A Boston man has been convicted of shooting the owner of a Fall River, Ma. insurance agency during a robbery. Peter Chamberlin was convicted of charges including attempted murder. Prosecutors say Chamberlin was one of three men who burst into …
Massachusetts independent insurance agents who oppose the use of credit scores, occupation and education level in auto insurance pricing by the insurance companies they represent are pushing to put a petition to ban such pricing on the state’s 2010 ballot. …
Anti-abortion activists are pushing a ballot question designed to repeal a key element of Massachusetts’ landmark health care law. Massachusetts Citizens for Life President Anne Fox said the question would end the individual mandate that requires virtually everyone in the …
The state Registry of Motor Vehicles says the number of drunken driving arrests has declined in Massachusetts in the past five years. The agency’s numbers show there were 14,834 OUI (operating under the influence) offenses last year, down from 17,804 …
A Massachusetts restaurant owner who failed to upgrade his obsolete fire suppression system was not entitled to collect insurance money after a massive fire six years ago — and must return $15,000 advanced to him by his insurer, an appeals …
Massachusetts-based XS Brokers Insurance Agency Inc., has promoted Tony Constanzo to executive vice president. Constanzo has been with XS Brokers for over eight years, and is a 20-year industry veteran. Prior to joining XS, he worked at Quaker Special Risk …
Connecticut-based E&S broker S.H. Smith & Co. has hired Timothy Sullivan as vice president of its Massachusetts office and added Kevin Muller as assistant account manager. Sullivan will be responsible for introducing retail agents to the company’s programs and products …
Massachusetts insurance officials have updated estimates on insurance claims resulting from this month’s Western and Central Massachusetts tornadoes, with 9,500 claims totaling an estimated $175 million having been reported by insurance carriers. According to the Division of Insurance, insurance companies …
Massachusetts consumers who purchased credit unemployment insurance from Wesco Credit Insurance Co. will be getting premium refunds under a settlement obtained by state officials. Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office said it has reached a $100,000 settlement with the insurer regarding …
Blue collar workers hired through temporary staffing agencies often aren’t paid fairly and have difficulties filing workers’ compensation, according to a new study by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Workers advocates say the problems are caused by documentation deficiencies …
