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06/04/2013
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Massachusetts Police Are Cracking Down on Distracted Driving
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The same day that Massachusetts State Police announced they received grant money to thwart texting while driving, a statewide survey showed that people are generally nonchalant about using their smartphones while behind the wheel.
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06/03/2013
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Weekly challenge: redouble your efforts to stop texting while driving
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Nearly three years after Massachusetts implemented a ban on texting while driving, nearly 40 percent of drivers in the state say they still send text messages when behind the wheel, according to a March survey of 500 drivers released Monday.
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04/15/2013
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Plymouth Rock Assurance to Honor Outstanding High School Students
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98.5 The Sports Hub and Plymouth Rock Assurance
Corporation are proud to announce High School Heroes, a new community outreach program – designed to identify and honor students across Massachusetts.
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04/09/2013
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Plymouth Rock Adds Quote Comparison to Online Sales Portal
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The addition allows an independent agent to reach out to a prospect who uses the Plymouth Rock quote portal with multiple carriers' rates.
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02/11/2013
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Snowstorm Won’t Set Records for Insurance Claims
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Last week’s snowstorm may be one for the record books in terms of snowfall, but probably not in storm damage, insurers said.
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01/28/2013
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Social Media Works For Plymouth Rock And Main Street America
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The feature includes five shorter pieces focused on specific company responses to Hurricane Sandy, and in addition to Plymouth Rock it also includes commentary from Progressive, Selective Insurance Group, Main Street American Group, and Assurant Specialty Property.
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09/14/2012
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New Players Hit Traffic in MA Auto Insurance Market
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Overview of the impact of managed competition in the MA auto insurance market.
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09/14/2012
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What's The State Of Personal Auto Insurance Today?
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Chris Olie, President of Plymouth Rock Assurance, provides insight in the the state of the MA Auto Insurance market
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06/28/2012
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On texting, lead by example
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A recent study by the state’s Department of Public Health revealed that 42 percent of Massachusetts high school students who drive admitted they text while behind the wheel.
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06/18/2012
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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of the Members of Plymouth Rock Assurance Group
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A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of the members of Plymouth Rock Assurance Group (PRAG), which includes intercompany pool members, Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. (PRAC) and Pilgrim Insurance Company, as well as the operations of affiliate, Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation (Concord, NH), which is fully reinsured via a quota share arrangement. The outlook for all ratings is stable.
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06/08/2012
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Insurance Brings Olie from Ohio to Downtown Boston
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Chris Olie got into the insurance business by accident. "It was not something I specifically planned for," said Olie, now CEO at Plymouth Rock Assurance, the state's fifth largest writer of private passenger auto insurance.
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05/22/2012
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High Gas Prices Causing Mass. Motorists to Drive Less
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A new study of motorists in Massachusetts has found that continued concerns over high gasoline prices may influence their travel plans. According to survey findings released by Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp., this year's increase in the price of gasoline has resulted in almost nine in 10 respondents (88%) driving less.
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05/04/2012
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Facebook Users Expose Too Much to Insurers: Consumer Reports
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The organization says that insurers could "use against" policyholders the fact that they "like" a page about "health conditions or treatments." But is that all insurers get out of social?
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05/04/2012
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Massachusetts Insureres hold steady against national rivals
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Four years after automobile insurance deregulation, Massachusetts’ insurance agencies say they’re holding their own against national low-cost competitors.
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03/28/2012
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With Claims Data, Size Doesn't Matter
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Insurers' claims organizations can benefit more from flexible, agile analytics than from simply higher volumes of data, experts say.
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03/11/2012
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Encharter Insurance Opens New Insurance Office in Cheshire, CT
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Encharter Insurance announces the opening of their new insurance office in Cheshire, CT.
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02/13/2012
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3 Ways Insurance Companies Can Help Their Agents Compete in the Age of Direct Sales
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With direct sales gaining momentum, it's not easy to be an insurance agent. But carriers can help their distribution partners compete with these easy technology solutions.
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12/26/2011
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Plymouth Rock Awards $300 To RADD Club
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The Needham chapter of the national student group SADD plans positive events encouraging youth to live substance free.
