All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 4 2026 // Liberty Mutual has received approval to convert three domestic mutual insurance affiliates into stock companies and then merge them into a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Holding Company (LMHC).The...
Feb 3 2026 // MAPFRE Insurance has been denied a preliminary injunction to keep AAA Northeast from selling auto insurance policies in Massachusetts in what the insurer says is a violation of an exclusive marketing agreement it has with...
Feb 1 2026 // The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters.The Coast Guard launched a search and...
Jan 29 2026 // A federal judge on Tuesday allowed Vineyard Wind to resume work on its Massachusetts offshore wind project, which President Donald Trump’s administration halted along with four other projects last month due to...
Jan 21 2026 // A Massachusetts judge on Tuesday ruled prediction-markets operator Kalshi cannot let state residents bet on sports through its online platform, after the state’s attorney general accused it of running afoul of gaming...
Jan 14 2026 // Massachusetts is enacting a series of safety reforms at assisted living facilities including increased inspections and better access to records following a fire last year that killed 10 residents, the governor announced...
Jan 6 2026 // Fire deaths in Massachusetts declined in 2025 from a seven-year high in 2024, according to state fire officials.Excluding fatal motor vehicle collisions with an ensuing fire, Massachusetts recorded 44 fire deaths in 30...
Jan 6 2026 // Massachusetts-based Hanscom Federal Credit Union reported it closed on its previously announced purchase of The Peoples Bank in Maryland, following receipt of all regulatory and shareholder approvals.In its 2024 annual...
Dec 24 2025 // Massachusetts regulatory officials have approved a plan of reorganizations and mergers for two domestic mutual insurers, Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.The plan calls for a...
Dec 17 2025 // Massachusetts public health officials have reported the first confirmed case of silicosis in the stone countertop fabrication industry in the state.The first confirmed case was recently diagnosed in a Hispanic man in his...
Dec 10 2025 // Can an auto insurer in Massachusetts refuse to offer collision and comprehensive coverages during a flood warning despite a state law that makes it mandatory to offer such coverages?The industry and public are on the road...
Dec 10 2025 // addictioA Massachusetts judge on Tuesday questioned whether prediction-markets operator Kalshi could legally offer the state’s residents the ability to place financial bets on something as “trivial” as...
Dec 8 2025 // Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by...
Dec 5 2025 // Both of the apartment building fires that displaced 70 families in Holyoke this week appear to be accidental but the exact causes remain under investigation, according to city and state fire officials.Holyoke Fire Chief...
Nov 21 2025 // A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female and minority troopers.The verdict confirmed Tuesday by a Suffolk Superior Court clerk came in a...
Nov 20 2025 // Florida-based national insurance agency King Risk Partners announced its continued expansion into the New England market through the acquisition of Acacia Insurance, an independent agency located in Waltham,...
Oct 29 2025 // Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey cited the results of a survey on safety of all 272 assisted living residences (ALRs) in the state in announcing actions to enhance the safety of ALR residents.In July, following the...
Oct 14 2025 // A Rhode Island husband and wife were killed and another person injured Monday morning when a small plane crashed onto a highway in southeastern Massachusetts.The deceased were identified as Thomas and Agatha Perkins, of...
Sep 30 2025 // A surgical technician who was fired in 2021 after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons can pursue her claim against her former employer UMass Memorial Health Care, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has...
Sep 12 2025 // The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached an agreement with Compass Restoration Services, a Ludlow-based asbestos and lead abatement company, to resolve allegations that the company violated the...