As of July 1st, 2011 the Merit Rating Board is now a part of the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The Merit Rating Board maintains the operator driving records for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which includes traffic law violations, at-fault and comprehensive insurance claim records and out-of-state driving records. The primary mission of the Merit Rating […]
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Horton International to Spearhead Search for New CAR President
As Agency Checklists reported last week, the Governing Committee of CAR approved the selection of Horton International as the Executive Search firm charged with recruiting candidates to replace retiring President Ralph Iannaco. Horton International is an executive search firm founded in the U.S. in 1978. It specializes in the recruitment of talent for a variety […]
New Analytical Support for Insurers Embracing UBI
In response to the auto insurance revolution caused by the rise of usage-based auto insurance (UBI) also known as “pay-as-you-drive”, the global consulting firm Towers Watson announced this week that it is now offering a new drive-score analytic service to insurers. DriveAbility will provide analytical support for insurers that translates to an individual score for […]
Warm Well-Wishes for Retiring CAR President
There were lots of warm well-wishes for outgoing President Ralph “Buddy” Iannaco at yesterday’s CAR Governing Committee Meeting. The Governing Committee Chairman William Cahill gave a short speech at the end of the public meeting thanking Mr. Iannaco for his years of service at CAR and in particular, in his help in implementing the major […]
A New President & CEO for Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual announced today that its current President Edmund F. Kelly will retire as active head of the company on June 28, 2011. Mr. Kelly will be replaced by David H. Long, 50, on June 29, 2011. Mr. Kelly will remain with Liberty Mutual indefinitely serving as Chairman of the Board of the Liberty Mutual […]