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12/08/2011
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Plymouth Rock insurance company donates $300 to Beverly High SADD chapter
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The Boston-based insurance company has pledged to make the same donation to the winner in 14 other traditional Thanksgiving Day rivalries across the state
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11/20/2011
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Beverly and Salem football squads ready to 'Bridge the Gap'
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The event is a chance for the teams and their supporters to show good sportsmanship before they battle on Turkey Day
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11/20/2011
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Plymouth Rock Assurance to celebrate Thanksgiving Football rivalries with contest
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Share Thanksgiving Game-Day Stories and Win Football Tickets
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11/18/2011
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Plymouth Rock Assurance, Local Agents Celebrate Classic Massachusetts Thanksgiving Football Rivalries
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Honoring Massachusetts residents’ long-standing love for Thanksgiving high school football
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11/18/2011
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Plymouth Rock to award Natick/Framingham Thanksgiving football game winner with SADD donation
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Honoring Massachusetts’ long-standing love for classic Thanksgiving football
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11/18/2011
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Prize For School That Wins Thanksgiving Day Football Game
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Plymouth Rock has invited fans to share their most memorable stories from any Thanksgiving football game they have experienced
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10/03/2011
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Plymouth Rock: Bolstering Independents
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Plymouth Rock Assurance supports agents in both traditional and non traditional channels.
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09/12/2011
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Natural disasters are costing more money.
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Natural disasters are stronger and costlier than ever -- and experts aren't so sure the United States economy is strong enough to easily shrug off the effects. But there are several ways individuals can be financially ready for a disaster.
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07/31/2011
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Insurers weathering tornado claims.
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Insurers seem to be able to handle the $175 million-plus losses from last month's tornadoes in central MA.
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07/06/2011
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The Real Cost of Texting While Driving: Tips on How to Avoid this Destructive Behavior.
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Distracted driving – particularly, using a cell phone while driving – has unfortunately emerged as the most dangerous habit of drivers across the country. Here are some tips to help avoid it.
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06/27/2011
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Monson, Springfield workers, businesses rebuild from tornadoes.
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Resiliency of a small business during adverse times and help they received from companies like Plymouth Rock Assurance
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06/09/2011
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Encharter Unveils Unique Direct-to-Consumer Pitch
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Encharter Insurance has launched a marketing approach that enables clients to quote, bind and issue their own Massachusetts or Connecticut auto policies with Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. (PRAC) on the Encharter web site.
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06/03/2011
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Insurance adjuster David Valentine sizes up damage at Springfield homes hit by tornado
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Appraisers working to help residents impacted by tornadoes in central and western MA
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06/03/2011
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iZUP keeps your eyes on the road - not on the phone
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Distracted driving happens to everyone. There are laws that try to keep it under control but a mobile app called iZUP, from Illume Software, is available to help you keep your eyes on the road and off the phone.
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05/19/2011
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Agents Shouldn't Fear Allstate's Esurance Buy
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Making a move toward direct sales isn't about cannibalizing existing customers. Both agents and carriers can benefit.
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04/15/2011
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Insurers Advised to Improve Mobile Online Applications
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One local leader in mobile and online technology has been Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation. In the last two weeks, the Boston-based insurer launched a program allowing customers to quote and bind coverage online - without leaving the company’s independent insurance agents out of the loop.
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04/01/2011
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Plymouth Rock Assurance asks its customers for help with naming new mascot
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Insurers’ marketing efforts often are dry, just-the-facts-ma’am affairs. That’s why Geico’s green gecko and Allstate’s mayhem videos stand out from the crowd. Here in Massachusetts, insurance companies have had to develop new approaches to catch the eyes of consumers since the state Division of Insurance loosened the regulations on auto insurance plans to make the market more competitive exactly three years ago today.
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03/28/2011
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Plymouth Rock To Release Direct Sales Application for Agents' Sites
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Plymouth Rock Assurance, a Boston-based P&C carrier writing business in Massachusetts and Connecticut, prides itself on its agent-centric distribution tradition. Searching for a way to answer increased competition in its market while keeping that tradition alive, the company is launching on March 31 the Online Policy Purchase Tool, an application both for its own website and for its agents' sites that allows customers to quote and bind auto policies.
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02/01/2011
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Got It Covered
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Sex. Drugs. Rock & roll. Insurance. Did I lose you on that last one? Yeah, I know - reading about insurance is usually a Snoozefest. But while the topic of insurance may not be sexy, it is regrettably necessary and important to review from time to time.
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01/29/2011
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Here’s Why The Financial Crisis Could Not Have Been Prevented
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The multi-trillion dollar meltdown of financial markets in 2007-09 could not have been prevented. It was absurd speculation on the part of the special Presidential Commission to even suggest this impossible nirvana. No way Jose!
Let me tell you why. As my esteemed friend Jim Stone, chairman of Plymouth Rock Assurance, headquartered in Boston puts it so succinctly; “We have wagered our place in history on our relative strength in finance. Bad bet.”
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11/30/2010
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Drivers more likely to get tickets during economic slowdowns
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With severe budget cuts forcing cities and states to look for ways to increase revenue, some police departments are filling the gap by citing more drivers for speeding and other moving violations.
