February 10, 2010 – 11:11 am
Joseph Murphy has been named the new Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. He has acted as commissioner since September 2009 after Nonnie Burnes resigned from the position. Serving as first deputy of commissions since 2006 he has played an active role in the transition to managed competition. However this is not his only [...]
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November 19, 2009 – 4:04 pm
For the first time in two and a half years Massachusetts’ monthly unemployment has fallen. According to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development unemployment dropped from 9.3 percent in September to 8.9 percent in October. Governor Deval Patrick said he was pleased about the unemployment drop but remains evenly tempered knowing they have [...]
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Governor Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts, recently announced that he was going to be backing the “Hummer” Tax. It calls for a tax on all larger vehicles that consume larger amounts of gas. If passed, owners of these vehicles will be taxed more when they register their cars with the state. Mixed views on [...]
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A new bill is being proposed that would require the elderly to be tested to see that they are fit to be driving. Loretta Worters, vice president of the Insurance Information Institute said that by 2030 25 percent of drivers on the road will be 65 and older. According to the insurance institute of highway [...]
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Posted in Insurance News, Massachusetts Legislation
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The government just approved 100 million to build a new state of the art Lithium-Ion battery manufacturing plant. Massachusetts will also be contributing an additional 9 million. Boston Power, located in Westborough, Massachusetts, will be building the 455,000 sq ft plant. The facility will be built in Auburn and will provide 600 jobs to the [...]
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