All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 27 2006 // Massachusetts is facing a shortage of insurance capital that could jeopardize the state’s entire economy, especially if a major storm hits the metropolitan Boston area, the Commonwealth’s insurance regulator is...
Jan 26 2006 // Another insurer has decided it can’t continue to write homeowners insurance policies on Cape Cod.Starting April 1, Vermont Mutual will stop renewing about 4,700 homeowners and 400 dwelling policies, Tom Tierney,...
Jan 24 2006 // A Gloucester, Massachusetts man has been sentenced to jail for committing perjury in relation to a workers’ compensation scheme, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced.Timothy Hayes, 39, pleaded guilty this month to...
Jan 22 2006 // Two brothers from Lawrence, one charged with murder and the other with manslaughter in unrelated cases, were ordered held without bail after pleading innocent at their arraignments in Salem Superior Court on Friday.Jacinto...
Jan 19 2006 // Arthur J. Remillard, Jr., the founder and chief executive officer of The Commerce Group, Inc., announced his intention to retire at the end of July of this year, culminating a 40 year career in the property and casualty...
Jan 19 2006 // Parents and advocacy groups are filing suit against Viacom’s Nickelodeon media outlets and snack and cereal giant Kellogg to stop them from marketing junk food to young children.The plaintiffs maintain that these two...
Jan 18 2006 // Usually snow and ice are the culprits this time of year in the Northeast for problems with the weather.Wednesday, though, proved to be Mother Nature offering a different problem for residents. Winds, in some cases...
Jan 15 2006 // Two brothers from Lawrence, Mass. who are both on the state’s most wanted fugitives list were captured lays Friday in the Dominican Republic, state police said.Andres Maldonado, 21, is the alleged trigger man in a...
Jan 15 2006 // An insurance agent, described by neighbors as friendly and generous, was fatally shot in the head when he parked his car next to his Newton office last Friday morning, authorities said.Edward Schiller, 39, of Framingham,...
Jan 12 2006 // The Commerce Insurance Company has filed with the Massachusetts Division of Insurance for a five percent (5%) discount from the 2006 private passenger automobile fixed and established rates for AAA members in...
Jan 9 2006 // Hearings to decide on rates for the homeowners insurance residual market in Massachusetts have been going on since November and are likely to continue for several more months, according to officials.The three major parties...
Jan 9 2006 // A Groton, Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges he submitted false documents to an auto insurer to collect insurance money, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced.Peter Lombardini, 48, of Groton, pleaded guilty...
Jan 4 2006 // The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority in Springfield, Mass. has hired a special lawyer to lead an internal investigation of bidding practices that have come under federal scrutiny.Attorney Jeffrey Kinder will be paid up to...
Jan 4 2006 // The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts (SBLI) it is now actively conducting business in Connecticut under the name Centrian Life Insurance.The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts has been...
Jan 2 2006 // The new year also brings a new Safe Driver Insurance Plan for Massachusetts drivers in addition to lower rates. The revised plan will provide discounts for the state’s best drivers and offer incentives for bad...
Jan 2 2006 // 8.7% rate cut is a lot more than the 0.1 percent cut recommended by insurersPrivate passenger auto insurance rates will be cut an average 8.7 percent in Massachusetts in 2006 under a ruling by insurance commissioner...
Jan 1 2006 // Private passenger auto insurance rates will be cut an average 8.7 percent in Massachusetts in 2006 under a ruling by insurance commissioner Julianne M. Bowler.The new rates translate to an average decrease of $95.14 per...
Jan 1 2006 // The new year also brings a new Safe Driver Insurance Plan for Massachusetts drivers in addition to lower rates.The revised plan will provide discounts for the state’s best drivers and offer incentives for bad drivers...
Dec 30 2005 // From Maine to Virginia, many of the insurance headlines in 2005 dealt with compensation and reinsurance probes, just as they did across the country, casting the industry’s reputation in a bad light.But much of the...
Dec 29 2005 // State and local public and insurance industry officials brought their united antifraud effort to Chelsea this week, hoping to reduce insurance claims and staged accidents.The Chelsea task force is the eighth that is...