A custom piece of Worcester craftsmanship has been installed at the United Nations in New York City just in time for the visit from Pope Francis, with a display created by Continental Wood Craft housing a Kuwaiti exhibit.
Frederick H. Eppinger announced Tuesday that he will step down as the president, CEO, and a director of the Hanover Insurance Group, headquartered in Worcester.
A new survey commissioned by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company found a lack of succession planning among businesses with less than half of those surveyed having a buy-sell agreement in place.
It's not the permanent waiver he requested, but Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that two health insurance markets will not be merged for at least a year, a development that the administration says will prevent "price shock" among employers with between 51 and 100 employees.
A proposed 2016 ballot law would allow adults 21 and older in Massachusetts to legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana and authorize marijuana retail outlets, and cultivation and testing facilities, according to sponsors of the proposal.
Worcester-based Hanover Insurance Group on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.56 per share, beating analysts' estimates by 17 cents. A survey conducted by Zacks had predicted earnings of $1.39.
A health insurers' group believes Massachusetts can save tens of millions of dollars a year if poorer senior citizens who would otherwise wind up in nursing homes were enrolled in a senior care plan rather than remain in a Medicare or Medicaid program.