All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2008 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that physicians can be held liable in a wrongful death action when their negligence lessens a patient’s chance of survival.The ruling, which for the first time...
Jul 22 2008 // Massachusetts insurers and business owners have one question for Gov. Deval Patrick: Why us?Patrick is looking to tap insurers, businesses and hospitals to help close a looming $130 million budget hole in the state’s...
Jul 22 2008 // The doctor who determined that a bodybuilding Boston firefighter could not work because he is “totally and permanently” disabled has made similar recommendations for other firefighters.The Boston Globe reports...
Jul 18 2008 // Special interest groups trying to influence policy and legislation on Beacon Hill aren’t letting a poor economy slow them down, spending 13 percent more on lobbyists in the first six months of this year than the same...
Jul 14 2008 // Giant insurer American International Group has decided to enter the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance market, according to The Boston Globe.But AIG is not alone. In addition, Vermont Mutual will begin selling...
Jul 10 2008 // Delays in the processing of criminal traffic violations have allowed a large number of serious violators to remain on the road in Massachusetts for lengthy periods after their licenses should have been suspended or...
Jul 8 2008 // Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation converting the state’s liquor liability insurer of last resort into a competitive mutual insurance company offering liquor liability insurance to the entire...
Jul 8 2008 // The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. has landed a $5 million grant from the Starr Foundation.The money will be used to fund the directorship of Clark’s research and academic program. Director Michael Ann...
Jul 7 2008 // The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its largest private health insurer have decided to prohibit hospitals and doctors from billing for costs relating to fixing medical errors. Health policy analysts say the directives...
Jul 7 2008 // Hudson Insurance, HooghuisHudson Insurance Group, the U.S. insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.has acquired Hooghuis Group LLC, an underwriting agency specializing in U.S. directors and officers liability...
Jun 30 2008 // State police are crediting an increased number of sobriety checkpoints for a 70 percent rise in drunk driving arrests since 2005.Last year, state police arrested 4,879 people for operating under the influence, compared to...
Jun 27 2008 // Progressive announced that it is now offering boat insurance in Massachusetts for customers who shop online. Progressive began writing car insurance for online shoppers in Massachusetts in May of this year, and has been...
Jun 20 2008 // The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its largest private health insurer have announced policies that prohibit hospitals and doctors from billing for costs relating to fixing medical errors.Health policy analysts say the...
Jun 19 2008 // Keene, N.H.-based Peerless Insurance said it has issued its first Massachusetts personal auto insurance policy in more than 20 years.The company, part of Liberty Mutual Group, first announced in November it would re-enter...
Jun 16 2008 // Mapfre, CommerceSpain’s largest insurer, Mapfre S.A., said it has completed its acquisition of The Commerce Group Inc., the 20th largest auto insurer in the country. Mapfre paid $36.70 per share of Commerce’s...
Jun 6 2008 // Massachusetts insurance agents and one of the state’s biggest auto insurers are going to court seeking to overturn rules that they say give new carriers an unfair advantage under the state’s new managed...
Jun 5 2008 // Massachusetts businesses, pubs and state officials, including Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, are launching a new campaign to discourage drink driving and encourage the use of designated drivers.The Arbella Insurance Group...
Jun 4 2008 // A Massachusetts employer is not entitled to recover any increased workers’ compensation costs from a third party responsible for injuring its employee.The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the...
Jun 4 2008 // Spain’s largest insurer, Mapfre S.A., said it has completed its acquisition of The Commerce Group Inc., the 20th largest auto insurer in the country.Mapfre paid $36.70 in cash per share of Commerce’s publicly...
Jun 3 2008 // In the first year after Massachusetts implemented its landmark coverage expansion and health reforms, the uninsurance rate among adults in the state dropped by almost half, from 13 percent to 7.1 percent.A new Urban...