A Massachusetts homeowner insurer was found not obligated for injuries or defense in a case where an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident took place not on the insured’s own premises but on a nearby beach regularly used by the insured and …
The reason independent agencies struggle to attract customer service representatives (CSRs) is that agencies just do not pay them enough. Instead, agencies overpay their producers. Consultant Virginia Bates of VMB Associates Inc. in Melrose, Mass., expressed this opinion before New …
Several eastern states are trying to clamp down on spreading staged accidents. Bills are being debated in New York, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The main point of attack: Make it a crime to be a so-called “runner” in …
Albany continues dawdling over urgently needed fraud reforms year after year. Lawmakers have failed to pass even a modest law that might reduce the huge toll of accident rings. You have to wonder what Alice Ross’ final terrified thoughts were …
Leonard Brevik The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named Leonard C. Brevik as executive vice president of the association and chief executive officer of its for-profit subsidiary, PIA Services, Inc. Brevik most recently headed Bak-Brevik Investments, a …
The Rhode Island Senate on a 25-7 vote passed legislation that would ban smoking in nearly every public place in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Workers’ Safety Act of 2004 (2004 – S2029A), sponsored by Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski (D-Dist. …
Just hours after Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler formally called upon the industry to come up with a plan to change the way private passenger auto high risks are handled, officials of Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers (CAR), the organization that oversees …
A much-anticipated analysis of the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance system finds that 14 percent of the state’s drivers pay less than loss costs indicate they should, while 86 percent pay more to subsidize the others. The degree of subsidization …
A man whose son was killed 11 years ago in a gruesome workplace accident in Florida urged Congress this week to give prosecutors the threat of felony convictions against employers whose neglect for federal safety rules causes a death. Ron …
Five Massachusetts counties that experienced severe flooding early this month have been declared major disaster areas, making residents and businesses eligible for federal aid. President Bush declared that emergencies existed April 1 in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Worcester counties, …
