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Nation's Capital Has Worst Drivers In US - MyStateline.com
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Press-Register - al.com (blog)
Nation's Capital Has Worst Drivers In US
MyStateline.com
The report did not include cities in Massachusetts because Allstate did not sell insurance in that state in 2007 and 2008. You must be registered and logged ...
Milwaukee Ranks 42 on 2010 'Allstate America's Best Drivers Report(TM)'MarketWatch (press release)
Providence is one of the worst cities for safe driving, says AllstateProvidence Business News
Sixth Annual 'Allstate America's Best Drivers Report' Reveals New Safest ...Autochannel (press release)
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
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Cost of Md. health plan not known - Baltimore Business Journal
Posted today (15 hours ago)

Smart Business Network
Cost of Md. health plan not known
Baltimore Business Journal
In the second model, similar to Massachusetts' insurance exchange, the exchange would set certain standards for participating insurance companies. ...
Health Insurance Exchange to be up by 2013TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
MD Health Plan Costs Not KnownVisit Bulgaria
Big leap in private health coverage predictedPalm Beach Post
MedPage Today -Hickory Daily Record
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Hurricane Earl Weakens on Way North as Warning Stays in Place for Cape Cod - Bloomberg
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Reuters
Hurricane Earl Weakens on Way North as Warning Stays in Place for Cape Cod
Bloomberg
Earl is now tracking toward coastal Massachusetts, with the storm's closest pass to the ...
Cape and Islands brace for EarlCape Cod Times
Hurricane Preparations Intense, Weather CalmInsurance Journal
Storm may not trigger big claims, but it could be start of active seasonMarketWatch
Attleboro Sun Chronicle -USA Today -Insurance & Technology (blog)
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Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley Agency Announces an Easier Way to Purchase ... - PR Web (press release)
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Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley Agency Announces an Easier Way to Purchase ...
PR Web (press release)
The site is divided into clear categories, making it simple for Massachusetts insurance shoppers to visit Mvins.com, find the type of insurance they are ...


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Breaking News: Nationwide, Workers Paying Nearly $500 More For Health Insurance - WBUR
Posted today (16 hours ago)

Breaking News: Nationwide, Workers Paying Nearly $500 More For Health Insurance
WBUR
To come: WBUR's Martha Bebinger answers questions about these latest numbers and what they mean for Massachusetts residents.

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Kerry Provision to Protect Retiree Health Coverage Starts Helping ... - Insurance News Net (press release)
Posted today (18 hours ago)

Kerry Provision to Protect Retiree Health Coverage Starts Helping ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
s program to make retiree health insurance coverage more stable and affordable. HHS today announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early ...

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How to prepare your homes for flood, wind damage - Fall River Herald News
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How to prepare your homes for flood, wind damage
Fall River Herald News
By Staff reports With the prospect of a major tropical storm hitting Cape Cod and Eastern Massachusetts later this week, the Patrick-Murray Administration's ...

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Omnicare to Participate in the Stifel Nicolaus 2010 Healthcare Conference - MarketWatch (press release)
Posted today (20 hours ago)

Omnicare to Participate in the Stifel Nicolaus 2010 Healthcare Conference
MarketWatch (press release)
... announced today that it will participate in the Stifel Nicolaus 2010 Healthcare Conference on September 15 at 2:05 pm EDT in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

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Prudential, Roger Clemens, Barclays, Skilled Healthcare, CVS in Court News - Bloomberg
Posted on Aug 30, 2010 (3 days ago)

New York Times
Prudential, Roger Clemens, Barclays, Skilled Healthcare, CVS in Court News
Bloomberg
Prudential Insurance Co. of America, 10-30163, US District Court, District of Massachusetts (Springfield). Roger Clemens, who won a record seven Cy Young ...
Fraud Against Military Beneficiaries? Prudential Stands AccusedInjuryBoard.com (blog)
Dead soldiers' parents sue insurer over benefitsThe Associated Press
Prudential Veterans-Insurance Suit Is Expanded With Fraud ClaimsSan Francisco Chronicle

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Melrose Braces As Hurricane Earl Is Downgraded - Patch
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Melrose Braces As Hurricane Earl Is Downgraded
Patch
Courtesy Within 24 hours, Hurricane Earl's predicted strength and proximity to Massachusetts have both been downgraded to less threatening levels, ...

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Life Quotes: Some Life Insurance Rates Remain at All-Time Lows; Great Deals ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Posted today (22 hours ago)

Life Quotes: Some Life Insurance Rates Remain at All-Time Lows; Great Deals ...
PR Newswire (press release)
2 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Quotes, Inc. announced today the results of a new a new survey of 30 leading life insurance companies that has revealed that some ...

