokerage firm based in Braintree, Massachusetts, announced that Robert C. Greene has been named senior account executive within the Benefits Department. In this role, Greene will manage the...
Massachusetts Considers Ban on Handheld Cellphone Use While Driving
Oct 8 2015 // Families of those killed in distracted driving accidents are asking Massachusetts lawmakers to back legislation that would require drivers to use hand-free phones in the state. Foxborough, Massachusetts, resident Jerry...
Norfolk & Dedham Hires Enslin as Sales & Marketing Division Manager in Mass.
Oct 7 2015 // Katie Enslin The Norfolk & Dedham Group, a regional property/casualty insurer based in Dedham, Massachusetts, hired Katie Enslin as division manager, Sales and Marketing. Reporting to Senior Vice President Joel...
Massachusetts Announces $430K Settlement With AIG Subsidiary
Oct 5 2015 // The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (ICSOP), a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), has agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that it sold unauthorized health insurance to...
Update: Category 4 Joaquin, After Pounding Bahamas, May Bypass East Coast
Oct 2 2015 // While forecasters haven’t ruled out a U.S. East Coast strike by the Category 4 hurricane pounding the Bahamas with heavy rains and raging surf, more projections are showing Joaquin will miss, the National Hurricane...
Mass. AG: Encompass to Pay for Repair of Vehicles Brought to Unregistered Shops
Sep 28 2015 // A subsidiary of Allstate has agreed to pay for the correction of faulty repair work performed on motor vehicles brought to unregistered body shops in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Sept. 24. The...
Mass. Developer Charged With Masterminding Arson for Insurance Money
Sep 24 2015 // A millionaire developer and restaurant owner in Massachusetts has been charged with masterminding the arson of an under-construction home so he could collect the insurance money. Alan Kaplan, of Brookline, Massachusetts,...
Mass. Gov. Baker Hopes Disagreements Won’t Scuttle Uber Regs
Sep 21 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he hopes disagreements over how to regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft won’t keep lawmakers from passing a bill soon. A legislative committee reviewed several...
Mass. Senate Panel to Examine Recent Hikes in Home Insurance Rates
Sep 21 2015 // A Massachusetts Senate panel is examining recent hikes in homeowner insurance rates in Massachusetts. The Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee has called insurance company officials and state regulators to testify at...
Uber vs. Taxi Clash Heats Up at Massachusetts Statehouse
Sep 18 2015 // The tension between traditional taxis drivers and those who drive for services like Uber and Lyft was on display Tuesday as Massachusetts lawmakers grappled with proposals to regulate the popular but largely unfettered...
Massachusetts AG Healey Announces $430K Settlement With AIG Subsidiary
Sep 16 2015 // The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (ICSOP), a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), has agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that it sold unauthorized health insurance to...
