BestWeek: Auto Writers Play Rough After Reform in Massachusetts - Trading Markets (press release)

BestWeek: Auto Writers Play Rough After Reform in Massachusetts Trading Markets (press release), CA OLDWICK, NJ, Apr 03, 2009 (AM Best via COMTEX) -- ZALOF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- There have been some bumps in the road but the overall journey in Massachusetts from an automobile insurance rate system controlled by the state to a ...
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Auto Insurance Reform Saved Thousands for Massachusetts Drivers - MarketWatch (press release)

Auto Insurance Reform Saved Thousands for Massachusetts Drivers MarketWatch (press release) WORCESTER, Mass., Apr 01, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Auto insurance reform in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has meant a wealth of savings which couldn't have come at a better time for consumers. Approximately 75 percent of Travelers of Massachusetts ' ...
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Unfair rate automobile insurance policies challenged by ... Legal News Line, DC "We
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Disagreement over rate impact on anniversary of auto insure ... - Bedford Minuteman

Capital News 9 Disagreement over rate impact on anniversary of auto insure ... Bedford Minuteman, MA By Michael Norton/State House News Service Consumer group representatives claimed Massachusetts drivers would have saved more on auto insurance premiums under the state’s old heavily regulated system, but the state’s insurance commissioner said she had ... Massachusetts auto insurance Capital News 9 Mass. begins 2nd year of car insurance experiment Forbes Progressive raising rates Boston Herald SmartBrief  - WWLP 22News
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Geico to sell auto insurance in Bay State - Boston Herald

Boston Globe Geico to sell auto insurance in Bay State Boston Herald, United States By Jay Fitzgerald Massachusetts residents better brace for a barrage of Geico lizard commercials coming their way. The giant insurer, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, yesterday officially filed to sell auto insurance in Massachusetts , ... GEICO to Enter Massachusetts Auto Insurance Market Collision Week (subscription) Geico Applies to Write Auto Insurance in Massachusetts Trading Markets (press release) Geico to sell
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Insurance agents say auto shift spells doom - The Boston - Bay State Banner

My Fox Boston Insurance agents say auto shift spells doom The Boston - Bay State Banner, MA Tempers flared during a meeting last Wednesday at the State House about the next step in Massachusetts ’ transition to a competitive auto insurance market. The furor’s most frequent target: Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes, who listened for two ... State to retain auto insurance appeals board The Republican - MassLive.com Mass. to retain auto insurance appeals board Forbes
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Has competition made auto appeals board obsolete? - Worcester Telegram

Has competition made auto appeals board obsolete? Worcester Telegram, MA - 6 hours ago Mitt Romney famously termed Massachusetts ’ “Soviet-style” auto insurance system, has reasserted her faith in competition in the insurance marketplace by ...
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Progress on auto insurance encouraging Greenville News, SC - 9 hours ago The best state in the report was Massachusetts , where just 1 percent of drivers lacked insurance . The worst was New Mexico, where
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Massachusetts Anti-Steering Bill Meets End; Could Be Revived in 2009 - glassBYTEs

Massachusetts Anti-Steering Bill Meets End; Could Be Revived in 2009 glassBYTEs, VA - 19 hours ago A Massachusetts bill that would have prohibited auto glass insurance claims third-party billers from participating as vendors of auto glass replacement ...
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Boston Globe Gov. Patrick: Commonwealth will remain strong NECN, MA - 15 hours ago Along with earlier measures to lower auto insurance rates, introduce civilian flaggers at construction sites, and create an independent Office
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Report raps state insurance data - Cape Cod Times

Report raps state insurance data Cape Cod Times, MA - Nov 11, 2008 Massachusetts ' Web site, the report concluded, does provide auto insurance pricing, consumer alerts and the results of market conduct reports. ...
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Mass Labor Rate Commission Holds Final Hearing Collision Week (subscription) - 23 hours ago Regulation in Massachusetts is often referred to as the "R" word under the state's new environment of "managed competition"
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Report: Economy is the key to auto insurance fraud, arson - Eagle Tribune

Report: Economy is the key to auto insurance fraud, arsonEagle Tribune, MA - May 19, 2008By Edward Mason BOSTON — Automobile insurance fraud in Lawrence and across Massachusetts has dropped dramatically since 2003, but law enforcement officials ...
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Massachusetts Agents' Key Software Vendor Weathers Major UpheavalInsurance Journal, CA - May 21, 2008"Agents were getting very frustrated by the process, a lot of them were unfamiliar with some of
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St. John's wort fails to help kids with ADHD

Children and teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder fared no better on St. John's wort than they did on dummy pills in a government study, another blow for herbal supplements.
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More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries.
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