This is the third Massachusetts insurance agency, THG has acquired in 2018.
Latest Articles
Amica Coverage Suit Advances Despite Insured’s Assault & Battery Guilt
Amica Mutual loses claim its insured’s criminal conviction for assaulting a police officer automatically barred coverage for the officer’s bodily injury lawsuit.
InsurOp-Ed: One Word
In this latest Op-Ed from the founder and former director of the Big “I” Virtual University, Mr. Wilson takes a look at the influence one word can have on the ISO CGL policy.
Commercial Pricing Up Once More In Q3-2018
Carriers report aggregate price increases of over 2%.
And Then There Were 31: Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Burak Insurance
Kaplansky Insurance is one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Northeast with 12 locations throughout Massachusetts.
Blackstone et al Bet $2 Billion On Acrisure
Acrisure is now considered one of the top ten brokerages in the world.
New Addition To The Nation’s Oldest Insurance Library: Paul Tetrault Named ILAB Executive Director
Founded in 1887, The Insurance Library Association of Boston is one of the only remaining private libraries dedicated to insurance.
In Memoriam: Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. 1930 – 2018
Mr. Remillard was the former CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Commerce Insurance Company.
Agency Interviews
CoverWallet For Agents: Quote, Bind, Buy, & Sign Commercial Lines Policies In Minutes
This morning CoverWallet unveils its new dedicated commercial insurance platform for agents. All the details inside.
MAPFRE’s Mission: The Company’s U.S. Leaders On The Past, Present, & Future Of Massachusetts’ Largest Insurer
An interview with Alfredo Castelo, MAPFRE USA president and CEO and Patrick McDonald, MAPFRE CEO for the Northeast Region, for their thoughts and views on MAPFRE’s evolution over the past decade in both Massachusetts and the U.S.
InsureTech Connect 2018: 6000 Attendees Still Looking to Disrupt the Insurance Industry
The InsureTech Connect 2018 conference had three products targeted to independent agencies that Agency Checklists thought agents might wish to investigate.
Insurance Law Alerts
Amica Coverage Suit Advances Despite Insured’s Assault & Battery Guilt
Amica Mutual loses claim its insured’s criminal conviction for assaulting a police officer automatically barred coverage for the officer’s bodily injury lawsuit.
Woburn Landlord’s Claim For Coverage Denied By Mass. Court Under Tenant’s Additional Insured Endorsement
Commercial landlord loses suit for coverage as additional insured on tenant’s policy for parking lot injury.
Court Allows Inherent Diminution In Value Of Auto Suit To Go Forward Against Property Damage Insurer
Suit for Safety insurance to pay diminished value of auto after accident repairs made allowed to proceed after motion to dismiss denial.