Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, a Boston-based auto insurer, has appointed Matthew H. Cronin as senior marketing representative and Sean P. Farrelly as marketing representative, both in Connecticut. Cronin will provide sales and marketing support to Plymouth Rock agents in Middlesex …
Insurers to support legislative study on auto theft
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies based in Indianapolis, Ind., will support a legislative study on auto theft in Arizona when the bill is heard in the state’s legislature. A proposed bill has been pre-filed for possible consideration. SB …
Business Moves
Lawson-Hawks Acquires Healthcare Property/Casualty Group Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates Inc., a regional independent insurance broker based in Mountain View, Calif., has acquired the El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based Healthcare Property/Casualty Group operation of USI Holdings Corp. The Healthcare Property/ Casualty Group specializes …
From New England to Virginia, Courts Made Insurance Headlines in 2005
From Maine to Virginia, many of the insurance headlines in 2005 dealt with compensation and reinsurance probes, just as they did across the country, casting the industry’s reputation in a bad light. But much of the most interesting regional and …
Mass. Antifraud Campaign Moves into Chelsea, the 8th Town Targeted
State and local public and insurance industry officials brought their united antifraud effort to Chelsea this week, hoping to reduce insurance claims and staged accidents. The Chelsea task force is the eighth that is modeled after the efforts in Lawrence …
N.Y. Rates Auto Insurers on Complaints
The New York State Insurance Department’s 2005 Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints shows Progressive Insurance Group placed highest among the 10 auto insurers with the largest New York market share, finishing in 16th place. The three auto insurers with …
Mass. Bus Driver Pulled Over for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
An public transit MBTA bus driver has been indicted on charges that he fraudulently collected workers’ compensation benefits and submitted falsified documents to support his claims, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. Jonathan T. Farrow, Sr., of Hyde Park, was indicted …
States Balk at Automakers’ Liability Shield Under New Roof Standard
Twenty-six state attorneys general, concerned about a federal proposal to strengthen the roofs of motor vehicles, have urged the government to abandon language that could prevent people from suing automakers. The state officials took issue with part of a proposed …
Update: Businessman Found in Chicago River
Missing Massachusetts businessman, Matt Soumakis, 31, was identified yesterday when police pulled a body from the Chicago River. Soumakis was reported missing on Dec. 6. He was in Chicago attending the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ National Winter Meeting and …
Maryland Physicians with Complaints Could Face Tougher Review
When Maryland’s physician quality board comes up for review during the next legislative session, some are calling for tougher measures to deal with doctors who are the subject of multiple complaints. Until 2003, state law required the state’s medical board …
