7 Day Law
7 Day Law QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 7, 2018 I have an insured who’s vehicle was a total loss.. just recently signed over the title to the insurance carrier and insurance has the vehicle now they want to transfer those plates to another…
Dealer Plate
Dealer Plate QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 7, 2018 Kathy- Hope your day is going well. I just had a question regarding dealer plates. Do you know how long a customer can legally drive with dealer plates under the dealer’s insurance? I had a…
Snow Removal Plates
Snow Removal Plates QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 8, 2018 Just looking to see if you know anything about ‘snow plates’ for trucks. Are there such a thing and if so, what would be the registry requirements?
Plate Type Commercial vs. Livery
Plate Type Commercial vs. Livery QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 16, 2018 I have another registry question, hope you can help I have a new client, they are a medical facilitator and help foreign patients seek medical care in the US The company has…
SSN for Credit Checks Commercial Auto
SSN for Credit Checks Commercial Auto QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 17, 2018 Hi, I’m an insurance agent and we now have a personal and commercial contract with Progressive. During commercial lines training they explained that they want us to provide a customer’s Social…
Title and Sales Tax for a UTV
Title and Sales Tax for a UTV QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 21, 2018 I have an insured who bought a UTV that does need to be titled he was told he that he has till the 20th day of the following month to…
Parental Vicarious Liability
Parental Vicarious Liability QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 21, 2018 Do you have any articles or information on Parental Vicarious Liability for adult children in MA; particularly as it relates to Autos?
3rd. Party Claim
3rd. Party Claim QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 23, 2018 I have a third party claim I have been dealing with Liberty Mutual. I need your advise. Our insured turning down a street the other vehicle was backing out of driveway they found our…
Coverage Effective Date
Coverage Effective Date QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on September 17, 2018 We will be insuring a vehicle in CAR. A loss payee wants us to issue a certificate of insurance before we register the vehicle so it can be driven up from KY to MA…
Canada Cards
Canada Cards QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on September 17, 2018 Are “Canada cards” still required for insureds who travel through Canada? I’ve been hearing “yes” from some sources and “no” from others and when I look online I can’t seem to find any recent info. …
Food Spoilage Claim
Food Spoilage Claim QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on September 18, 2018 Question please. We are getting a few calls about food spoilage due to the explosions and loss of Electricity in Andover, No. Andover and Lawrence. This was a state of emergency. If our insureds…
Stamping Trailers
Stamping Trailers QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on September 25, 2018 Technical question here. We have client who wants his trailer reg stamped. Trailer owned in name of two individuals. (not related) We advised him we could not stamp with the two names per underwriting, registry…
Comprehensive Only
Comprehensive Only QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on September 25, 2018 Irene-had a coworker tell me something that absolutely floored me. I have almost 50 years of experience and there were things I thought I was sure of. Not so much now…. To your knowledge, are…
Coverage vs. Effective Date
Coverage vs. Effective Date QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on November 5, 2018 I hope you are doing well! Last month, we had an insured purchase a vehicle on 10/13/2018 but didn’t get the registration paperwork completed until 10/15/2018. Of course, we endorsed the policy to…
2A or Dec Page
2A or Dec Page QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on September 27, 2018 Could you please tell me if Progressive and GEICO are allowed to provide dec pages in lieu of 2As and LPRs?
Certificate of Insurance
Certificate of Insurance QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on October 5, 2018 There is a state statute that talks about a cert of ins can only represent the policies listed. The cert cannot add or take away from a policy. I cannot find it in my…
Collision or Comprehensive
Collision or Comprehensive QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on October 9, 2018 If a person is driving a car and the wheel falls off and the car is damaged from hitting the road, is that a collision or comprehensive claim?
WC Cancellation
WC Cancellation QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on October 12, 2018 Kathy Cormier to Irene Morrill and Dan Foley: I received a call from a member stating that she has two clients that are being cancelled by the WCRIB and the reason for the cancellation in…