All the headlines from our Massachusetts Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 28 2008 // A former state senator has been confirmed to be a judge at the Department of Industrial Accidents, despite questions about her qualifications and concern about a political account she plans to maintain on the bench.The...
Mar 26 2008 // Less than a week before historic auto insurance reform takes effect in Massachusetts, one of the insurers is urging Bay State auto insurance policyholders to use caution when using consumer web sites, saying many sites...
Mar 26 2008 // The Wellesley, Mass.-based insurance organization Renaissance Alliance reports it has added six independent agencies representing $36 million in additional premium to its group.The new member agencies include five in...
Mar 25 2008 // A Brockton, Mass. man was arraigned on charges he collected over $9,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while he worked at two different jobs, according to the attorney general’s office.Officials said John...
Mar 24 2008 // Bay State drivers have started shopping around for better rates on their auto insurance, and the state’s top regulator said that consumers should consider switching if they find a better deal.The new system of...
Mar 24 2008 // The new managed care auto insurance system that is underway in Massachusetts should benefit most consumers as well as the state’s local insurers in the short run, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings.However,...
Mar 24 2008 // As Massachusetts independent agents enter a new era in auto insurance, they can’t help but be a bit anxious. After all, they have for years had a lock on more than 85 percent of the auto market under the previous...
Mar 24 2008 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Massachusetts were typical among 14 study states, but grew rapidly in four out of five study years, including a nearly 10 percent increase in 2005 claims evaluated in 2006.The...
Mar 21 2008 // An expected vote on the nomination of a former senator to be a judge at the Department of Industrial Accidents was delayed this week after one member of the Governor’s Council accused her of lacking the necessary...
Mar 19 2008 // Massachusetts officials will conduct a public hearing on April 3 to consider an industry request for an average 2.3 percent increase in workers’ compensation rates.The Workers Compensation Rating and Inspection...
Mar 14 2008 // State regulators have suspended the medical license of an obstetrician who has reportedly been sued for malpractice at least a dozen times since 1993.The Board of Registration in Medicine suspended Dr. Suzanne...
Mar 14 2008 // The new managed care auto insurance system that is underway in Massachusetts should benefit most consumers as well as the state’s local insurers in the short run, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings.However,...
Mar 13 2008 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Massachusetts were typical among 14 study states, but grew rapidly in four out of five study years, including a nearly 10 percent increase in 2005 claims evaluated in 2006.The...
Mar 13 2008 // A Danvers, Mass. chemical plant that exploded in November 2006 was storing at least twice the combustible substances it was permitted to keep, according to a report released this week.The facility was licensed by the town...
Mar 12 2008 // Massachusetts medical professionals are calling for reforms to the state’s medical liability system that they say will protect physicians from more lawsuits and help control insurance costs.To support their call, the...
Mar 12 2008 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office has filed its final brief recommending that Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes reject the FAIR Plan’s latest proposed homeowners insurance rate hikes.The...
Mar 11 2008 // Massachusetts car owners who want to see if they can get a better deal under the state’s new managed competition system may decide to opt out of their existing insurance plans early.State regulators say car owners...
Mar 10 2008 // Progressive, MassachusettsProgressive Insurance said it plans to begin selling personal auto insurance in Massachusetts starting May 1 if state regulators approve the company’s rate filings, which it submitted to the...
Mar 7 2008 // Massachusetts health officials have shut down an indoor water park after reports that several children were injured by high levels of chlorine.The CoCo Key Water Resort opened last May at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel in...
Mar 5 2008 // A Bay State jury has awarded $14.5 million to the family of a 30-year-old Chelmsford, Mass. woman who died one day after undergoing thyroid surgery at Brockton Hospital.The lawyer for Shannyn MacPherson’s husband...