All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 19 2018 // Armslist, an online peer-to-peer firearms dealer, was sued on Thursday by a Boston police officer allegedly shot by a convicted felon with a gun purchased on the platform. The officer, Kurt Stokinger, argued in the...
Oct 16 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC has acquired Massachusetts-based DBR Group Inc. The transaction became effective October 1, 2018.Founded in 2004, DBR is an employee benefit and actuarial consulting firm providing a range of benefits...
Oct 15 2018 // The kind of dramatic scenes that played out in suburban Massachusetts last month following a series of explosions and fires may serve as a warning of what lies ahead for the U.S., where an increasing reliance on natural...
Oct 15 2018 // A Massachusetts medical transportation business and its managers have been cited $460,945 in restitution and penalties for violating workers’ rights and state wage laws.Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Oct 12 2018 // A series of explosions that rocked several towns north of Boston, Mass., last month has been linked to work orders given to a crew replacing aging natural gas pipes, according to federal safety investigators.Crews...
Oct 10 2018 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has hired Boyce Morin as vice president of University Health Plans, the firm’s specialty division focusing on the design,...
Oct 8 2018 // The natural gas company at the center of the explosions north of Boston last month was “woefully unprepared” to prevent or respond to the unfolding disaster, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey said Friday...
Oct 4 2018 // A natural gas company is releasing its plan for replacing aging pipelines and restoring service to thousands of homes and businesses affected by the natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston last month. Columbia Gas...
Oct 2 2018 // Cooley is expanding its global insurance and insurtech leadership with the election of Heidi Lawson to the partnership.Based in Boston, Mass., Lawson arrived at Cooley in April as of counsel. Formerly an insurance partner...
Oct 2 2018 // Worldwide Facilities LLC, a national wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, has acquired the assets of Draco Insurance Solutions Inc., a Boston, Mass.-based program manager specializing...
Oct 1 2018 // A $1 million emergency loan fund has been set up for Massachusetts businesses directly impacted by a series of natural gas explosions and fires.Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and officials from Lawrence, Andover and North...
Oct 1 2018 // As three Massachusetts towns continue to face the after effects of a series of natural gas explosions, finding some normalcy may seem nearly impossible. However, this is something MAPFRE Insurance was seeking to offer as...
Sep 28 2018 // Massachusetts regulators are calling for an outside review of the state’s natural gas distribution system in the wake of gas explosions and fires that affected three communities earlier this month. The Department of...
Sep 25 2018 // A Massachusetts medical transportation business and its managers has been cited $460,945 in restitution and penalties for violating workers’ rights and state wage laws.Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Sep 25 2018 // As three Massachusetts towns continue to face the after effects of a series of natural gas explosions, finding some normalcy may seem nearly impossible. However, this is something MAPFRE Insurance was seeking to offer as...
Sep 24 2018 // Authorities say Columbia Gas has agreed to compensate its customers for all losses related to a series of gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley.Town officials in Andover announced Saturday that...
Sep 20 2018 // A relief fund will be established to help Massachusetts residents whose lives were disrupted by a series of natural gas fires and explosions.The announcement was made Monday by Republican Governor Charlie Baker and leaders...
Sep 19 2018 // A resident of a Massachusetts city rocked by last week’s deadly gas blasts that damaged dozens of homes sued utility operator NiSource Inc on Tuesday, accusing it of inadequately maintaining its distribution...
Sep 19 2018 // The blast of high-pressure natural gas that led to dozens of home explosions last week in Massachusetts very likely damaged the system’s antiquated pipeline network and could lead to a long period of testing and...
Sep 18 2018 // The investigation into the Boston, Mass.-area natural gas explosions is partially focused on pressure sensors that were connected to a gas line that was being taken out of service shortly before the blasts, the head of the...