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Workers Compensation Insurance News in Massachusetts

News about the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau, founded in Massachusetts over 100 years ago.

SJC: Commissioner Can Disapprove Comp Rate Filing But Must Explain The 14.6% Rate Cut Order

July 6, 2026 by Owen Gallagher

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld most of the Commissioner's workers' compensation insurance rate decision while remanding two issues for further explanation.

Massachusetts’ highest court upheld most of the Commissioner’s workers’ compensation rate decision while ordering further explanation of two portions of the 2024 ruling.

SJC to Hear Bureau’s Appeal of Workers’ Comp Rate Decisions on March 4

February 23, 2026 by Owen Gallagher

Workers Compensation Insurance News in Massachusetts

The Full Court Will Consider Four Contested Issues Arising from the Commissioner’s 2024 and 2025 Rate Decisions

No Change In Comp rates: Commissioner Rejects 7.1% Increase

May 19, 2025 by Owen Gallagher

Agency Checklists, MA Insurance News, Mass. Insurance News

Gov. Healey Says Rejection Will Save Mass. Businesses Nearly $80 Million

Worker Deaths Down in 2024, But Still at “Alarming” Levels

April 29, 2025 by State House News Service

Worker Deaths Down in 2024, But Still at "Alarming" Levels

Construction and excavation industries saw largest number of fatal injuries

Massachusetts DOI to Review 7.1% Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Proposal

January 6, 2025 by AC Editor

Workers Compensation Insurance News in Massachusetts

New Rates Would Take Effect on July 1, 2025

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Interviews

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Talking with Richard Welch: Growth and Innovation at Hospitality Mutual

Mr. Welch is CEO of Massachusetts-based Hospitality Insurance Group

Born and Bred in the Bay State: The Special Agent Story

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A Conversation with Daniel C. Bridge – The 2023 Insurance Professional of the Year

Daniel Bridge is Board Chair, President, and CEO of Vermont Mutual Insurance Group

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Making The Leap From Corporate to Entrepreneur: Nadeen Vella On Building NaVella Insurance From Scratch

Our latest Agency Interview is with Nadeen Vella, the founder and owner of a virtual scratch independent agency.

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MA Division of Insurance Announcements

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Stephen Joel Paris, 1938-2026

Jean E. Petersen worked more than 30 years at Kirby Insurance Agency in Whitman, Massachusetts.

In Memoriam: Jean E. Petersen, 1939-2026

Gordon Elliott Taylor, longtime owner of the Blackmer Insurance Agency in Shelburne, Massachusetts, who served the local insurance community for decades.

In Memoriam: Gordon Elliott Taylor

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