Insurance
MassDev, Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Partner to Finance Health Center Expansion
MassDevelopment has partnered with The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod to provide Outer Cape Health Services Inc. (OCHS), a federally qualified Cape Cod community health center, with loan financing to renovate a Harwich Port building into a state-of-the-art health care facility.
Personnel File
In this week’s roundup, banks, commercial real estate firms and insurance companies are welcoming new hires and promoting internally.
What #MeToo is Teaching Us About Reporting Sexual Harassment at Work
Accusations of sexual harassment in the workplace are on the rise in Massachusetts, but why now?
Personnel File
In this week’s roundup, a number of financial organizations and commercial real estate companies have been hiring.
Two Leases Signed At Westborough Office Park
Two financial companies have leased 10,000 square feet at Westborough Office Park, including a corporate headquarters relocation.
Transamerica to Refund Massachusetts Consumers
In response to allegations that Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Co. unsuccessfully supervised an agent who sold life insurance policies in Massachusetts without a license, the company will refund premiums and make a $19,647 payment to the commonwealth.
Fed Up with Rising Costs, Big US Firms Dig into Health Care
At its Silicon Valley headquarters, network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. is going to unusual lengths to take control of the relentless increase in its U.S. health care costs.
Personnel File
A range of companies are announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.
EBSB Adds Insurance to Product Offerings
East Boston Savings Bank is moving into insurance.
Business Groups Seek Reduction in Avoidable ER visits
Business leaders in Massachusetts say they want to reduce the number of unnecessary visits to hospital emergency rooms.
Moran, Holmes Say Hospital Merger Warrants More Discussion
Two state lawmakers are calling for officials to shine a spotlight on a pending hospital merger that would create the state’s second-largest health care system.
Nurses at Massachusetts Hospital Reach Contract Deal
Unionized nurses at a Western Massachusetts hospital have reached a contract deal with management after about 18 months of contentious negotiations and a pair of one-day strikes.
MassDev Funds UMass Hospital Campus Improvements
MassDevelopment has issued a $109 million tax-exempt bond for UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care system in central Massachusetts.
National Flood Insurance Program Unfairly Maligned
The National Flood Insurance Program has been in the national news recently in a series of unsympathetic reports.
Personnel File
Clinton Savings Bank, Kaplan Construction and Rogers & Gray Insurance are among the organizations announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.
New England Life Flight Receives Lease for New Medical Helicopters
New England Life Flight Inc. received a $29.34 million tax-exempt lease from MassDevelopment.
State Approves Expansion at Baystate Surgery Center
State officials signed off Wednesday on the addition of two ambulatory surgery operating rooms at the Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center in Springfield.
Community Good Works
Giving back through academia is a recurring theme in this week’s roundup.
Health Cost Estimators Catching on, Pioneer Report Says
Private health insurers are “waking up to” benefits of price transparency, but work remains to reach the potential for cost savings from providing consumers with more information, according to a new study from the Pioneer Institute.
RE/MAX Leading Edge to Launch Insurance Agency
Winchester-based RE/MAX Leading Edge will partner with Scotti Insurance Agency to provide insurance services via a new agency, Leading Edge Insurance.
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