Chapter 9, An Act Relative to an Appeal Process of Insurance Premium Surcharges Under Managed Competition

An Act Relative to an Appeal Process of Insurance Premium Surcharges Under Managed Competition Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• Act and History
• Amendments

2. Committee Documents

• House Journal
• Senate Journal
• Joint Committee on Financial Services Hearing Testimony from March 18, 2009
  • Statements

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• Massachusetts statutes affected
• Reports, Contacts, Parties of Interest

4. Executive Action Documents

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• The AP: “AP Newsbreak: Mass. may end auto insurance appeals” By: Glen Johnson – October 9, 2008
• The Boston Globe: “Drivers losing a right to appeal: Insurers to decide on surcharges” By: Jeffrey Krasner – Monday, March 2, 2009
• The Boston Globe: “State plans to dissolve insurance appeals board” By: Jeffrey Krasner – March 2, 2009
• The Boston Globe: Drivers vs. insurers March 3, 2009
• The Boston Globe: State dismantling a system that works – March 6, 2009
• The Boston Globe: Mass. to add rules on driver surcharges By: Jeffrey Krasner – March 6, 2009
• The Boston Herald: “Foes: Move stiffs consumers” By: Hillary Chabot – Friday, January 9, 2009
• Enterprise news: “MASS. MARKET: Auto insurance appeals board may be scrapped” By: Jon Chesto – Feb. 12, 2009
• The Five College Social: Mass may end auto insurance appeals – Fri. Oct, 2008
• Gloucester Daily Times: Auto insurance plan has no state appeal By: Alan Burke – March 3, 2009
• International Business Times: Massachusetts may end auto insurance appeals
• The Republican: Effort launched to save state auto insurance appeals board from being abolished By: Dan Ring – February 24, 2009
• South Coast Today: Mass. might end auto insurance appeals By: Glen Johnson – October 10, 2008
• The Standard: MAIA Requests Answer on Surcharge Appeals – October 17, 2008
• The Standard: Safety, Quincy Mutual Agree With Mass. Agents on Appeals Process – November 7, 2008
• The Standard: MAIA to File Legislation to Keep Surcharge Appeal System – November 14, 2008
• The Standard: Not the right answer
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION – TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009
• State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION – THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009
• State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION – THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION – THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009
• Telegram.com: Has competition made auto appeals board obsolete? Editorial footnote – Sunday, February 1, 2009

6. Misc.

• Other relevant Documents

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