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Unnecessary tests potentially cost Massachusetts millions - FierceHealthcare
Posted today (16 hours ago)

Unnecessary tests potentially cost Massachusetts millions
FierceHealthcare
FierceHealthcare is the leading source of healthcare management news for healthcare industry executives. Join 50000+ healthcare industry insiders who get ...
MassHealth may be losing money on imagingBoston Globe (blog)

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SBA: Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loan Applications is Set - Trading Markets (press release)
Posted today (15 hours ago)

SBA: Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loan Applications is Set
Trading Markets (press release)
The US Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations located in Massachusetts of the deadline to submit ...

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Washington State Median Auto Insurance Rate Now $637 per Household - MarketWatch (press release)
Posted yesterday.

Washington State Median Auto Insurance Rate Now $637 per Household
MarketWatch (press release)
According to InsWeb's car insurance affordability index, Washington is the 16th most affordable state in which to insure a vehicle. Currently, Massachusetts ...

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News Analysis: Martha Bebinger on Latest Insurance Stats - WBUR
Posted today (15 hours ago)

News Analysis: Martha Bebinger on Latest Insurance Stats
WBUR
Q: And what does all this mean for Massachusetts? A: The study didn't break out Massachusetts. Typically, health insurance costs have grown faster in ...


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CMIC Raising Premiums in Massachusetts - Insurance Journal
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CMIC Raising Premiums in Massachusetts
Insurance Journal
"A shift in the Massachusetts medical professional liability insurance environment requires we make appropriate rate revisions to ensure our policyholders ...


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Somebody is trying to save you money - Barnstable Patriot
Posted today (16 hours ago)

Somebody is trying to save you money
Barnstable Patriot
“He is a supporter of our efforts to reform home insurance in coastal Massachusetts,” she said. While the bill contains some 14 sections with subsections ...


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Who And Where Are The Children Yet To Enroll In Medicaid And The Children's ... - Health Affairs (blog)
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Who And Where Are The Children Yet To Enroll In Medicaid And The Children's ...
Health Affairs (blog)
3 Allison Cook is a graduate student at Tufts University, in Boston, Massachusetts. 4 Samantha Phong is a research assistant at the Hoover Institution at ...

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North Adams hospital bonds hit with default - Boston Business Journal
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iBerkshires.com
North Adams hospital bonds hit with default
Boston Business Journal
Investors holding bonds issued by Northern Berkshire Healthcare and its subsidiary North Adams Regional Hospital recently received a default notice after ...
Nurses reach settlement with hospitalBerkshire Eagle
Northern Berkshire Healthcare, Nurses Settle ContractiBerkshires.com

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Candidates for state rep debate in Needham - Boston Globe
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Candidates for state rep debate in Needham
Boston Globe
Wasserman said he agreed jobs are important, but he said he would not focus on a single goal but work to improve healthcare, education and infrastructure, ...

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Salem employees complete 'Biggest Winner' competition - Salem Gazette
Posted today (14 hours ago)

Salem employees complete 'Biggest Winner' competition
Salem Gazette
The workers recently completed a 10-week program was offered at no cost to employees or the city in partnership with Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance ...


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Waiting for Earl: A Report from Martha's Vineyard - The Atlantic
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Waiting for Earl: A Report from Martha's Vineyard
The Atlantic
Yes, much of this concern is just about "things"---and there is insurance to cover damage. But like so many, we have lived here for decades, ...

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Northern Berkshire Healthcare, Nurses Settle Contract - iBerkshires.com
Posted today (22 hours ago)

Northern Berkshire Healthcare, Nurses Settle Contract
iBerkshires.com
The local chapter of the Massachusetts Nurses Association says it has reached a tentative agreement with Northern Berkshire Healthcare 24 hours before it ...


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Bankruptcy on horizon for Pennsylvania capital - Washington Post
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Bankruptcy on horizon for Pennsylvania capital
Washington Post
"This shows that the city is failing to function," said Matt Fabian, managing director of Municipal Market Advisors, a Massachusetts-based research firm. ...

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Ways To Profit Off The Punchless Earl (KIE, PEJ, FAA) - Benzinga
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Ways To Profit Off The Punchless Earl (KIE, PEJ, FAA)
Benzinga
Traders were expecting Earl to reach mammoth proportions and cause mass havoc, and a few industries started to get hammered, namely the insurance industry ...

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