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Premiums on health insurance plans available only on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace are, on average, more expensive than those sold both on and off the exchange, according to a new analysis by HealthPocket.com, a website that compares and ranks health insurance plans.

Allstate Insurance, which did not do business in Massachusetts for 25 years before returning in 2012, is expanding its Bay State market, and looking to line up a few Central Massachusetts agents and licensed sales professionals as part of those plans.

Former Attorney General Martha Coakley, who has been doing legal analysis for WCVB, plans to join the law firm Foley Hoag next week.

Webster-based MAPFRE/Commerce Insurance has rebranded to MAPFRE Insurance, the company announced yesterday.In a statement, MAPFRE Insurance said...

Years after passage of universal health care access and price control laws, about 3.7 percent of Massachusetts residents still lack insurance and health care costs continue to serve as an impediment to those needing treatment and care.

Massachusetts is getting ready to enact a sick-time law that voters approved in November. The ballot initiative received a healthy dose of support, passing by 59 percent to 40 percent, and the new rules are expected to kick in July 1.

Managed care organizations led the way in merger activity in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by a Connecticut health care research firm, as the volume of all health care deals surpassed that of the fourth quarter of 2014.

Hanover Insurance Group is transferring its United Kingdom motor business to Markerstudy Group, the Worcester-headquartered company announced Monday.

Saying the past process of licensing marijuana dispensaries was dysfunctional, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel announced Wednesday it would be "aggressively revamped."

State employees hoping for legislative support to block state health insurance savings proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker visited the State House Thursday where one top union official compared the governor's plan to a tax.