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#1 Massachusetts Approves Reorganizations, Mergers for Andover Companies

Dec 24 2025 // Massachusetts regulatory officials have approved a plan of reorganizations and mergers for two domestic mutual insurers, Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.The plan calls for a...

#2 Massachusetts Credit Union Completes Buy of Maryland’s Peoples Bank, Insurance

Jan 6 2026 // Massachusetts-based Hanscom Federal Credit Union reported it closed on its previously announced purchase of The Peoples Bank in Maryland, following receipt of all regulatory and shareholder approvals.In its 2024 annual...

#3 Massachusetts Fire Deaths Decline to 44; Toll Includes 10 Lost in Gabriel House Tragedy

Jan 6 2026 // Fire deaths in Massachusetts declined in 2025 from a seven-year high in 2024, according to state fire officials.Excluding fatal motor vehicle collisions with an ensuing fire, Massachusetts recorded 44 fire deaths in 30...

#4 Deadly Fire at Assisted Living Facility Prompts Massachusetts Safety Reforms

Jan 14 2026 // Massachusetts is enacting a series of safety reforms at assisted living facilities including increased inspections and better access to records following a fire last year that killed 10 residents, the governor announced...