Massachusetts News

Craftech Expands Sales Team with the Addition of Industry Leader, Natalie Harder

Thursday October 2, 2008 – Natalie Harder has joined Craftech Restoration as the Account Manager for the Central and Eastern Massachusetts region. In this sales and marketing role, Natalie will communicate Craftech’s service solutions to companies in the insurance and …

Wall Street Looks to House After Senate Approves Rescue Measure

Shockwaves from the global credit crisis spread on Thursday, threatening industry and jobs worldwide and putting pressure on the U.S. Congress to finish up a $700 billion bailout of the U.S. financial sector. The fate of the rescue plan, passed …

Big Dig Tunnel Victim’s Family Settles Lawsuit for $28 Million

The family of a Costa Rican woman killed when the ceiling of a downtown Boston tunnel collapsed has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $28 million, attorneys told The Associated Press. The settlement was announced Tuesday night by …

Boston’s ‘Biggest Loser’ Indicted in Insurance Fraud Case

A Suffolk County grand jury returned indictments against a Boston man in connection with allegedly attempting to defraud insurance companies by reinsuring expensive jewelry that had allegedly been stolen, and for allegedly defrauding his auto insurance company by presenting a …

Provider Insurance in Mass. Buys Gorman Agency Accounts

Needham, Mass.-based Provider Insurance Group, Inc. has acquired the James Gorman Insurance Agency’s personal lines of insurance. The acquisition includes about 300 accounts of personal lines of insurance and 80 accounts of commercial lines. James Gorman Agency is located in …

New Workers’ Comp Medical Director Wants Patient Choice in Ohio

Injured workers would have a wider choice of doctors and greater access to new medical technology. Businesses would face less government red tape. To people who have experienced a job injury claim handled by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, …

Massachusetts Woman Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Evasion Scheme

A Dartmouth woman has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison for paying more than $40 million in cash wages through the temporary employment agencies she ran with her husband in order to evade millions of dollars in …

Medical Malpractice Insurer Lowers Mass. Rates 2.7%

CMIC, a doctor-owned medical malpractice insurer, announced a 2.7 percent overall rate reduction in its claims made rates for Massachusetts doctors effective Oct. 1, 2008. Denise Funk, CEO of CMIC, credited the continued stabilization in the market and said some …

Hanover Insurance Adds Cohen as Regional Vice President in Ohio

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., with offices in Columbus, today announced it has named Bob Cohen to its local field leadership team in Ohio, reinforcing the company’s strong commitment to winning independent agents in the Buckeye State. The Hanover has …

Tympanick Now President, CEO of Hospitality Mutual in Mass.

Hospitality Mutual Insurance Co. In Westboro, Mass., announced that John W. Tympanick has been named president and chief executive officer and has been appointed to its board of directors. Hospitality Mutual, a mutual insurance company serving the hospitality industry, replaced …