A tropical storm warning remains in effect as of 2 p.m. for southeastern Massachusetts from Plymouth to Woods Hole including Cape Cod and the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. The National Hurricane Center said rains from Tropical Storm Beryl …
Peerless Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, is helping its 151,000 homeowner insurance customers throughout the northeast protect their families and homes during hurricane season. A six-page Disaster Planning Guide is available to policyholders on the Peerless Insurance Consumer …
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. is offering a new crane-construction contractors program. Endorsements include riggers liability in addition to other coverage enhancements as part of the policy limits. Policy limits are up to $1 million/$2 million/$2 million for general liability. …
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. based in Worchester, Mass., has added 81 new classes to the company’s Avenues Business Owner’s Policy. The enhanced Avenues BOP offers coverage for more than 360 BOP classes. In addition, The Hanover’s broad BOP eligibility …
Investigators probing the fatal collapse of a ceiling in Boston’s Big Dig underground freeway leading to the airport have discovered documents showing there was a “substantial dispute” over whether the design of the tunnel was adequate to hold the weight …
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that gun owners may be negligent for shootings with their stolen firearms in specific situations, if they fail to properly lock up the weapons when they know someone with a history of violence …
OKEMOS, MI – NetRate Systems has successfully partnered with Commerce West Insurance Company to enable Commerce West to implement rate/ quote/ issue of Personal Auto policies. The process utilizes a NetRate Systems rating engine behind NetRate’s browser-enabled user interface. Using …
When the family of the Jamaica Plain, Mass. woman who was killed when part of the ceiling in a Boston Big Dig tunnel fell gets around to filing a wrongful death lawsuit, that suit is expected to trigger legal fights …
Commerce Insurance Company has joined with Identity Theft 911 to offer eligible homeowner policyholders identity resolution services to assist them should they fall victim to identity theft. The services Commerce Insurance will be offering to qualifying policyholders will be at …
A Federal Reserve official raised concerns this week about nonfinancial companies such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot establishing banks. Legislation to block such arrangements has been moving forward in the House. The two retailers are among 14 companies awaiting approval …
