A Massachusetts teacher injured while voluntarily chaperoning students on a ski trip is entitled to workers compensation benefits, the state’s highest court has ruled. On a Peabody High School ski club trip, Karen Sikorski, a mathematics teacher at the school, …
The federal government says it distributed nearly $80 million in disaster relief funds to four New England states following a devastating ice storm a year ago. The storm of Dec. 11-12, 2008, knocked out power to an estimated 1.4 million …
Arbella Insurance Group, the third-largest auto insurer in Massachusetts, announced two promotions within the senior management team. Steve Jacobs will become vice president of Marketing and Tracy Hurley will assume the role of vice president of Claims. Jacobs assumes responsibility …
States with high homicide rates also tend to have higher rates of traffic deaths than other states, says a University of Michigan researcher. In a new study in the current issue of the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, Michael Sivak of …
Massachusetts will begin public hearings next week on a request by the state’s property insurer of last resort to raise rates from 1.9 percent to 7 percent. The hearings are set to begin Dec. 15 on the request by the …
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Correction: Top Personal Lies Agencies The Top 2009 Personal Lines Agencies list that was published in the Nov. 16 issue of Insurance Journal was incorrect. Unfortunately, columns of spreadsheet data shifted in the process of producing that listing. Insurance Journal …
Quincy, Mass.-based Arbella announced the start of the second year of the Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation “Let’s Drive Out Hunger” program. The program will run from Dec. 1 through the end of Feb. 2010. The program is designed to …
Worcester, Mass.-based The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced that it has entered into a renewal rights agreement with OneBeacon Insurance Group as part of its goal to strengthen its competitive position and expand in western states. Through the agreement, The …
Millions of unemployed U.S. workers face sharply higher health insurance premiums and loss of coverage as temporary federal subsidies expire, a healthcare advocacy group said Tuesday. With the U.S. unemployment rate topping 10 percent, FamiliesUSA is urging Congress to extend …
