Welcome to the Massachusetts Insurance Federation
The Massachusetts Insurance Federation is an insurance company trade association currently comprised of 24 property/casualty insurers, foreign and domestic, national, regional and single state providers of a variety of insurance products. Federation members account for three-fourths of the private passenger automobile insurance written in the state, nearly two-thirds of the homeowners and workers compensation insurance and three-fourths of the medical malpractice insurance.
January 24, 2012: AUTO INSURANCE COMPETITION A BIG SUCCESS IN BAY STATE:
Trade Group Hails Report by National Insurance Regulator Group .
Aug 10, 2011: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issues its decision in Metropolitan v. Morrison.
Aug 3, 2011: MIF Blasts Insurance Agents Ballot Petition .
May 23, 2011: Springfield Republican article, "Competition Saves Drivers Money. "
May 10, 2011: InsWeb releases their 2011 Affordable Car Insurance Index, showing Massachusetts on top again .
May 5, 2011: Patrick Administration Press Release: Mass Drivers Turning To Insurance Discounts.
February 14, 2011: Industry gains victory with signing of terrorism exclusion bill .
January 15, 2011: MIF announces new list of 2011-2012 legistaive priorities.
September 15, 2010: MIF announces legislative status report .
August 19, 2010: Insurance industry skittish on new Quincy collection program .
August 17, 2010: City of Quincy will introduce a bill for car crashes, rescue calls, false alarms.
August 12, 2010: Commonwealth Magazine: " Coakley, auto insurers headed for nasty fight. "
June 24, 2010: Customers air complaints about auto insurance industry as state holds hearing in Springfield .
June 23, 2010: Testimony by MIF President, James Harrington, in response to proposed regulations .
June 4, 2010: Massachusetts Attorney General recommends new, broad regulation for personal auto insurance .
June 4, 2010: "Pick One Regulator": The Standard editorial on Massachusetts auto insurance regulations .
Apr 12, 2010: Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Refuses Request By Health Plans for Preliminary Injunction to Block Denial By Commissioner of Insurance Rate Increases .
Apr 1, 2010: Massachusetts auto insurance reform marks 2nd anniversary: Good Drivers Continue to Give High Marks to Managed Competition.
Mar 1, 2010: Massachusetts Insurance Federation unveils new website.
Feb 16, 2010: Massachusetts Supreme Court issues decision upholding rules granting exemptions from the auto insurance assigned risk plan for new entrants to the market .
Feb 10, 2010: Joint Committee on Financial Services reports out favorably H-958 - legislation sunsetting exemptions from auto insurance assigned risk plan for new entrants .
Jan 5, 2010: Read Jim Harrington's Boston Globe Letter to The Editor: " Good drivers no longer have to subsidize bad ones. "
Jan 5, 2010: P&C National Underwriter: Insurers Face Problem Attracting New Talent.
Dec 22, 2009: Gen-Xers Key For Insurance Web Sales, Poll Finds.
Formed in 2003, the Federation is viewed as the leading advocacy voice of the property/casualty insurance industry committed to improvements in and modernization of the laws and regulations governing the business of insurance. More specifically, founding Federation members successfully secured regulatory advances in private passenger automobile insurance from rates being set by government and residual market losses distributed by a pooling mechanism, to competitive rating and a residual market assigned risk plan. In addition, the Federation was instrumental in the passage of legislation exempting large commercial risks from rate and form filing requirements.
Our Priorities
Our Mission
The Federation was created to foster a relationship of understanding and respect between the people, their government and the business of property/casualty insurance. In addition to advocacy, the Federation routinely engages in the education of consumers and public policymakers as to the value that property/casualty insurers bring to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the issues associated with the variety of personal and commercial insurance products which Federation members make available.
Welcome to "The Federation"
The Massachusetts Insurance Federation is proud to serve as the largest insurance industry trade association in the Commonwealth, representing a diverse array of domestic, regional and national insurers. We invite you to explore our site to read about the organization, and I encourage you to contact us to discuss becoming a member or to learn more about the Massachusetts insurance industry.
Thank you and best regards,
James T. Harrington
Executive Director
To see a full list and explanation of our legislative priorities, click here .
