Commercial property insureds whose policies include this exclusion may find themselves without coverage for negligent security suits involving criminal sexual assaults committed on their premises.
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MA Home Insurance Part II: How The FAIR Plan Fared in 2021
An update on the latest data for the MA FAIR Plan from the DOI’s Annual Home Insurance Report.
Duffy Insurance Agency Acquires Boyd-Neelon Insurance Agency of Sudbury Mass
Boyd-Neelon is Duffy Insurance’s second acquisition in 2023 and its sixth since 2020.
Patriot Growth Insurance Services Expands its Network in Massachusetts
DMM Advisors (DMM) and PFG Benefits Will Bolster Patriot’s FBinsure Platform
Triple-I Reports: 2022 Loss Ratios: Personal Lines at 109.9% vs. Commercial Lines at 94.8%
Triple III Gives Informative Recap of Its Latest Quarterly Report
MA Homeowners’ Insurance Premiums Topped $2.8B in 2021
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has published its Annual Home Insurance Report which includes completed data on the homeowners’ insurance marketplace for the calendar year 2021.
Earnings Roller Coaster: Liberty Mutual’s $572 Million Swing from Q1 2022 Profit to Q1 2023 Loss
A Review of the Top 25 P&C Insurer’s Q1-2023 Results
Martha’s Vineyard Mason Sentenced For Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Charges Included Four Counts of Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Four Counts of Grand Larceny
Insurance Coverage Cases
The JMA v. Zurich Appeals Court Ruling: A Warning Against Insurers’ Delayed Payment of Insureds’ Legal Fees”
Appeals Court Decision Reopens Door To Lawsuit Against New Bedford-Based Insurance Agency
Understanding The Duty to Defend: Partington Builders v. Nautilus Ins.
Appeals Court Reins in Superior Court’s Expansion of Risk Management
Insured’s $2 Million Claim For Loss Prevention Costs Scuttled By The Supreme Judicial Court
An Insured’s Underpayment of Loss Lawsuit Over Brookline Building Backfires
Failed Foray Into Massachusetts Ends In A Lawsuit For New York Agency Over Its Producer’s Understanding of Salary v. Draw
Late Policy Notice to Zurich Leads To Harvard’s Loss of $15 Million in Coverage
Economic & Legislative News in Massachusetts
Senator: Happy Hour Might Plug Mass. Fun, Affordability Gaps
Chair Not Hearing “Outcry” From House Colleagues To Lift Ban
Insurance Regulators Examining Point32Health Data Breach
Exploring Impacts On Harvard Pilgrim, Providers, Consumers
Packies, Restaurants Divided Over Takeout Drinks
Fate Of Pandemic Trend Up To The Legislature
Restaurant Group Sees Possible Minimum Wage Ballot Question as “Threat”
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 24, 2023…..Restaurateurs and other small business owners are wary of a looming “threat” of a 2024 ballot question that could raise the state’s minimum wage beyond the $15 hourly rate that took effect in January. Profitability for restaurants is down in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the biggest impacts […]
Harvard Pilgrim: “Copied And Taken” Data May Include Socials, Medical Histories
Cyberattack May Have Compromised Personal Data
Report Waves Red Flags On Mass. Costs, Outmigration
Bay State Described As “Global Leader In Traffic Congestion”
Company News
PIA Top Priority, Repeal of Federal Insurance Office, Introduced in Senate
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants Partners with Bindable™ to Expand Sales Strategy
SAN Group Recognizes Top Achievers at Annual Business Meeting
Plymouth Rock Takes Top Honors In Annual Insurance Library Scavenger Hunt
New England Newswire
Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicks Off June 1
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency invites residents to prioritize personal preparedness and explore digital planning resources.
Hilb Group Grows New England Property and Casualty Presence
THG continues to grow its presence throughout New England.
Insurance Bureau Recovers $1.8 Million on Behalf of 499 Mainers in 2022
Lost Life Insurance Policies Matched to Additional 240 Mainers Through NAIC
Concord Group Moves Headquarters To Bedford, New Hampshire
Need For New Facility Was Top Priority For Insurer
InsurOp-Eds
InSurOp-Ed: What ChatGPT Says About Exclusions in Insurance Policies…
InSurOp-Ed: Auto Insurance and Resident Adult Children
How ChatGPT Says AI Will Change The P&C Insurance Industry Over the Next 10 Years
InsurOp-Ed: 3 Sources of Coverage Gaps That Lead to Claim Disputes
How do You Create Customer Loyalty? Why Do Consumers Stay with a Particular Agent or Carrier for Years?
InSurOp-Ed: Maintaining AI Status After Completion of Work
InSurOp-Ed: In Claim Disputes, Disregard Case Law At Your Own Risk
What is the Best Insurance Sales Channel, Direct or Agent-Assisted?
Interviews
Talking with Geoff Gordon of the Andrew G. Gordon, Inc. Insurance Agency
An Inspirational Interview with Ely Kaplansky, President of Kaplansky Insurance
RogersGray On Its Decision to Partner with Baldwin Risk Partners and Its “Merry Band of Insurance Geeks”
Tashmoo Insurance: An Island Insurance Perspective
CNA’s Commercial Underwriting Officer Charlie O’Donnell Talks About Being Back in Boston and His Plans for New England
Networking with NEIGN: A New Agency Network Launches in Massachusetts
¨Competition Is Fierce:¨ MAIA´s Nick Fyntrilakis on The Challenges & Opportunities That Await Agents in in 2022
Vermont Mutual: 190 Years Young and Counting
Ratings & Results
Earnings Roller Coaster: Liberty Mutual’s $572 Million Swing from Q1 2022 Profit to Q1 2023 Loss
A Review of the Top 25 P&C Insurer’s Q1-2023 Results
Q1 Results: Safety Ins. Overcomes $32.1M Weather Loss with 13.9% Premium Growth
First Quarter Results For The Boston-Based Insurer in 2023.
Q1 2023 Results: The Hanover’s Catastrophe Losses Impact Earnings Despite Premium Growth
A look at the first quarter report for one of the largest insurers based in Massachusetts.
Merchants Insurance Group’s “A- (Excellent)” Rating Affirmed by AM Best
Outlook Revised from “Stable” to “Positive”
Vermont Mutual Insurance Group Holds Its 196th Annual Meeting
Announced additions and exits to its Board of Directors During the annual meeting
