All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2010 // The town of Framingham has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a social services agency that wanted to open a home for recovering drug addicts in town.The South Middlesex Opportunity...
Oct 18 2010 // Safety Insurance has begun refunding a total $7.2 million to roughly 21,000 of its Massachusetts policyholders who were overcharged for motorcycle insurance, according to the state’s attorney general.The refunds are...
Oct 18 2010 // A trade group for agents in several Northeast states are urging Massachusetts regulators to shelf new paperwork requirements for out-of-state businesses’ workers’ comp coverage.Massachusetts Division of...
Oct 12 2010 // Five more insurers have reached settlements with the state of Massachusetts over allegations they charged inflated premiums for motorcycle insurance, the state’ attorney general said.The latest settlements with...
Oct 6 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008.That’s one of the news...
Oct 4 2010 // A trade group for agents in several Northeast states are urging Massachusetts regulators to rethink new paperwork requirements for out-of-state businesses’ workers’ comp coverage.Massachusetts Division of...
Oct 4 2010 // The family of a former Massachusetts student who received electric shock treatments at a special needs school has agreed to receive $65,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming the treatment was inhumane and violated his civil...
Oct 4 2010 // Markel, HiscoxInsurer Markel has acquired the rights to American Live Stock, the animal mortality business of Hiscox Insurance Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction, which includes the rights to the...
Sep 30 2010 // A Massachusetts woman admits that she and her husband intentionally ate glass particles, then submitted false insurance claims.Mary Evano pleaded guilty Tuesday to a 23-count indictment charging her with fraud, conspiracy...
Sep 29 2010 // Safety Insurance has begun refunding a total $7.2 million to roughly 21,000 Massachusetts policyholders who were overcharged for motorcycle insurance, according to the state’s attorney general.The refunds are part of...
Sep 17 2010 // The family of a former Massachusetts student who received electric shocks at a special needs school has agreed to receive $65,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming the treatment was inhumane and violated the student’s...
Sep 16 2010 // Insurance network Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services said three New England agencies have joined its ranks.The new agencies are New Haven, Connecticut-based Abbate Insurance Associates Inc., Norwood,...
Sep 13 2010 // A federal judge has ruled that a social services agency that wanted to open a group home for recovering drug addicts in Framingham can move forward with its lawsuit against the town.Judge Douglas Woodlock on Thursday...
Sep 9 2010 // Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers, which oversees Massachusetts’ residual market for auto insurance, has appointed two members to its governing committee.The new committee members are Joseph P. Leahy Jr., a...
Sep 7 2010 // Upstate New York-based wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. has opened a branch office in Massachusetts. The new office, located in Westfield, is headed by Barbara Simpson. __ Source: Russell Bond & Co.
Sep 3 2010 // Connecticut-based medical professional liability insurer CMIC said it will raise premiums by an average 5.3 percent for Massachusetts health care professionals.The rate change goes into effect October 1. The increase...
Sep 3 2010 // Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina’s coast with rain, winds and waves Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm.The impact of the...
Sep 2 2010 // Massachusetts regulators are requiring out-of-state contractors and other businesses to submit additional paperwork to verify workers’ compensation coverage when working inside the Bay State.The new form applies to...
Sep 2 2010 // As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to...
Aug 16 2010 // A mortgagee that foreclosed on a fire-damaged apartment building in Massachusetts cannot recoup lost rent under a business owner’s policy, the state’s Appeals Court has ruled.The case centered on a lawsuit...