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11/23/2010
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9 Insurance Companies Named 2010 INNovators
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Insurance Networking News - Author:Carrie Burns - This article announces the winners of this year’s INNovators Awards, in which the Plymouth Rock Group of Companies placed in the Customer Experience category.
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11/22/2010
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Plymouth Rock Revamps Website
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Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance ($295 million in 2009 premiums) knew that its website, prac.com, which launched in 2008, wasn't meeting the needs of its customers and agents. To rectify the situation, as the auto insurer embarked on a redesign of the site it turned to those users to find out what they needed in terms of online services, relates Marianne DoranCollins, Plymouth's director of online and consumer experience.
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11/11/2010
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App steers drivers away from using their cell phones
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Boston Business Journal - Author:Rodney H. Brown - Now that the new Massachusetts law banning texting while driving has taken effect, a Newton mobile software company is seeing a great deal of interest from a somewhat unexpected area — corporations with many drivers on the road.
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09/30/2010
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State Officials Warn Drivers About Dangers of Texting
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NECN - Author:Lauren Collins - Today, state officials are warning drivers of the dangers of texting. It doesn't take much for a driver to get distracted and for a life to change.
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09/28/2010
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iZUP puts texters on lock down
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Plymouth Rock Assurances announced a partnership on Tuesday with Illume Software, the makers of iZup, to give its policyholders a 25 percent discount on the cell phone application.
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09/10/2010
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Plymouth Rock Gas Finder & Safety Suggestions
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Labor day we said goodbye to summer and dove head first into our Fall schedules and driving changes. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation has a few tips and tricks on how to save a few bucks while staying safe.
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08/10/2010
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Top 10 Green Driving Tips
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HowStuffWorks.com - Author:Jamie Page Deaton - There are lots of ways to stay on a budget. Clipping coupons and waiting for sales are good ways to stretch your dollar, but let's face it: Gas will likely never go on sale. While some stations offer gas coupons or promotions, they're usually too small to really make a dent in anyone's driving budget. If gas stations aren't going to put gas on sale, you'll have to.
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08/05/2010
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Plymouth Rock Honors Charniak Milestone
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John F. Cunninghan of Dudley is no ways near old enough to recall when the Webster based Charniak Insurance Agency was established in 1960.
But Mr. Cunningham, employed in the marketing department at Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. of Boston, recognizes an insurance story when he reads one, especially when the business he works for has a service interest.
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07/25/2010
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Applauding the New Texting Ban
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By Paula Gold
GateHouse News Service
Littleton — There is no dispute that texting while driving has become a dangerous epidemic in the United States, resulting in tragic accidents nationwide. Data collected by the U.S. Department of Transportation found that nearly 6,000 people died on the roads last year, in part because of the use of mobile devices while driving.
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07/16/2010
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Gold: Be Safe and Legal: Don't Text While Driving
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While most of Massachusetts was preparing to celebrate the long Independence Day weekend, Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law a bill that makes Massachusetts the 29th state to ban texting for all drivers and cell phone use for drivers under 18. The law also implements other driver safety regulations and allows a doctor to alert the state when a patient might be a dangerous driver. This will no doubt lead to safer roads for all of us.
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06/09/2010
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Tips to Avoid Texting While Driving
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Tips to Avoid Texting While Driving
By Paula Gold, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Plymouth Rock Assurance
In today’s fast-paced, always connected world, it can be hard to put down your cell phone – whether for a long commute home, or even just for a quick trip to the corner store. But, to help you avoid the temptation of using a mobile device while operating a vehicle—and avoid the related risks—consider...
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05/25/2010
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Plymouth Rock Customers Receive MORE Benefits!
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Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation announced last week it has made an agreement made with some of the nation’s top auto service providers and part retailers to provide Plymouth Rock policy holders with additional Savings Pass Program benefits. Plymouth Rock has partnered with Sears Auto Center, Meineke Car Care Centers and Maaco to name a few, offering discounts saving up to 15% on auto-related products and services when customers use their Savings Pass.
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04/01/2010
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Speaking Of: Anti-Texting Laws
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A study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute concluded that of all cell phone-related tasks -- including talking, dialing, or reaching for the phone -- texting while driving was by far the most dangerous. Why? For every six seconds of drive time, a driver sending or receiving a text message spends 4.6 of those seconds with their eyes off the road.
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03/31/2010
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A Better Way to Grow
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Insurers and agents alike are finding the "show me the money" approach needs to be enhanced with elements that ensure time-tested, mutually beneficial relationships that foster growth for both parties.
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03/28/2010
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Social Media Lets Agents Reach New Customers, Relate to Current Ones
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Mark Sweeney, chief agency officer at Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, explained that agencies are moving away from the traditional methods of Yellowbook ads and items in local newspapers and trending toward putting their advertising efforts online to reach consumers.
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