Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, § 3A (2026)

Administration and enforcement of insurance laws by commissioner of insurance; report of violations

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Section 3A. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, chapter one hundred and fifty-six B insofar as made applicable under this chapter, except section eleven of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, chapter one hundred and seventy-six. If upon complaint, examination or other evidence exhibited to him he is of the opinion that any provision of said chapters has been violated, he shall forthwith report the facts to the attorney general or to the proper district attorney who shall cause the offender to be prosecuted therefor.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1970–2014 · leading case: Wilkinson v. Citation Ins., 447 Mass. 663 (Mass. 2006).

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Wilkinson v. Citation Ins., 447 Mass. 663 (Mass. 2006). “See G. L. c. 175 § 3A (delegating broad authority to *675 Commissioner of Insurance to enforce insurance laws and to promulgate regulations thereunder); 211 Code Mass.”

John Beaudette, Inc. v. Sentry Ins. a Mut. Co., 94 F. Supp. 2d 77 (D. Mass. 1999). “Mass. Gen. L. ch. 175, § 3A; see also Mass.”

Life Ins. Ass'n of Massachusetts v. Commr. of Ins., 530 N.E.2d 168 (Mass. 1988). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 175, § 3A; G. L. c. 175, §§ 110E (d) and 108 (8)(A) (1986 ed.”

Mass. Assoc. of Ind. Ins. Agents v. Commr. of Ins., 367 N.E.2d 796 (Mass. 1977). “See G.L.c. 175, § 3A. Inherent in the nature of these obligations are certain expressed public policies or concerns which can be vindicated by allowing those injured by official action allegedly inconsistent with these policies to challenge them.”

Massachusetts Ass'n of Indep. Ins. Agents & Brokers, Inc. v. Comm'r of Ins., 373 Mass. 290 (Mass. 1977). “See G. L. c. 175, § 3A. Inherent in the nature of these obligations are certain expressed public policies or concerns which can be vindicated by allowing those injured by official action allegedly inconsistent with these policies to challenge them.”

Reliance Ins. v. Comm'r of Ins., 581 N.E.2d 1027 (Mass. App. Ct. 1991). “G. L. c. 175, § 3A. He has extensive authority over licensure and license revocation.”

Arcieri v. New York Life Ins., 63 F. Supp. 3d 159 (D. Mass. 2014). “M.G.L. c. 175, § 3A; M.G.L. c. 176D §§ 6, 7; see also Thorpe v.”

Angelico v. Comm'r of Ins., 258 N.E.2d 299 (Mass. 1970). “” The petitioners also allege, in substance, that the Commissioner should have taken action against Travelers for the following reasons: (1) Under G. L. c. 175, § 3A, the Commissioner is charged “with the duty of administering and enforcing the provisions of that chapter.”

Franklin v. Order of United Com. Travelers, 590 F. Supp. 255 (D. Mass. 1984). “Mass.Gen.Laws ch. 175, § 3A. The Attorney General is empowered at the Commissioner’s request to bring an action for injunctive relief against the insurer.”

Commonwealth v. Ellis, 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 678 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). “iety of sources, including concerned citizens, private attorneys, judges, state and federal agencies, other divisions within the Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Industrial Accidents, the WCRIB, the Public Employees Retirement Administration, the National…”

Goldstein v. Sav. Bank Life Ins., 21 Mass. L. Rptr. 204 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2006). “See G.L.c. 175, §3A; see also Colby v. Metropolitan Prop.”

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