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Cassandra Koegel Joins MAIA as Membership Engagement Director

Cassandra Koegel Joins MAIA as Membership Engagement Director We are proud to introduce MAIA’s new Membership Engagement Director, Cassandra Koegel, CISR, AINS. Cassandra spent the last five years at Arbella and is licensed in P&C. She has been active in MAIA’s Young Agents Committee for the past two years and has established a solid knowledge…

3rd. Party Rental

3rd. Party Rental QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 10, 2019

Deferred Operator Issue

Deferred Operator Issue QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 11, 2019

Public Autos – Rating Territory

Public Autos – Rating Territory QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 11, 2019

Important Updates to our Hospitality Program at Number One

Important Updates to our Hospitality Program at Number One Meet Lori Kane! Lori is Number One Insurance Agency’s newest program manager, serving our brokers with Hospitality clients. You can reach Lori directly at [email protected] or (508) 634-7361.  

Replacement of Required Vehicle Decals

Replacement of Required Vehicle Decals QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 12, 2019

Revisiting Berkshire Hathaway’s 3-Page Small Business Policy

Revisiting Berkshire Hathaway’s 3-Page Small Business Policy THREE, the 3-page small business policy marketed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, presents statements such as: “no need for brokers or lawyers to translate your policy” and “by simplifying the process we were able to take out the middleman.” In case you missed it, Chris Boggs of the Big…

Audit Reveals Overbilling of Insurance Companies by DOI

Audit Reveals Overbilling of Insurance Companies by DOI Last week, MA State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump released an audit that calls on the Division of Insurance (DOI) to discontinue an unauthorized practice that has exempted more than 62 insurers from paying a required annual fee. As a result of this practice, the remaining insurance companies…

CAR Bulletin No. 1085-Servicing Carrier and ERP Standards for the Verification of Applicant Drivers’ Licenses

CAR Bulletin No. 1085-Servicing Carrier and ERP Standards for the Verification of Applicant Drivers’ Licenses This recent CAR Bulletin outlines the new standards for Servicing Carriers and ERPs to follow in verifying an applicant’s’ driver’s license . For all new business in the commercial automobile residual market, and for all new and renewal business in the…

Intrastate Commerce and USDOT

Intrastate Commerce and USDOT QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 14, 2019

MM2026 & Damage to Leased Vehicle

MM2026 & Damage to Leased Vehicle QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 14, 2019

Different Limits on Owned Autos

Different Limits on Owned Autos QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 19, 2019

OLD Trailers and Titles

OLD Trailers and Titles QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 20, 2019

Register a Golf Cart

Register a Golf Cart QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 20, 2019

Free Job Postings & Resume Review for Members Only

Free Job Postings & Resume Review for Members Only Your agency is looking for great people to join your team. Meanwhile, smart, motivated people who want to work in insurance are actively seeking job opportunities. If only you could find each other! Well, guess what: You can and it’s FREE. MAIA’s online Career HQ is…

Lemonade … and Purchasing Insurance

Lemonade … and Purchasing Insurance By Irene Morrill, CPCU, CIC, ARM, CRM, LIA, CRIS, CPIW  — VP of Technical Affairs, MAIA  

Help Number One Help You with E&O

Help Number One Help You with E&O As a subsidiary of MAIA, the Number One Insurance Agency (Number One) is here to protect and serve your agency. At the same time, any profits generated by Number One go back to support the work of MAIA. And of course, MAIA is here to protect and serve…

WCRIBMA Special Bulletin: Updated Information on Residual Market Share 08-19

WCRIBMA Special Bulletin: Updated Information on Residual Market Share 08-19 The MA Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIBMA) released Special Bulletin 08-19, Updated Information on Residual Market Share.