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The Hartford Reports Q1 2025 Earnings Decline Amid Catastrophe Losses, Maintains Strong Core Performance
Results Were First Reported on April 24, 2025
Mass. Insurance Employers: A Hidden Trap That Could Cost You $500 Per Applicant
Four-Decade-Old Law Sparks Wave of Class Action Litigation
Hanover’s Q1 Turnaround: One Month On, the Numbers Still Impress
Originally reported April 30, 2025 | Analysis updated June 3, 2025
Most P&C Customers Still Want Human Contact, Despite Push-Pull Towards Full Digitalization
Findings from 2025 Digital Experience Index show only 15% of policyholders want digital-only service; 64% would switch for a better experience
Safety Insurance Posts $21.9M Q1 Profit, Improves Combined Ratio, Declares Q2 Dividend
Improved Underwriting Drives Quarterly Profit Gain
Duffy Insurance Announces Acquisition of Saratoga Insurance Agency
Third Agency Acquisition for Peabody Agency this Year
HUB International Secures $1.6 Billion Investment, Reaches $29 Billion Valuation
Milestone Valuation Driven by Sustained Revenue Growth
Massachusetts Law Updates
Obvious Warning Signs Defeats Attorney’s Professional Liability Coverage
Case Revolves Around an Attorney Who Found Himself on Both Sides of a Contentious Business Dispute
The $800,000 Mistake: How Interest Timing Cost Lloyd’s Big
Lawsuit Stems From a 2016 Fire in Northampton Damaging Two Historic Buildings
Subro Win: City’s Discretion Defense Under Tort Claim Act
Citation Insurance Company, As Subrogee Sued Chicopee After a City-Owned Tree Fell and Damaged Its Insured’s Home
Follow-Form Fail: How an Ambiguous Clause Cost One Insurer
Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules on Ambiguous Follow-Form Provision in an Excess Policy
Interviews
From Nuptials, Tickets, and Taxes to Trusted Advisor: One Agency’s Unique Path to P&C Success
Proactive Tactics: How To Help Your Insureds Be Happy Amidst Rising Rates
Talking with Richard Welch: Growth and Innovation at Hospitality Mutual
A Conversation with Daniel C. Bridge – The 2023 Insurance Professional of the Year
Ratings & Results
Chubb Q1 Earnings Decline on Wildfire Losses; Core Operating Income Hits $1.49 Billion
CAT Losses Drive 95.7 Combined Ratio; Investment Income and Life Segment Show Growth
The Hartford Reports Q1 2025 Earnings Decline Amid Catastrophe Losses, Maintains Strong Core Performance
Results Were First Reported on April 24, 2025
Hanover’s Q1 Turnaround: One Month On, the Numbers Still Impress
Originally reported April 30, 2025 | Analysis updated June 3, 2025
Safety Insurance Posts $21.9M Q1 Profit, Improves Combined Ratio, Declares Q2 Dividend
Improved Underwriting Drives Quarterly Profit Gain
New England Newswire
Davis & Towle Insurance Group Announces Christopher Nicolopoulos to be CEO: Other Leadership Changes
Mr. Nicolopoulos is the Former NH Insurance Commissioner
Anthem Market Conduct Examination Report Results in $100k Penalty
Anthem Also Required To Take Corrective Action for Violations
New Hampshire Insurance Department Joins National Association of Insurance Commissioners in Washington, D.C.
Advocated for State-Led Insurance Solutions and Market-Driven Reforms
Maine Bureau of Insurance to End Online Insurance Licensing Examinations
New Hampshire also announced a new licensing exam vendor earlier this month
Economic & Legislative News in Massachusetts
Roadway Fatalities Cited in Renewed Push for Camera Enforcement
Automated enforcement technology has been adopted in half the states
Report: Enduring Boston Office Woes Will Force Tough Choices
Falling values, rising vacancy rates, and high interest rates conspiring to alter fundamentals in city finances
Healey Pulling Red Tape Off Regulatory Codes
Review looked at ways to cut rules that have outlived their purpose
Census Shows Recent Growth in Most Mass. Cities and Towns
Data: Boston’s population rose 1.3% with addition of nearly 9,000 people
Home Sales Flat in April as Prices Inch Higher
Number of Homes Available Remains Stagnant Pushing Prices Higher
Rising Seas Whip Up Talk of Property Buyouts
Comments due in June on draft plan for vulnerable stretches of coastline
