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BOSTON (AP) _ The Massachusetts Senate has voted to join the House in softening the impact of the new state law that requires motorists to turn their headlights on whenever they are operating their windshield wipers. Under a state budget amendment unanimously approved by senators on Tuesday, those who violate the law will not be subject to a surcharge on their auto insurance premiums...

The Massachusetts House has voted to soften the impact of a new state law that requires motorists to turn their headlights on whenever they are operating their windshield wipers.

Nearly 50,000 Massachusetts residents have signed up for an insurance plan through the state's health connector and made their first month's payment. Health Care connector officials said as of Sunday night, about 49,900 residents had taken the steps needed to guarantee they have coverage on Jan...

State officials say about 150,000 people have determined eligibility for insurance plans on the state's overhauled Health Connector website. But less than 1 percent has paid for 2015 coverage with a deadline fast approaching. The connector rolled out its new website on Nov...

Massachusetts residents hoping to find health insurance can begin searching the state's revamped health care website.

An insurance mix-up is to blame for the three-week closure of the Fort Taber/Fort Rodman Military Museum. Museum Vice President Bob Bromley says the building that houses the museum also houses the Low Tide Yacht Club, and both organizations have shared insurance policies for a number of years...

The Massachusetts Division of Banks will hold a public informational hearing to get input on rules that require creditors to provide disclosures when a borrower is required to purchase flood insurance. The regulations were mandated under a new law that goes into effect on Nov...

Residents of Freetown are being asked to review preliminary flood insurance rate maps that were recently released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The four maps cover sections of East Freetown and, if they are finalized, officials say they will become the basis for the town's floodplain management plans...

The second largest health insurer in Massachusetts has announced that it will no longer cover specialty medications known as compounded drugs, months after a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak was traced to a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy.

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...