Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed landmark legislation this week that makes Connecticut the first state to recognize same-sex civil unions without court pressure. It joins Vermont and Massachusetts as the only states with laws that provide far-reaching benefits to …
A proposal to surcharge auto insurance policyholders $15 million to pay for police training reportedly unfairly forces responsible motorists in Massachusetts to fund a program that benefits every citizen and business in the state. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of …
Reforms of the Massachusetts high risk auto insurance pool will benefit the market and consumers, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). Last Friday, AIA joined with the Massachusetts Insurance Federation (MIF) and other insurance trade associations and companies in …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) joined with a group of insurers and insurance trade associations in filing a friend of the court brief on April 15 urging the Massachusetts Superior Court to uphold Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler’s …
Gregory Case Aon Corporation announced the election of Gregory Case as president and chief executive officer. Case has also been elected to the Aon board of directors. Case succeeds Patrick Ryan, who has served as Aon’s CEO since the company’s …
The largest writer of medical malpractice insurance in Massachusetts said it will not have to raise rates this year, after several years of double-digit hikes. ProMutual Group credited “improved financial strength” and “innovative patient safety initiatives that are having a …
Louis Cecere had been snowboarding for half his life by age 21. But the skills he honed over a decade wouldn’t be enough to keep him alive until 22. He was snowboarding on Jan. 3, 2004, with friends at Loon …
While Massachusetts insurance officials are weighing a request by the industry to inch up workers’ compensation rates by 1 percent, a new study suggests that claim costs are accelerating by leaps and bounds, largely because of medical cost inflation. The …
How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance swindles when their case files already are bulging with high-profile crimes such as drugs, robbery and murder? Insurance-fraud laws are great motivators: State prosecutors can convict con …
Debra Richardson The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies named Debra Richardson as regional vice president of The Hanover Insurance Company’s Texas region. In this capacity, Richardson will be responsible for all aspects of commercial lines underwriting, distribution, marketing and sales …
