November 16, 2004
Massachusetts Insurance Commisioner Julianne Bowler’s decision setting private passenger auto insurance rates for 2004 has been upheld by the state Supreme Judicial Court. A minor portion dealing with premiums for optional bodily injury coverage was remanded, however, for possible further …
November 16, 2004
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist on Tuesday issued subpoenas to 11 insurance companies as part of an ongoing investigation into the business practices of the insurance industry. The subpoenas seek documents and records that involve questionable fee arrangements and possible …
November 16, 2004
C. J. McCarthy Insurance Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of Hub International Limited (NYSE & TSX: HBG) in Wilmington, Mass., has changed its name to HUB International New England, LLC. The name change is a result of a corporate-wide branding effort …
November 15, 2004
The Massachusetts attorney general’s office is scrutinizing the practice of health insurers offering lucrative commissions to brokers who are supposed to lock in the best deals for employers. Insurers have for years paid cash bonuses, sometimes valued in the hundreds …
November 15, 2004
AIG Private Client Group, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced the beginning of a national roll-out that adds flood coverage to eligible homeowners policies.(a) The first states in which the …
November 12, 2004
Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly said his office wants to know whether water accumulating on the underground roof of the Big Dig tunnels could damage the $14.6 billion roadway project, and who should be blamed for more than 400 …
November 12, 2004
Massachusetts insurance agents are set to convene beginning this weekend for the Big Event, the annual convention and trade fair of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents. The event runs Nov. 13 through Nov. 16 at the Marriott Hotel in …
November 10, 2004
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) have formed a strategic marketing alliance in Massachusetts, effective November 1, 2004. As a result, Massachusetts-based employers will be eligible for discounted Guardian dental coverage products when …
November 9, 2004
Part of the coastal property insurance solution for Cape Cod and other seaside communities in Massachusetts could lie beyond the state’s own borders. Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler, in remarks in an exclusive interview in the Nov. 8 edition of …
November 9, 2004
Citing dozens of fatal crashes linked to older tires with little wear and tear, a consumer safety group is asking the federal government to require “born-on” dates for car and truck tires. SRS Inc., a Massachusetts auto-safety research firm, sent …