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Plymouth Rock, Bunker Hill Offer Combined Home, Auto Coverage to Massachusetts AARP Members

The senior citizen organization American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has chosen Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance and its affiliated Bunker Hill Insurance to issue auto and home insurance products for AARP members in Massachusetts, starting this month. The new AARP …

Personal Lines Rates Rise 4% in November: MarketScout

Homeowners and automobile insurance rates are trending up, according to a new industry survey. The composite rate for insuring personal lines business in the United States increased to plus 4 percent for November 2012 as compared to November 2011, says …

Mass. AG Calls Proposed Homeowners Premium Hike ‘Illegally Excessive’

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is opposing a recently proposed home insurance rate request for 150,000 consumers, calling it illegally excessive. She made her remarks during her testimony before the commissioner of insurance last week. The rate hikes are proposed …

Vermont Lawsuit Says Ex-Wife of Murder Suspect Negligent

The father of a slain Braintree, Vermont, girl is accusing the suspect’s ex-wife of playing a role in her death by not protecting her. The Vermont Supreme Court heard an appeal from James Bennett on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Bennett says …