A fire in Gloucester, Mass. destroyed an apartment building and a synagogue, killing at least one person, authorities said. The eight-alarm fire started late Friday in the four-story apartment building and spread to Temple Ahavat Achim. Both buildings were reduced …
Much of the public says they want universal health care. Michael Moore made a movie about it. But no one has quite figured out how to pay for it and despite plans and plans to make plans, don’t look for …
A jury this week awarded $2.5 million in damages to a woman who received HIV treatments for almost nine years before discovering she never actually had the virus that causes AIDS. In her lawsuit against a doctor who treated her, …
Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. today completed its affiliation with the Patrons Mutual Group of Connecticut, which includes both the Patrons Mutual Insurance Company of Connecticut and Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Co. With the affiliation, the operating territory …
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says the state’s new managed competition auto insurance system is not lowering average rates for 2008 below what they would have been under the old system where the state set all rates. In another in …
The Bush Administration has reasserted its opposition to a House bill that would extend the federal terrorism insurance program after it expires on Dec. 31, vowing to veto any final measure that differs measurably from the Senate bill. “The Administration …
The pending acquisition of Commerce Insurance Group, Inc. by Spain’s largest insurer, Mapfre S.A., is being investigated by the Massachusetts attorney general. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commerce reported that it has received notice that Attorney …
As Massachusetts’ landmark health care law nears another crucial deadline, its ripple effects continue to spread across the state and country. This week those charged with overseeing the law toasted what they said has been its single most dramatic success: …
At least three insurers whose 2008 Massachusetts auto insurance rates have been questioned by officials have agreed to revise them and other insurers are under pressure to do the same. Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes last Friday raised concerns with …
A Massachusetts physician is responsible to all third parties who might possibly be affected by his failure to warn a patient about the side effects of a medication, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in a 3-3 decision that …