James T. Harrington: Executive Director
Jim Harrington has served as the
Federation's Executive Director
since its inception. He is recognized
as an accomplished industry advocate
and is responsible for coordinating all Federation activity. His experience includes sixteen years with the American Insurance Association as Vice President of the Northeast Region, five years with the National Association of Independent Insurers as Regional Legislative Director and a two term member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Peter T. Robertson, Esq.: Legal
Peter Robertson is an attorney who has
specialized in Massachusetts insurance issues for
more than twenty-five years, providing legal
advice and representation on legislative and
regulatory matters. In his practice, he advises and represents insurance trade associations, insurance companies and insurance agencies on Massachusetts issues. Previously, Mr. Robertson served as Deputy Commissioner & General Counsel of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. In addition to providing advice to insurance clients, he serves or has served on boards of directors of several property/casualty insurance companies and has appeared as an expert witness in legal proceedings involving Massachusetts insurance issues.
William A. Delaney: Advocacy
Bill Delaney, President of Delaney Legislative
Services, a Massachusetts based professional
lobbying and issues management firm, brings
thirty years of experience advocating on
behalf of a broad range of clients including national trade associations, unions and corporations in both the legislative and executive branches of government. Bill is widely respected and a well known figure on Beacon Hill long ago adopting the retail definition of lobbying aimed at the development of relationships with all members, not simply relying on those currently holding positions of power.
William Ryan & Jane Lane: Media Relations & Political Affairs
Bill Ryan and Jane Lane bring more than 40 years of Massachusetts media, messaging and political strategy experience to the MIF team. Bill is a former insurance industry executive with unique experience as an elected official, former state senate chief of staff and strategic communications consultant for public policymakers and large corporations. Jane is the former press secretary for the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, she began her career as a journalist and has served as communications director for congressional, gubernatorial and numerous issue campaigns. Together, they guide and oversee the development and implementation of Federation outreach and communications strategies aimed at maximizing policy advocacy and impact.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS:
Robert Cordner President The Tower Group
Linda Sallop Vice-President Atlantic Charter
Jim Moran Secretary The Quincy Mutual Group
Don Baldini Treasurer The Liberty Mutual Group
Cognizant of and sensitive to finite resources, the Federation employs an Executive Director while outsourcing other critical functions:
Leadership Team:
Executive Board:
Members
The Liberty Mutual Group
The Norfolk & Dedham Group
Preferred Mutual Insurance Company
Progressive Insurance
ProMutual Group
The Quincy Mutual Group
The Safety Insurance Group
The Tower Group Companies
The Travelers Insurance Group
Travelers of Massachusetts
USAA
Zurich North America
A Note About Our Members:
The Massachusetts Insurance Federation represents a diverse array of single-state, regional and national insurers, which write policies ranging from private passenger auto insurance to medical malpractice coverage. The legislative and regulatory priorities of the Federation are determined by a Board of Directors, with each Federation member occupying a single Board seat of equal weight. To learn more about becoming a member contact us at membership_massinsurance.org .
Allstate Insurance
Amica Mutual Insurance
Atlantic Charter Insurance
The Chubb Group
The Concord Group
CNA Insurance
The Commerce Insurance Group
CUNA Mutual Group
Encompass Insurance
GEICO
The Hanover Insurance Group
Associate Members
American Insurance Association
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Reinsurance Association of America
"Having served as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services and its predecessor, the Joint Committee on Insurance, I often interacted with the Massachusetts Insurance Federation in deliberating appropriate public policy relative to numerous property/casualty insurance issues ranging from private passenger automobile insurance, property insurance to commercial liability insurance. I found Jim Harrington and his membership to be eminently responsive and helpful in assisting to identify thoughtful legislative solutions to consumer related concerns. As I respected and in some measure relied upon their input, I continue to advise my colleagues to do likewise."
- Honorable Ron Mariano
Massachusetts House of Representatives, Majority Leader
Contact Us
Our Address
2 Center Plaza, Suite 8
Boston, MA 02108
Tel.: +1 (617) 557-5538
E-mail: info_massinsurance.org
