Both the Taunton Gazette and the Insurance Journal reported this week that the Richardson-Cuddy Agency of Attleboro has merged with Farell Backlund, of Taunton, MA. This merger is poised to make Farrell Backlund one of the largest agencies in southeastern Massachusetts, according to both publications. Farrell Backlund is part of Bristol County Savings Bank which […]
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New Free Designation For MA Veterans
Beginning in January 2012, the RMV will now offer Massachusetts veterans the option to have the word “Veteran” appear on their driver’s license or ID card. Agents should be aware that there will be no cost to their insureds who would like to get this designation as long as it is added during their renewal […]
MA Police Chiefs Seek Power to Pull Over Motorists Across Town Lines
By Kyle Cheney, State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 3, 2011…..If a Massachusetts driving laws were on the books in Oklahoma in the 1990s, Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, may never have been apprehended, a state lawmaker posited Thursday. Rep. Daniel Winslow (R-Norfolk) said McVeigh was nabbed for a minor infraction, eventually […]
Five Things To Think About Before The Big Event
Agency Checklists wanted to take a minute to give you five suggestions on how to get the most out of The Big Event 2011. While this is Agency Checklists’ first foray into exhibiting at The Big Event, its Editor-in-Chief (and the author of this article) has actually been to a variety of trade shows over […]
Liberty Mutual, Chubb Execs Among Those Named to Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance
The U.S Department of the Treasury announced today the appointment of 15 individuals to the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance. This committee will provide advice to the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) created by The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The FIO was created to monitor all aspects of the insurance industry, […]
