The home insurer of last resort is seeking to raise rates by as much as 9.9 percent in Worcester, Springfield and some coastal communities, though any rate change will need approval from Insurance Commissioner Joe Murphy.
Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, who is resigning from the state's second-highest office next week to lead the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, was awarded a medal this morning by Becker College President Robert E. Johnson, the college said.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is the lead institution in a new program funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant it received with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Worcester possesses many of the ingredients that could help it emerge as a nationally-known research and entrepreneurship hub, including research universities and access to Boston's venture capital market, said Mark Rice, dean of Worcester Polytechnic's business school.
UMass Memorial Medical Center and registered nurses at its University campus reached a tentative contract agreement late last night that averted a one-day walkout that had been called for today.
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” for The Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester and its subsidiaries, the New Jersey-based ratings firm said.