Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Mass.-based Farrell Backlund Agency Merges With Richardson-Cuddy
Nov 8 2011 // Taunton, Mass.-based Farrell Backlund Insurance Agency has merged with Richardson-Cuddy Insurance Agency in the nearby city of Attleboro, Mass. The deal creates one of the largest independent property/casualty agencies in...
Some in Connecticut Still Without Power
Nov 7 2011 // Some of the thousands of Connecticut residents still in the dark Monday may not have power restored until mid-week, more than 10 days after a monster snowstorm knocked out electricity to millions of people in the...
Mass. Agents Drop Ballot Effort on Credit Ban
Nov 7 2011 // The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) has agreed to a request from state lawmakers to withdraw the ballot initiative it filed in August to prohibit the use of credit scoring, education, and occupational...
3M Powerless as October Snow Surprises Northeast
Oct 31 2011 // A freak October snowstorm knocked out power Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the U.S. Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend. The storm...
Massachusetts Agents Drop Ballot Effort on Credit Ban
Oct 27 2011 // The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) has agreed to a request from state lawmakers to withdraw the ballot initiative it filed in August to prohibit the use of credit scoring, education, and occupational...
Mass. Businessman to Appear in Court to Face Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 26 2011 // A Peabody, Mass., business owner who was indicted for allegedly collecting tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent claims will be at a criminal case court hearing this Friday. Robert Giller, age 52, was indicted in...
5 More Massachusetts Counties Get Irene Disaster Aid
Oct 24 2011 // Gov. Deval Patrick says five more Massachusetts counties are being included in the federal disaster declaration after the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit the state in August. The counties added are on Cape Cod, the islands...
Massachusetts Jury Returns $20M Verdict in Pool Slide Suit
Oct 18 2011 // A Massachusetts jury has ordered Toys `R Us to pay more than $20 million to the family of a woman who was killed when an inflatable pool slide partially collapsed at a 2006 party. The Salem Superior Court verdict, returned...
Mass. Agents Gathering Signatures for Insurance Credit Score Ban
Oct 6 2011 // A Massachusetts independent agents group said it is confident that banning auto insurers’ use of credit scores and other socioeconomic factors will become a state law in coming months. The Massachusetts Association...
Insurers to Send Refunds to 14,149 Massachusetts Motorcycle Owners
Oct 5 2011 // Travelers, Fireman’s Fund and Electric Insurance are the latest insurers to reach a settlement with Massachusetts attorney general’s office over motorcycle insurance premiums. The three companies are accused of...
Mass. Businessman Charged with Filing False Claims, Stealing $40K
Oct 4 2011 // A Waltham, Mass., businessman who is alleged to have stolen nearly $10,000 with his insurance fraud and another $30,000 in a separate unemployment fraud scheme is scheduled to appear in court this week. In mid-August, John...
Mass. Agents Prepare for Battle Over Credit Ban on Ballot
Oct 3 2011 // A Massachusetts independent agents group said it is confident that a ban on auto insurers’ use of credit scores and other socioeconomic factors will become a state law in coming months. The Massachusetts Association...
Irene Generated 28,500 Insurance Claims in Massachusetts
Sep 30 2011 // Tropical Storm Irene has generated an estimated 28,500 claims, totaling over $90 million in Massachusetts, according to latest estimates by the state’s insurance division. The totals include 4,800 claims of $15.6...
Mass. Family in Last 9/11 Case Says Officials Escaped Responsibility
Sep 27 2011 // Even after settling what had been the last wrongful death lawsuit against the airlines over the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the family of Mark Bavis warned that neither those companies, nor government regulators have done...
1 in 3 in Massachusetts Hit by Data Breaches
Sep 22 2011 // The Massachusetts attorney general’s office said the personal information of about two million Massachusetts residents, or about one out of every three people who live in the state, has been compromised through...
Mass. High Court Upholds Charging Fees for Traffic Ticket Appeals
Sep 22 2011 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that charging filing fees to residents appealing traffic tickets does not violate equal protection. The Sept. 21 decision affirms the lower court’s ruling. The court...
Massachusetts Family Settles Last Wrongful Death Lawsuit from 9/11
Sep 21 2011 // The last wrongful death lawsuit remaining from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been resolved with a settlement, according to an attorney for the family of a passenger on a plane that was flown by hijackers into the...
Massachusetts Trucker Convicted of Insurance Fraud
Sep 20 2011 // A Massachusetts truck driver has been convicted of insurance fraud in New Hampshire for lying about damage to his truck, according to officials. New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny and Attorney General...
Mass. Agents’ Underwriting Ban Passes First Ballot Test
Sep 19 2011 // Nearly all of the proposed questions for Massachusetts’ 2012 state ballot have been given preliminary approval including one that would ban insurers from using credit scores and socioeconomic factors in pricing auto...
Mass. Court Rules on Joint Employment Under Workers’ Comp
Sep 19 2011 // Two employers can be held jointly responsible for workers’ compensation benefits for an injured worker whom they both classified as an independent contractor, a Massachusetts court has ruled. The Massachusetts...
