Massachusetts News

Harleysville Worcester in Mass. Seeks to Switch Domicile to Pennsylvania

Harleysville Worcester Insurance Co. in Worcester, Mass. has requested the approval of the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance to transfer corporate domicile to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Harleysville Worcester is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harleysville Group Inc., which, in turn, is …

Public Radio Contributors in Mass. Earn Plymouth Rock Discount

New England auto insurer, Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp., has partnered with WBUR, Boston’s National Public Radio affiliate, to offer a discounted auto insurance rate to WBUR’s Massachusetts members. Listeners who contribute $60 or more to WBUR will receive a WBUR …

Mass. AG’s Big Dig Suit Targets Include 3 Surety Insurers

Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly planned to file his civil lawsuit yesterday against 15 companies including three insurers that provided surety bonds for the general contractor of the Big Dig Interstate 90 connector tunnel that collapsed on July 10, …

Mass. to Sue Big Dig Companies

The state of Massachusetts is preparing to file a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the companies that worked on the Big Dig highway tunnel project, alleging their negligence led to the ceiling collapse that killed a woman from Costa Rica. Massachusetts Attorney …

Gray Joins First Cardinal

First Cardinal LLC has hired Justin Gray, of Albany, N.Y., as its new marketing communications manager. In his new role, Gray will develop strategic marketing and public relations initiatives and oversee production of the company’s various communication efforts, including newsletters, …

Regulators Install Management Committee for Interstate Compact

The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission created by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners installed its Management Committee and elected a Committee chair, vice-chair and treasurer recently during the Commission’s inaugural annual meeting in Lansdowne, Va. The Commission elected Pennsylvania …

Officials Seek Cause of Ink Plant Explosion in Mass.

While others may see a huge pile of charred and twisted rubble, Danvers, Mass. Fire Chief James Tutko sees a “big, big puzzle” that holds the answers to what caused a massive explosion that leveled an ink and paint plant, …

News Currents

Newly elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although it’s to early to know who the successors might be, according to insurance industry insiders. The industry will see many new …

Election results give Northeast more clout on insurance issues

After the midterm elections, Northeast Democrats are moving into positions of power that could help their states economically as well as affect progress on insurance legislation. Democrats are now well-positioned to bring home more bacon on everything from transportation to …

Lame duck Romney team pushes ahead with high risk plan change

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler said she intends to finish what she started three years ago in trying to refashion the state’s high risk auto insurance system, despite urgings by some that she leave the task for the administration of …