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First American Insurance Agency Acquires Massachusetts’ Morin & Foy

Jul 29 2020 // First American Insurance Agency, an independent insurance firm, has acquired Morin & Foy, a property and casualty firm situated in Brimfield, Mass. First American Insurance Agency is only acquiring the Brimfield,...

Duffy Insurance Agencies Acquires N. Pingree Agency

Jul 28 2020 // The N. Pingree Insurance Agency and its Georgetown and Haverhill, Mass., offices have joined the Duffy Family of Insurance Agencies.N. Pingree Insurance Agency was established in 1938 by H. Nelson Pingree. Brothers Robert...

The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Eldredge & Lumpkin Insurance Agency

Jul 27 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Massachusetts-based Eldredge & Lumpkin Insurance Agency Inc. (E&L). The transaction became effective on July 1, 2020.Located in Chatham, Mass., E&L is a full–service...

Massachusetts Sues Company Over Sale of Flavored Vapes

Jul 21 2020 // An online e-cigarette company continued to sell flavored tobacco products to Massachusetts consumers, and failed to protect against delivery of their products to minors, in violation of state law, state Attorney General...

A Look at the 32% of Businesses Located in Hurricane-Vulnerable Counties

Jul 17 2020 // As the 2020 hurricane season gets underway, emergency officials pay attention to the growing share (29%) of the U.S. population in the nation’s 255 coastline counties.They’re also looking at ways to minimize...

Massachusetts Sues Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees

Jul 15 2020 // Massachusetts on Tuesday followed California in suing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. over allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees entitled to extensive benefits.The...

Former Owner of Cleaning Company Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud

Jul 14 2020 // The former owner of a Massachusetts cleaning company has been charged with wage theft and workers’ compensation insurance fraud, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced.Marcello Pompa, of Saugus,...

Massachusetts Man Indicted for More Than $200K Insurance Fraud Scheme

Jul 13 2020 // A Holbrook, Mass., man was indicted in connection with damaging luxury cars bought under false pretenses in order to collect insurance proceeds, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.Dion Augustin was indicted by a...

Massachusetts’ C&S Insurance Hires Two Risk Management Professionals

Jul 8 2020 // C&S Insurance, based in Mansfield, Mass., has hired Matt Post and Paul West to its team. This comes as the agency has added a fourth office location and expanded its staff by 30% over the past several months.As senior...

Worker Injured at Construction Site Can Sue Under Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations

Jul 8 2020 // A worker injured at a Massachusetts construction site can sue under the state’s three-year statute of limitations despite being a resident of Connecticut, a Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled. The decision...

Injured Workers Pharmacy Will Pay $11M to Settle Complaint By Mass. AG’s Office

Jul 6 2020 // A mail-order pharmacy that fought frequent court battles against workers’ compensation insurers will pay $11 million and change its business practices to settle a civil complaint by the Massachusetts attorney...

Utility to Pay $56 Million to Resolve Deadly Massachusetts Gas Blasts Probe

Jul 6 2020 // NiSource Inc. will pay $56 million to resolve a probe into Massachusetts gas explosions in 2018 linked to a utility it owns that killed one person and destroyed multiple buildings, the state’s attorney general said...

Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. Provides Partnership Approach to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commercial Auto Market

Jun 24 2020 // Chicago, IL, June 24, 2020 – Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. (“PPCI”) has announced its debut into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts commercial auto market as an admitted carrier specializing...

Plymouth Rock Hires Kordes, Announces Changes to Massachusetts Team

Jun 18 2020 // Plymouth Rock Assurance has hired Charlie Kordes as vice president of Direct Marketing for its direct-to-consumer auto insurance business.In this newly created role, Kordes will be responsible for advancing Plymouth...

Massachusetts’ A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies Hires Pitruzzello

Jun 17 2020 // Burlington, Mass.-based A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies has hired Glen Pitruzzello as director of Claim, responsible for claim operations throughout New England. In this capacity, he reports to President and CEO Michael...

Property Services Company Agrees to $550K Settlement in Massachusetts

Jun 15 2020 // A property services company has agreed to pay $550,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations that it violated state consumer protection laws by illegally profiting from Massachusetts homeowners facing...

Massachusetts’ Safety Insurance Extends Personal Auto Relief Credit

Jun 12 2020 // Safety Insurance has extended its Personal Auto Relief Credit through June 30 to reflect changing consumer patterns and needs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a company press release.The original credit...

Massachusetts’ Veruna Hires Johnson as Head of Product

Jun 5 2020 // Veruna, a Hopkinton, Mass.-based developer of an insurance industry agency management system (AMS) built on the Salesforce platform, has hired Mark Johnson as its new head of product. Johnson brings more than 20 years of...

Massachusetts Division of Insurance Urges Carrier Flexibility with Vacancy Provisions

May 28 2020 // The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has notified all property and casualty insurance carriers in the state that they are expected to take steps to preserve insurance coverage for businesses ordered to shut down due to...

Massachusetts Begins Phased Reopening, Implements Safety Standards for Workplaces

May 27 2020 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has implemented mandatory safety standards for workplaces to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmissions as the state begins its phased reopening of businesses.All businesses in...