Recently, a couple homeowners insurance carriers announced they would be changing how their policies were managed in the state of Massachusetts. As just a regular old homeowner, this can be cause for a lot of concern! What happens to my policy? Am I still insured? Is...
On Jan. 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled to stay the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS). The ETS was developed to establish a mandatory vaccination policy...
In Massachusetts, particularly on the South Shore, Cape Cod and Islands, floods are a frequent natural disaster. We’re sharing some recent flood insurance case studies that we’ve handled in recent years. CONDO IN GLOUCESTER A new client reached out to...
Property and casualty insurance rates are going up. While it’s news no real estate owner wants to hear, it’s the unfortunate reality of the current marketplace for real estate portfolio insurance. Unlike past years, the rate increase will not be dictated by an...
The ripples of marijuana legalization go far beyond law enforcement and have now entered into the workplace, causing a number of concerns for HR and other organizational leaders. With today’s cultural shift, the odds of hearing talk of gummy equivalents at work are...
On April 1st, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its first official communication on the long-awaited overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)’s rating system. The new pricing methodology, known as Risk Rating 2.0, uses new modeling...
