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Salem Five Acquires Otis Brown Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
May 17 2016 // Salem Five, a banking and financial services company based in Salem, Massachusetts, announced that it has acquired Otis Brown Insurance Agency Inc. of Lexington, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not...
Massachusetts Firm to Pay EPA $199K Over Hazardous Waste Claims
May 13 2016 // A Massachusetts company that manufactures materials used in laboratory analysis has agreed to pay $199,500 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it violated state and federal hazardous...
Eastern Insurance Acquires BBS Employee Benefits in Massachusetts
May 12 2016 // Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a Natick, Massachusetts-based independent agency, announced that it has acquired BBS Employee Benefits in Newton, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2002,...
Massachusetts Mine Operator to Pay $180K to Resolve Safety Violations
May 12 2016 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced Wednesday a global settlement with Worcester Sand and Gravel Company Inc., of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to resolve citations and...
Massachusetts Woman, Son Get Probation for $100K Medicaid Scheme
May 11 2016 // A Worcester, Massachusetts, woman and her adult son have received probation for cheating the state Medicaid system out of nearly $100,000. The Telegram & Gazette reports that 68-year-old Beverly Cousin, a recipient of...
Medical Device Firm to Pay Massachusetts $1.9M in Kickback Settlement
May 10 2016 // Authorities announced that a medical device distributor has agreed to pay nearly $1.9 million to Massachusetts’ Medicaid program (MassHealth) over an alleged scheme to pay kickbacks to health care...
Report: 63 Workers in Massachusetts Died on the Job in 2015
May 6 2016 // A new report says more than 60 Massachusetts workers died on the job in 2015 — a number that soars when deaths by occupational injuries and illnesses are included. The report released last week by the Massachusetts...
Massachusetts Workers’ Comp Rates to Rise 1.5%
May 2 2016 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced on April 20 that the state’s workers’ compensation rates will rise an average 1.5 percent beginning July 1. It’s the first state-approved...
People’s United Acquires Eagle Insurance in Massachusetts
Apr 21 2016 // People’s United Bank, N.A. in Bridgeport, Connecticut, announced Thursday that its subsidiary, People’s United Insurance Agency, has acquired Eagle Insurance Group, a Raynham, Massachusetts-based insurance...
Massachusetts Workers’ Comp Rates to Rise an Average of 1.5%
Apr 20 2016 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced Wednesday that the state’s workers’ compensation rates will rise an average 1.5 percent beginning July 1. Officials said this nominal increase...
Tarpey Insurance Acquires W.C. Huntress Insurance in Massachusetts
Apr 18 2016 // Tarpey Insurance Group Inc., a family-owned and operated independent insurance agency with five locations and headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, announced that it recently acquired W.C. Huntress Insurance Agency in...
Women-Only Rideshare Services Raise Legal Questions
Apr 15 2016 // Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory? In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring...
Massachusetts Law That Became Model for Affordable Care Act Turns 10
Apr 14 2016 // Massachusetts is marking the tenth anniversary of a landmark health care law that later served as a model for the federal Affordable Care Act. Then-Republican Gov. Mitt Romney was joined by Democratic leaders including the...
Massachusetts Police Cracking Down on Distracted Driving
Apr 13 2016 // State and local police across Massachusetts have launched a crackdown on texting behind the wheel and other forms of distracted driving. The effort by the Executive Office of Public Safety Highway Safety Division is...
Mass. Securities Regulator Expresses Caution Over ‘Robo-Advisers’
Apr 4 2016 // Massachusetts’ chief securities regulator is pushing back against automated investment services, saying it’s not clear that they can act in the best interest of clients. So-called robo-advisers may be...
Confie Enters Massachusetts Market With Acquisition of Axiom Insurance
Apr 4 2016 // Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, announced Monday that it has entered the Massachusetts market with the acquisition of Axiom Insurance Agency based in Springfield. Terms of the...
AIA Applauds New Massachusetts Opioid Law
Apr 4 2016 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) lauded Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker for signing comprehensive opioid abuse legislation (H 4046) on March 14. Opioids are synthetic versions of opium-derived drugs, many of which...
Massachusetts Court Rules on ‘Equitable Contribution’ Case
Apr 4 2016 // Massachusetts’ top court ruled in March that a workers’ compensation insurer that has paid benefits has a right to pursue “equitable contribution” from a second insurer that also provided coverage...
Maine Bill Seeks Strong Limits on Opioid Prescriptions
Apr 1 2016 // The Maine Legislature is poised to pass a bill sponsored by Gov. Paul LePage that would put the state on the front line of a national movement to monitor and restrict opioid painkillers. The Republican’s bill would...
Massachusetts Court Rules on ‘Equitable Contribution’ Case
Mar 30 2016 // Massachusetts’ top court ruled this month that a workers’ compensation insurer that has paid benefits under a policy has a right to pursue “equitable contribution” from a second insurer that also...
