All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 25 2008 // The co-owners of a Danvers, Massachusetts, paint factory that exploded and caused extensive damage to the surrounding neighborhood have proposed a $6.6 million settlement.According to a settlement proposal, factory...
Aug 21 2008 // Massachusetts is experiencing a big jump in health insurance and a big drop in payments for the uninsured under the state’s health care law.Between Jan. 1 and March 31, the number of people getting health insurance...
Aug 21 2008 // Allied World, DarwinBermuda-based Allied World Assurance Co., Ltd. has agreed to acquire Connecticut-based Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. Darwin offers specialty and primary professional lines coverages, which...
Aug 21 2008 // Delays in the processing of criminal traffic violations have allowed a large number of serious violators to remain on the road in Massachusetts after their licenses should have been suspended or revoked.According to State...
Aug 21 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...
Aug 14 2008 // Civilian flaggers dressed in orange safety vests could replace police officers at some roadside construction projects as early as October under regulations set to be unveiled by the Patrick administration Wednesday.Police...
Aug 11 2008 // Natick, Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group has acquired Northborough, Mass.-based Kittredge Insurance Agency Inc.Eastern Insurance, part of Eastern Bank, said the acquisition increases its customer base west of...
Aug 5 2008 // Massachusetts personal lines insurer Safety Insurance Group, Inc.’s second quarter results show the insurer remains profitable under the new managed competition pricing system for private passenger auto even though...
Aug 1 2008 // Selective Insurance reported that new premiums declined for the second quarter while workers’ compensation results improved and its recent expansion into the commercial markets in Massachusetts and Tennessee is going...
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...