The payment per claim for prescription drugs used to treat injured workers in Florida was nearly 40 percent higher than in most study states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The 16-state study by …
People who live in northern New England have some of the lowest car insurance rates in the country. A survey by Insure.com says the lowest rates are found in Maine, followed by Vermont. New Hampshire and Massachusetts also made the …
The U.S. Senate voted Monday to end debate on a bill to extend unemployment benefits and COBRA health insurance subsidies that also includes a reauthorization of the national flood insurance program. The vote to end a Republican fillibuster was 60 …
The Massachusetts state fire marshal and Everett officials are investigating eight fires they say were deliberately set. Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said Sunday that the fires were set during a 45-minute period between 11 p.m. and midnight Saturday. No injuries …
Workers’ compensation reforms enacted in Tennessee in 2004 have helped reduce costs in certain specific areas of the workers’ compensation system. The reform provisions related to permanent partial disability (PPD) or lump-sum payments had a large and sustained impact on …
Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover has completed its acquisition of the Campania Group, which specializes in insurance coverage for the healthcare industry. Campania Group, based in Virginia provides professional and general liability solutions for a range of durable medical equipment suppliers …
The Northeast is seeing more frequent “extreme precipitation events” in line with global warming predictions, a study shows, including storms like the recent fierce rains whose floodwaters swallowed neighborhoods and businesses across New England. The study does not link last …
Many U.S. states are worried that the health care overhaul plan approved by the U.S. House of Representatives will usurp their sovereignty and impose more spending on their already stretched budgets. Republican attorneys general in at least 12 states announced …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, announced executive appointments in its large-risk division, ACE Risk Management. Lou Capparelli has been appointed senior vice president and branch manager, Midwest Region, based in Chicago, Ill. David Zelickman …
Attorney General Martha Coakley says Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. has sent out over $3 million in motorcycle insurance refunds to roughly 9,000 Massachusetts residents the company allegedly overcharged for collision and comprehensive coverage. In a statement Wednesday, Coakley said distribution …
