Division of Insurance

• Mass. AG Says Homeowners Rates Are Inflated; Criticizes Cat Models

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 18, 2011

  Homeowners rates in Massachusetts have been inflated due to the use of “unproven and in some cases discredited hurricane models,” according to the state’s attorney general.

• House Subcommittee to Address Bills to Roll Back Federal Oversight

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 11, 2011

  A House subcommittee will hold a hearing Wednesday and the main subject will be three pieces of legislation sought by state regulators seeking to severely roll back federal authority to oversee insurance companies gained in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial services reform law.

• Mass.: More than $90M in Insured Losses from Hurricane Irene

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 3, 2011

  Hurricane Irene has thus far caused more than $90 million in insured losses in Massachusetts.

• Mass. Twister Claims Reach $175M

  July 26, 2011

  An estimated 9,500 claims resulting from the June 1 tornadoes that devastated several Mass. communities may total up to $175 million in losses.

• Claims From Mass. Tornadoes Reach $175M

  By Staff Writer  |  July 5, 2011

  An estimated 9,500 claims resulting from June 1 tornadoes that devastated several Mass. communities may total up to $175 million.

• Rep. Riesberg Named Colorado Insurance Commissioner

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 28, 2011

  Rep. Jim Riesberg will resign his seat in the Colorado General Assembly to become the state’s new insurance commissioner.

• Mass. AG Asks Commissioner To Review Commercial-Auto Rates

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 26, 2011

  Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is urging the state insurance commissioner to act promptly to cut commercial-auto insurance rates in the state.

• Colorado Insurance Commissioner Resigns

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 30, 2010

  Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marcy Morrison is stepping down before Governor-elect John Hickenlooper appoints a new insurance regulatory head.

• Insurers Question Legality Of Mass. AG's Proposed Auto Regs

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 24, 2010

  Insurance associations are questioning the legality of Massachusetts auto insurance regulations proposed by the state's Attorney General's Office as the second and final day of hearings on the issue begins.

• Mass. AG Proposes New Auto Regulations

  By Staff Writer  |  May 28, 2010

  Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has proposed new auto regulations that, she said, offer consumer protections by increasing transparency and enhancing policyholders' ability to shop effectively for coverage.