All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 15 2007 // Spending on health care is soaring for local communities in Massachusetts.Since 2001, health care spending has nearly doubled, squeezing budgets and forcing cities and town to cut back in other areas, from public safety to...
May 9 2007 // State inspectors in Massachusetts will target small companies handling dangerous materials in residential areas to try to prevent a repeat of a Danvers explosion that was blamed on a build up of chemical vapor.The state...
May 7 2007 // Whether Massachusetts will implement an assigned risk plan for its private passenger auto market was considered a dead issue when in January the incoming Patrick administration suspended rules to create one, but now the...
May 7 2007 // Mass. ruling revives possibility of auto assigned risk planWhether Massachusetts will implement an assigned risk plan for its private passenger auto market was considered a dead issue when in January the incoming Patrick...
May 7 2007 // Commissioner Burnes surprises industry by keeping issue alive10 Neighbors seek to drain N.Y. City’s reservoirs to stem flooding But city officials worry about the risk of asummer drought10 Study questions insurance...
May 3 2007 // Three Quincy, Mass. residents pleaded guilty on Tuesday as their federal trial was to begin on charges they failed to pay required taxes and insurance for hundreds of temporary workers over a decade.Prosecutors said the...
May 2 2007 // A former Lawrence resident who allegedly played a key role in auto insurance scams pleaded not guilty this week to charges of insurance fraud and filing a false Registry of Motor Vehicle document, prosecutors said.Luis...
Apr 26 2007 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes has scheduled a public hearing for April 27, to consider a rate increase for the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association, also known as the FAIR Plan.The...
Apr 24 2007 // Peerless Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has named Linn Herron, regional vice president, Northern New England Regional Office. In this new capacity, Herron will oversee the regional personal and commercial...
Apr 23 2007 // Worcester (Massachusetts) Superior Court Judge Francis Fecteau has sentenced a Templeton man to two and one-half years for committing perjury in a workers’ compensation claim proceeding at the Department of...
Apr 20 2007 // Whether Massachusetts will implement an assigned risk plan for its private passenger auto market was considered a dead issue when in January the incoming Patrick administration suspended rules to create one, but now the...
Apr 17 2007 // For the past year, those working on the Massachusetts landmark health care law have labored largely out of the limelight, drafting new regulations and enrolling the state’s poorest citizens in new subsidized health...
Apr 16 2007 // A Massachusetts ink manufacturer whose plant exploded and damaged dozens of homes has mounted a legal challenge to the state’s authority to bill it $312,000 for the cost of responding to the crisis.Lawyers for CAI...
Apr 9 2007 // Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoringA special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended modest...
Apr 9 2007 // In its report, Gov. Patrick’s auto insurance study group set forth these key recommendations:1. The insurance commissioner should examine alternatives to move towards competitive rating using flex-bands, while...
Apr 9 2007 // The board that oversees Massachusetts’ landmark health insurance law voted last month to delay key elements of the plan by a year and a half to give residents and businesses a chance to ramp up their health care...
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competitionAlso, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competitionAlso, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. extends deadline for residents to buy health coverageThe board that oversees Massachusetts’ landmark health insurance law voted last month to delay key elements of the plan by a year and a half to give...
Apr 6 2007 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. is joining the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) in a statewide initiative to promote awareness and safety of motorcycle riders.As part of the state’s Motorcycle Safety...