WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » insurance http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Fri, 24 May 2013 23:26:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gun Owners To Purchase Liability Insurance http://wbsm.com/gun-owners-to-purchase-liability-insurance/ http://wbsm.com/gun-owners-to-purchase-liability-insurance/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:30:29 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=49183 Some lawmakers are hoping the insurance market might offer the best incentives to lessen firearms-related violence.

A bill filed Friday in Massachusetts would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance in the event their gun is used to injure

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gun-owners-to-purchase-liability-insurance/feed/ 0 No Increase In State's Worker's Compensation Rates http://wbsm.com/no-increase-in-states-workers-compensation-rates/ http://wbsm.com/no-increase-in-states-workers-compensation-rates/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:19:15 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=11946 State insurance regulators have rejected a request for a nearly 19 percent increase in Workers' Compensation rates. Insurance Commissioner Joseph Murphy says the decision means rates will be unchanged on September 1st, saving employers in Massachusetts an estimated $200 million that would have gone toward higher premiums

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]]> http://wbsm.com/no-increase-in-states-workers-compensation-rates/feed/ 0 massconsumer, youtube State Health Insurers See Sharp Drop In Profits http://wbsm.com/state-health-insurers-see-sharp-drop-in-profits/ http://wbsm.com/state-health-insurers-see-sharp-drop-in-profits/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:38:58 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=8356 Massachusetts Health Insurers are reporting a sharp drop in second-quarter profits, a fall they attribute to pressure to hold down premium increases. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/state-health-insurers-see-sharp-drop-in-profits/feed/ 0 Getty Images Did Progressive Lawyers Defend a Man Who Killed One of Its Policyholders? http://wbsm.com/progressive-killed-policyholders/ http://wbsm.com/progressive-killed-policyholders/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:23:02 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=132637 A man whose sister was killed by another motorist says that during the ensuing court battle, his sister’s insurance company — Progressive — actually defended the at-fault driver.

And after taking his complaints public, the case is getting a lot of attention.

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