Massachusetts News

Bixby to Lead Wm. Gallagher’s New N.Y. Office

William Gallagher Associates has opened a new office in New York City, which will be ehaded by Doug Bixby, senior vice president. The office is the fifth in addition to WGA’s corporate headquarters in Boston, Mass. Bixby joined WGA’s Princeton, …

Hanover Names Morelli Regional V.P., Personal Lines, in N.Y.

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. announced that Roger Morelli has been named regional vice president for personal lines for the company’s New York territory. Morelli will be responsible for both the Upstate and Westchester County New York territories. Morelli comes …

News Currents

An excess insurer is entitled to make its own independent decision, even if the language of the excess policy follows the form of the primary policy. Mass. court rules excess insurers not bound by primary settlements An insurer of a …

Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. The insurer …

Commerce Insurance, Commerce Banc end spat, seek to partner

The Commerce Group Inc., the property/casualty insurer based in Webster, Mass., and Commerce Banc Insurance Services of Cherry Hill, N.J., have decided to explore partnership opportunities in various states and to resolve the trademark suit pending in federal court in …

Mass. lawmakers, agents uncomfortable with Patrick auto plan

Massachusetts lawmakers and agents are anxious about the Patrick Administration’s decision to try competitive rating in auto insurance in 2008 but have stopped short of asking Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes to scrap her plan to move to a more competitive …

8 N.J. hazing case triggers campus

safety liability concerns College administrators watching indictments at Rider University 8 9/11 insurance fund under fire Why those exposed to harmful substances haven’t been compensated 10 Mass. lawmakers, agents uncomfortable with Patrick auto plan In particular, with socioeconomic factors 12 …

Declarations

Ranking physicians “Transparency and accurate information are essential when consumers make healthcare decisions. We will ensure that insurance companies are not obscuring important facts at the consumers’ expense.” — New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo warning two major health …

Mass. lawmakers, agents uncomfortable with Patrick auto plan

Sen. Michael Knapik, left, R-Westfield, listened as Sen. Mark Montigny, right, D-New Bedford, spoke at the Massachusetts Statehouse last month in Boston. A Senate panel met with representatives of the auto insurance industry and Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes to debate …

Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. …