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Report: 32 Massachusetts Workers Died on the Job in 2012
Apr 28 2013 // Labor and worker rights activists are honoring 32 workers who died on the job last year. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health released a report on April 25...
Mass.-Based Agency Berry Insurance Appoints President
Apr 12 2013 // Berry Insurance, a Massachusetts-based independent insurance agency, recently promoted Kaitlyn Pintarich to president of the agency. Pintarich joined the agency in 2003 and worked her way up through different positions...
Gun Liability Insurance Measures Facing Uphill Battle in State Legislatures
Apr 12 2013 // While lawmakers in most states have introduced measures in their current legislative sessions that address gun control and gun liability issues, their approaches vary widely, largely depending on the area of the country in...
Mass. Woman Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting $27K in Insurance Payments
Apr 4 2013 // Authorities announced that a Rockland, Mass., woman has pleaded guilty to charges she fraudulently collected insurance payments of more than $27,000. According to an announcement from Massachusetts Attorney General Martha...
Mass. Regulators Received Over 10K Auto Insurance Complaints, Inquiries in 2012
Apr 3 2013 // Massachusetts regulators said 10,729 consumers had contacted the state’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and its insurance division in 2012 with questions and complaints regarding their auto...
4 Insurers to Reimburse Mass. Drivers to Settle Allegations of Overcharges
Mar 29 2013 // Four auto insurers have settled allegations that they overcharged Massachusetts consumers relating to auto insurance surcharges that were overturned by the state’s Board of Appeal, or otherwise removed from state...
Hospitality Insurance Announces 3 Senior Appointments in Massachusetts
Mar 28 2013 // Hospitality Insurance Group — a Westborough, Mass.-based insurer offering insurance coverage for bars, restaurants, package stores and caterers — promoted Sandra Haley to senior vice president of underwriting...
Report: Massachusetts to See Drop in Medical Claims Costs
Mar 28 2013 // Medical claims costs are expected to soar in many states under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Massachusetts is an exception. A new study by the nation’s leading group of financial risk analysts,...
Digital Insurance Buys Group Brokerage Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
Mar 27 2013 // Atlanta-based benefits broker Digital Insurance has acquired Group Brokerage Insurance Agency of Cambridge, Mass. The nearly 30-year-old Massachusetts-based benefits firm will now operate under the banner of Digital...
Massachusetts Holds Insurance Awareness Event
Mar 25 2013 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Joseph Murphy and his insurance division staff held an insurance awareness and education event at the South Station, a major commuter hub in Boston, on March 6. The commissioner was on...
Massachusetts Sees Dramatic Dip in Car Thefts
Mar 24 2013 // Car thefts in Massachusetts have dropped by 88 percent since the mid-1970s, when the state had the dubious distinction of being the country’s car theft capital. Insurance experts and law enforcement officials credit...
Some Massachusetts MetLife Employees Take Work-From-Home Option
Mar 19 2013 // Insurance giant MetLife Inc. recently announced it will be transitioning some 2,600 jobs from five Northeastern states and California to new U.S. retail and technology hubs in North Carolina. The company’s decision...
Massachusetts Commissioner Murphy Holds Insurance Awareness Event
Mar 8 2013 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Joseph Murphy and his staff held an insurance awareness and education event at the South Station, a major commuter hub in Boston, on Wednesday, March 6.Commissioner Murphy and insurance...
Massachusetts Consumer Agencies Collect $13.9M in 2012
Mar 4 2013 // Massachusetts consumer affairs agencies collected over $13.9 million through awards, settlements, refunds and fines in 2012. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation oversees the divisions of banks,...
Mass. Biz Owner to Pay $42K for Workers’ Comp Premium Avoidance Scheme
Feb 20 2013 // Authorities announced that a Nantucket, Mass., business owner has pleaded guilty to charges he failed to accurately report his total payroll, number of employees, and misclassified his business to avoid paying thousands of...
Judicial Panel Centralizes Meningitis Litigation in Massachusetts
Feb 17 2013 // A judicial panel ruled on Feb. 12 that all suits filed against a pharmacy linked to a multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak will be heard in federal court in Massachusetts. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict...
Willis Announces Exec Appointments, Office Expansions in Massachusetts
Feb 15 2013 // Willis North America, a unit of global insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings, announced three executive appointments and office expansions to strengthen its Massachusetts operations and drive growth across the...
Massachusetts Physicians Group Offers Update on Medical Liability Reform
Feb 13 2013 // A Massachusetts physicians and hospitals association this week provided an update on the state’s implementation of the Communication, Apology, and Resolution (CARe) program. The Massachusetts Alliance for...
Northeast Trying to Get Back on Track After Snowstorm
Feb 11 2013 // Emergency crews and residents struggled to clear roadways and sidewalks from a storm that rampaged through the Northeast, dumping up to 3 feet of snow and bringing howling winds that knocked out power to hundreds of...
Northeast Blizzard Hit Like a Hurricane
Feb 10 2013 // A blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least nine people dead. The mammoth storm...
