All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2019 // Massachusetts officials say the utility company blamed for last year’s destructive gas explosions faces millions of dollars in fines if it fails to complete additional safety measures following a major gas leak that...
Sep 30 2019 // A Salem, Mass., man was indicted in connection with a scheme to set up a shell company to fraudulently collect benefits under a long-term care insurance policy, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey...
Sep 30 2019 // EverQuote Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-headquartered, online insurance marketplace in the U.S., has hired Jay Watt as senior vice president of Distribution Services.In this role, Watt will focus on growing EverQuote’s...
Sep 26 2019 // Federal officials are discussing their findings from a yearlong investigation into last September’s natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts. The National Transportation Safety Board met in Washington, D.C.,...
Sep 25 2019 // XS Brokers (XSB), an independent insurance underwriting and wholesale brokerage group, has announced a new executive leadership structure.Eric Wirkus has been promoted to president, effective immediately. XSB Former...
Sep 24 2019 // Activer Solutions, a Marlborough, Mass.-based provider of business process outsourcing to the property and casualty insurance industry, has hired Cindy Cassata as assistant vice president of Product Solutions and...
Sep 20 2019 // A Worcester, Mass., man who operated a temporary employment agency was indicted in connection with a scheme to evade more than $110,000 in workers’ compensation premiums, according to a press release issued by...
Sep 17 2019 // The attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York gave Purdue Pharma LP a preview of the opposition it’s facing in bankruptcy court as the embattled maker of the OxyContin painkiller seeks approval of a roughly $10...
Sep 11 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Massachusetts-based The Incentive Group LLC (IG). The transaction became effective September 1, 2019. IG is a full-service employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm providing...
Aug 29 2019 // One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons’ bedroom. He climbed a ladder and saw a melted connector wire from the solar panels installed on the roof...
Aug 16 2019 // Brown & Brown of Massachusetts LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Yozell.Founded in 1960 by Peter Yozell, Yozell Associates strives to provide its customers with value in group employee and executive...
Aug 9 2019 // Alera Group, a national insurance firm, has acquired Comprehensive Benefit Administrators (CBA), effective Aug. 1, 2019. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CBA, located in Norwell, Mass., specializes in brokerage...
Aug 5 2019 // Massachusetts took Purdue Pharma LP to task in a Boston courtroom Friday, blaming the opioid maker and the billionaire Sackler family that owns it for causing “thousands of people to suffer and many to die.”The...
Aug 5 2019 // The Hilb Group, 360 Corporate Benefit AdvisorsThe Hilb Group LLC has acquired New England-based 360 Corporate Benefit Advisors. The transaction became effective May 1, 2019. With offices in Fairfield, Conn., and Wayland,...
Aug 1 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Massachusetts-based Handy-Apple Valley LLC (HAV). The transaction became effective July 1, 2019. Located in Worcester, Mass., HAV provides personal and commercial insurance. As a part...
Jul 30 2019 // Massachusetts lawmakers will again attempt to hold a hearing into lapses at the state motor vehicle department exposed by a New Hampshire crash that killed seven motorcyclists.The Legislature’s Joint Committee on...
Jul 30 2019 // Utility operator NiSource Inc on Monday said it will pay $143 million to resolve class action lawsuits brought by residents and businesses that suffered losses caused by a series of gas explosions in three Massachusetts...
Jul 26 2019 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says he’ll seek a federal disaster declaration to support cleanup and recovery efforts on Cape Cod after a tornado and high winds caused extensive damage and knocked out power to...
Jul 12 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services has hired Ross Downing as senior vice president of Alliant Healthcare.Based in Alliant’s Boston, Mass., office, Downing will provide risk management for healthcare clients. Prior to joining...
Jul 10 2019 // The family of a teenager killed during a 2018 gas explosion that injured a dozen others and destroyed scores of homes in three Boston suburbs settled its lawsuit against Columbia Gas of Massachusetts on Tuesday.Leonel...