All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 4 2011 // The family of a Massachusetts man killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks says in court documents that private security screeners at Logan International Airport were not made aware of the terrorist threat from...
Jun 30 2011 // Massachusetts insurance officials have updated estimates on insurance claims resulting from this month’s Western and Central Massachusetts tornadoes, with 9,500 claims totaling an estimated $175 million having been...
Jun 27 2011 // Massachusetts consumers who purchased credit unemployment insurance from Wesco Credit Insurance Co. will be getting premium refunds under a settlement obtained by state officials.Attorney General Martha Coakley’s...
Jun 23 2011 // The family of a Massachusetts man killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks says newly released court documents show security problems at Boston’s airport the day of attacks are to blame for the man’s...
Jun 20 2011 // Blue collar workers hired through temporary staffing agencies often aren’t paid fairly and have difficulties filing workers’ compensation, according to a new study by the University of Massachusetts at...
Jun 20 2011 // Insurers USAA and NGM Insurance Co. will return a combined $3.4 million to Massachusetts motorcycle policyholders as part of a settlement with state officials.Attorney General Martha Coakley said that 9,500 checks have...
Jun 20 2011 // Homeowners in western Massachusetts have filed $90 million in insurance claims for damage caused by deadly tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities earlier this month.The state Division of...
Jun 17 2011 // The financial toll from tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities has risen dramatically.The state’s Division of Insurance estimated Thursday that residents have filed 8,200 insurance claims...
Jun 16 2011 // Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has asked for a state investigation into whether banks may have manipulated foreign exchange rates charged to Ohio pension funds and the state’s injured worker insurance, potentially...
Jun 10 2011 // The family of a 4-year-old Massachusetts boy who died after falling from a mall escalator has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.Mark DiBona of Dudley died March 12 after falling from a second-floor escalator in a Sears store...
Jun 9 2011 // Homeowners in western Massachusetts have filed $90 million in insurance claims for damage caused by deadly tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities last week, state officials said Tuesday.The...
Jun 8 2011 // Insurers USAA and NGM Insurance Co. will return a combined $3.4 Million to Massachusetts motorcycle policyholders as part of a settlement with state officials.Attorney General Martha Coakley said that 9,500 checks have...
Jun 7 2011 // Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says that more than 4,000 people have completed online training to become certified crowd managers in nightclubs. Coan said the certifications are mandated under a state law...
Jun 7 2011 // Emergency management officials are asking Massachusetts residents and business owners to let the state know about damage sustained in last week’s tornadoes.The information will be collected to assess the magnitude of...
Jun 6 2011 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley claims insurers have overcharged commercial auto customers by a combined $1 billion over the last seven years and has asked the state’s insurance commissioner to force...
Jun 3 2011 // Residents of 19 small communities in central and western Massachusetts were left to deal with widespread damage this week, after at least two late-afternoon tornadoes shocked emergency officials and residents more...
Jun 1 2011 // A Massachusetts jury has found that Phillip Morris Inc. was not responsible for the death of a longtime smoker whose family claimed the company’s cigarettes could have been made safer.The Worcester Superior Court...
May 27 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” of Travelers Group and its property/casualty members, and affiliates,...
May 24 2011 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley claims insurers have overcharged commercial auto customers by $1 billion over the last seven years and has asked the state’s insurance commissioner to slash premiums for...
May 24 2011 // A worker who was injured and the estate of another who died at a Massachusetts construction site can sue the contractor who oversaw the job — despite the fact the contractor’s insurer has already paid them...