Latest Massachusetts Headlines
All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Connecticut Lab to Test Medical Marijuana for Patient Safety
Oct 14 2014 // Nicole Steinhilber recently graduated from the University of Hartford in Connecticut with a degree in chemistry and didn’t have to look far to find a job. Steinhilber is working as a lab technician in a converted...
Massachusetts Storm Found to Be Microburst
Oct 10 2014 // The National Weather Service says damage in a severe storm that flattened hundreds of trees and brought down power lines in Easthampton, Massachusetts, was from a microburst with straight line wind up to 100 mph. The...
Hub International Acquires FieldEddy in Massachusetts
Oct 8 2014 // Chicago-based global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of FieldEddy, a property/casualty, personal lines and employee benefits brokerage with four locations in and around Springfield,...
Massachusetts Court Orders New Trial in Trolley Crash Lawsuit
Oct 7 2014 // A Massachusetts appeals court has set aside a $1.2 million jury award and ordered a new trial in a lawsuit stemming from a 2009 subway trolley crash in Boston. Colleen Fyffe, of Scituate, sued the Massachusetts Bay...
Mass. DOI Issues Bulletin on New CE Requirements
Oct 6 2014 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance issued a bulletin notifying the state’s insurance producers of recent changes to the continuing education requirements. The bulletin 2014-06, issued on Sept. 23, stated that...
CMIC Announces Stable Rate for Conn., Mass. Members in 2015
Sep 29 2014 // CMIC, a member-owned medical professional liability insurance provider in Glastonbury, Connecticut, announced that the overall rate indication for Connecticut and Massachusetts policyholders will remain unchanged for the...
John Hancock to Refund Seniors $550K in Massachusetts
Sep 29 2014 // John Hancock Life Insurance Company, along with its subsidiary broker-dealer, has agreed to refund senior citizens in Massachusetts more than $550,000, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office...
Mass. Company Fined in Wake of Cape Cod Crane Deaths
Sep 26 2014 // A Massachusetts company that employed two utility workers who died when the crane they were in tipped over as they worked on high-tension power lines on Cape Cod is facing $168,000 in fines. The federal Occupational Safety...
Mass. DOI Issues Bulletin on New CE Requirements for Producers
Sep 25 2014 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance issued a bulletin this week notifying the state’s insurance producers of recent changes to the continuing education requirements. The bulletin 2014-06, issued on Sept. 23,...
E&O Insights: How Well Do You Know Your Workers’ Compensation Risk?
Sep 22 2014 // The workers’ compensation class of business results in upwards of 10 percent of all errors and omissions (E&O) claims every year. While this may not seem like a lot, it is a class agents must be sensitive to for...
R.I., Mass. Among Top 5 States in Hazard Risk Ranking
Sep 22 2014 // Florida, Rhode Island, Louisiana, California and Massachusetts are the top five states for exposures to multiple natural hazards, according to a new analysis by CoreLogic, a property data analytics firm. The analysis was...
Treasury Hasn’t Determined Boston Bombing Was ‘Act of Terrorism’ Under TRIA
Sep 19 2014 // A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson last week provided a statement to Boston news outlets that said “The Secretary has not determined that there has been an ‘act of terrorism’ under the Terrorism Risk...
Appleby & Wyman in Massachusetts Announces Leadership Changes
Sep 19 2014 // Lisa Marciano Appleby & Wyman, an independent insurance agency with offices in Beverly and Westford, Massachusetts, announced changes to its leadership. Effective Jan. 1, 2015, Carmen Marciano, who has served as...
Mass. Gov. Takes Issue With Report Pegging ACA Costs at $1B
Sep 18 2014 // Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is sharply criticizing a report that puts a price tag of about $1 billion on the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act in Massachusetts. The Pioneer Institute, a...
Massachusetts Fire Officials Worried About Possible Rules Change
Sep 12 2014 // A draft document on costs of fire alarm and sprinkler systems in Massachusetts could lead to a rollback in requirements in some multi-unit residential buildings, a group of concerned fire officials said on Sept. 9. About...
Former NECC Supervisor Pleads Not Guilty in 2012 Meningitis Case
Sep 11 2014 // A Boston-area pharmacist pleaded not guilty to a charge stemming from the deadly 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak, a week after he was arrested attempting to board a flight to Hong Kong. Glenn Chin, who was a supervisor at...
MAPFRE Enters Mass. Life Insurance Market
Sep 8 2014 // MAPFRE U.S.A. has begun selling a term life insurance product in Massachusetts, where MAPFRE’s subsidiary, Commerce Insurance, is the largest auto and home insurance carrier. MAPFRE said it is seeking to leverage its...
Over 1M Mass. Residents Had Personal Data Compromised in 2013: Report
Sep 4 2014 // Over a million Massachusetts residents had their personal information compromised last year, according to a new report issued today by the state’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR). The...
Health Care Spending in Massachusetts Rising Faster Than Inflation
Sep 4 2014 // A new report says health care spending in Massachusetts continues to grow faster than the rate of inflation. The report is from the Center for Health Information and Analysis, created under Massachusetts state law in 2012...
Massachusetts Tells Drivers Their LOLs, OMGs Can Wait
Sep 2 2014 // Massachusetts state transportation officials first got the attention of drivers in June when they posted electronic highway signs that implored Bostonians to “use yah blinkah.” The latest effort to combine a...
