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Consumer resources: Everything consumers need to know about insurance, Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI).
Links to sources of information on all types of insurance, including more esoteric topics like pet insurance, wedding insurance, and more.
Massachusetts laws
New: St. 2024, c. 231 An act relative to medically necessary breast screenings and exams for equity and early detection
MGL c. 175 Insurance
MGL c. 175A Insurance rates
MGL c. 176D Unfair and deceptive acts and practices in insurance
Massachusetts regulations
211 CMR Insurance
Federal laws
15 U.S.C. 20 Gives states the right to regulate insurance
Selected cases
Commerce Insurance v. Szafarowicz, 483 Mass. 247 (2019)
An insurer, who had defended under a reservation of rights and contested the judgment, was only bound by a settlement/assignment agreement reached in the underlying case if the agreement was found to be reasonable under the totality of the circumstances.
Green Mountain Insurance Co. v. Wakelin, 484 Mass. 222 (2020)
Discusses the meaning of "arising out of a premises" property insurance exclusion.
Rawan v. Continental Insurance Co., 483 Mass. 654 (2019)
Consent-to-settle clauses in professional liability insurance policies are legal, but when the insured refuses to settle, the insurer still owes some duties to a third-party claimant.
Verveine Corp. v. Strathmore Insurance Company, 489 Mass. 534 (2022)
Economic losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are not covered under standard commercial property insurance policies because loss of revenue is not a "direct physical loss of or damage to property."
Agency
Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI)
Includes a link to file a complaint.
Web sources
DOI Bulletin 2007-15: Written notice to claimants of payment of claims in third party settlements
Insurance companies are directed to notify clients when payment of settlement of $5000 or more has been made to the client's attorney.
Glossary of insurance terms, National Assoc. of Insurance Commissioners.
Travel insurance, Mass. Division of Insurance.
Consumers planning a trip may consider travel insurance to protect their investment.
Print sources
Insurance law, (Mass. practice v.58), Thomson Reuters, with supplement.
Insurance law in a nutshell, West, 2022.
Massachusetts bad faith insurance litigation: The law of chapter 176D, Lawyers Weekly, 2020.
Massachusetts liability insurance manual, 4th ed., MCLE, 2024.
Responsibilities of insurance agents and brokers, Matthew Bender, loose-leaf. (eBook available with library card).
Contact for Massachusetts law about insurance
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