Massachusetts News

Court: Homeowner’s Policy Won’t Pay Damages for Overdose Death

A homeowner’s policy will not pay damages to the mother of a teenager who died after overdosing on painkillers he stole from the man with whom he and his mother lived, a panel of justices from the Massachusetts Appeals Court …

People

ProMutual ProMutual Group has promoted José R. “Joe” Zorola to vice president of underwriting. Zorola previously served as director of underwriting for the Boston-based medical liability insurer. In this new capacity, Zorola will continue to oversee the department and will …

Small Businesses Confront Big Cyber Risks

Larger Firms Tend to Have More Data Security Resources The theft of personal and private data — from credit card information, to Social Security numbers, to health information, is a thriving global crime — and it is fed by data …

Small Businesses Confront Big Cyber Risks

Larger Firms Tend to Have More Data Security Resources The theft of personal and private data — from credit card information, to Social Security numbers, to health information, is a thriving global crime — and it is fed by data …

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Red Flags, Notification Laws and Hi Tech Act – What Does It All Mean?

Data breaches have hit an all time high and with that have been a dramatic increase in new data security and privacy laws and regulations. Both state and federal regulations have been in place for several years with regards to …

Louisiana Commissioner: Don’t Raise Taxes on Reinsurers

Now that the hurricane season is well underway, Louisianans remember when Katrina came ashore, late in August 2005, with a storm surge that eventually flooded New Orleans and leveled many Gulf Coast towns, costing more than 1,500 lives and causing …

Massachusetts Man Dies after Falling off Forklift

Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Stoughton man who fell off a forklift and struck his head on the concrete floor in the Taunton warehouse where he worked. Authorities say 51-year-old Alan Forsyth was taken to Morton Hospital …

Tieman Joins Higginbotham’s Life Sciences Insurance Unit

Higginbotham & Associates, a national independent insurance brokerage firm with Texas statewide offices, appointed Kay Kirk Tieman senior account executive for its Life Sciences Risk and Insurance Practice. Working from Higginbotham’s Denton office, she will apply her 25 years of …

How Changes to Federal and State Law Impact Golf and Country Clubs

Changes to state and federal law over the past few years may prove to be no gimme for golf and country clubs. In fact, since many club owners and managers are unaware of the potential impact of these laws, a …