Max Kothari, owner of a kitchen remodeling shop in Hartford, said it bothers him that some of his 12 employees have to choose between shelling out hundreds of dollars a month in insurance premiums or skipping the coverage altogether. “Some …
A Massachusetts man was arrested on charges that he, along with his wife, submitted false insurance claims that they had ingested glass found in food they had eaten at restaurants and grocery stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland and the …
TD Banknorth Inc., headquartered in Portland, Maine, is acquiring Interchange Financial Services Corporation for $480.6 million in an all cash transaction. Headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Interchange had $1.6 billion in assets and $1.3 billion in deposits at December …
Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corporation, a New Jersey private passenger automobile insurer, announced that Ed Fernandez has assumed the role of president and CEO, effective immediately. Fernandez succeeds Gerry Wilson, who will continue to serve the company as co-chairman …
Northeast states fared fairly well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems, with several in the top 10 favorites. The survey ranks states from best to worst on legal fairness based on a survey …
More than a half-million people in Indiana have jobs but no health insurance, and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is trying to determine what, if anything, should be done about it. Agency officials discussed the issue with lawmakers, …
Massachusetts has a new law making health insurance compulsory for individuals. In a ceremony with national implications held in historic Faneuil Hall in Boston, Gov. Mitt Romney, who has shown interest in running for president, signed the major health insurance …
Concerned that the current system to regulate safety at construction sites puts too much responsibility on the federal government, Massachusetts lawmakers are considering developing a plan that would transfer more power to the state. The idea to take over workplace …
Two Wisconsin legislators, one Democrat and the other Republican, have worked with two health policy officials to generate interest in creating a Wisconsin Health Plan. With Massachusetts basking in the national spotlight for its sweeping proposal to require all citizens …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland reported that the state senate passed the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, a measure Holland said was a priority for her, by a vote of 42-0. The measure passed the Oklahoma House unanimously in February. …
