Louisiana’s state-run insurer won approval for big rate increases on Jan. 17, meaning double- and triple-digit hikes in insurance costs for homeowners and businesses along the coast. The increases for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will immediately affect about 140,000 homeowners …
“The Nevada workers’ compensation system has undergone dramatic change since 1993” becoming more competitive and allowing private insurers to enter the market, according to the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., WCRI recently completed its study of Nevada’s …
Mary E. Lamberti has been appointed chief operating officer at insurance broker Mazonson LLC in Wakefield, Mass. As Mazonson’s COO, Lamberti will oversee all aspects of day-to-day operations. She will be responsible for strategic planning and leading business development of …
Silicon Valley oenophiles are on alert after a brazen robbery Jan. 4, when thieves broke into a posh home here and stole more than 150 bottles of wine. Estimated value: $500,000. The heist — thought to be one of the …
The Commerce Insurance Co. has filed with the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to continue its five percent auto insurance rate discount for Amercian Automobile Association members in Massachusetts. If approved by the Division of Insurance, the discount would apply to …
A judge has ordered the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Mass. to release thousands of pages of documents in a dispute between the church and seven of its insurance carriers over settlements with clergy sex abuse victims. The diocese sued …
A man paralyzed in a car crash after a night of underage drinking can sue the bars that served him alcohol, the state’s highest court has ruled. The Supreme Judicial Court rejected claims by Robert Nunez that two North Shore …
The federal government should join the state of Massachusetts in enacting universal health coverage, according to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D- Mass., the new chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over numerous health issues. Kennedy’s home state is the first …
California Governor is hoping to develop a plan to extend health care to 6.5 million uninsured Californians, but to do so, he will have to find common ground between groups that often are at odds. Union leaders quickly balked at …
U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor has called for a congressional investigation into the post-Hurricane Katrina practices of private insurance companies. Taylor, D-Miss., made the announcement Monday at a public forum in Ocean Springs. “This is going to be a fight,” Taylor …
