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New supplemental insurance law passed in Massachusetts

January 7, 2015January 6, 2015 S.Vagus

Governor Patrick signs supplemental insurance legislation into law A new law that eliminates the cap on insurance payments for non-medical hospital expenses has gone into effect in Massachusetts. Governor Deval Patrick has signed a bill that would remove the payment cap, which had been placed on supplemental health insurance policies that are meant to provide aid for non-medical expenses. Massachusetts had been the only state in the country that had placed payment limits on such coverage. Law has removed the cap placed on insurance payments for non-medical hospital visitis The…

Auto insurance consumer complaints break the 10,000 mark in Massachusetts

April 6, 2013April 30, 2013

These include inquiries that were made and received by the state regulators, all within 2012. Regulators in Massachusetts have reported that they received 10,729 communications from consumers in the state with issues regarding their auto insurance coverage, policies, and providers. The state reported that this was the total number of complaints that were received in 2012, alone. The report was made by the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation in the state, as well as its insurance division. The communications from the consumers involved both questions and complaints about…