All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 12 2003 // The American Insurance Association warned that the Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner’s decision to maintain the “fix-and-establish” rate-setting mechanism is bad news for most Massachusetts...
Jul 25 2003 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Andrew-Anthony Insurance Agency, Inc. of Wellesley, Mass. Founded in 1991, Andrew-Anthony Insurance Agency, Inc. is a full-service retail insurance broker...
Jul 2 2003 // The Massachusetts Senate and House have agreed on a budget which would reportedly impose several burdensome provisions on the insurance industry, including funding the Department of Insurance (DOI) with a special...
Jun 23 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A” (Excellent) of Springfield, Ill.-based Horace Mann Educators Corp.’s insurance operating subsidiaries. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed...
Jun 20 2003 // Holyoke Mutual Insurance Co.’s announcement that it will exit the auto insurance business and has entered into an arrangement to transfer all of its Massachusetts auto insurance business to Plymouth Rock Assurance...
Jun 19 2003 // Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation announced that it would offer five-year contracts to independent agents who represent Holyoke Mutual for Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance.Holyoke, based in...
Jun 4 2003 // Private passenger auto insurance premiums should be determined competitively and the Massachusetts Division of Insurance should move toward that goal carefully, but expeditiously, wrote the National Association of Mutual...
Jun 3 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers issued a bulletin praising the action of the Massachusetts Senate in eliminating a proposal to increase state revenues through what the Alliance termed “an onerous surcharge on...
May 29 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers issued a bulletin indicating that the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee’s version of the state’s budget includes several provisions that will cause...
May 19 2003 // Representatives of the National Association of Independent Insurers told the Massachusetts Division of Insurance at a recent hearing that one of the most effective ways to enhance the insurance market for consumers in the...
May 7 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a statement supporting a bill, currently pending in the Massachusetts Senate, that would impose jail time and heavy fines for insurance fraud, indicating that its...
May 7 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers says it is supporting a bill, currently pending in the Massachusetts Senate, that would impose jail time and heavy fines for insurance fraud, indicating that its passage...
Apr 30 2003 // “The 2004 Fiscal Year budget proposal newly released by the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee would make it more expensive for insurers to do business in the Commonwealth and open insurers domesticated in...
Apr 23 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin in favor of a Massachusetts bill giving the insurance commissioner authority to promulgate privacy regulations consistent with the federal...
Apr 16 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) is opposing passage of a bill heard Tuesday by a Massachusetts legislative panel that would add fuel spill coverage to the standard homeowners insurance policy.HB 1961 mandates that...
Apr 9 2003 // Hundreds of Massachusetts doctors attended a rally on the steps of the State Capital in Boston on Tuesday to protest the premium increases they are being asked to pay in order to obtain medical malpractice...
Apr 1 2003 // In testimony before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor the Alliance of American Insurers indicated that a proposed revision to the Uniform Commercial Code being considered by the legislature...
Mar 28 2003 // Massachusetts Consumer Affairs Director Beth Lindstrom has issued a bulletin urging the public to exercise caution when considering the purchase of travel insurance policies. The warning comes as a result of “the...
Mar 25 2003 // A half-day workshop, examining “2001 Commercial General Liability – Important Changes and Tips, Tricks, & Traps” is to be presented by the CPCU Society, co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter, on...
Feb 10 2003 // Horace Mann Educators Corp., based in Springfield, Ill., today reported net income of $13.5 million, or 33 cents per share, for the fourth quarter, up from $4.8 million, or 12 cents per share, for the year-earlier quarter....