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title: Massachusetts Secures Record Judgment Against Insurance Companies
date: 2025-02-03T00:00:00-05:00
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# Massachusetts Secures Record Judgment Against Insurance Companies

  February 3, 2025 | 5 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 [Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess "Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast") · [Massachusetts Secures Record Judgment Against Insurance Companies](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/massachusetts-secures-record "Massachusetts Secures Record Judgment Against Insurance Companies")

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The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (MA AGO) has secured a landmark $165 million judgment—one of the largest civil penalties ever imposed under the state’s Consumer Protection Act—against three UnitedHealth insurance companies. A Suffolk Superior Court ruling found the defendants liable for violating a prior consent judgment and engaging in false and deceptive practices.

The case has roots in a 2009 consent judgment, which barred the companies from selling health plans in Massachusetts for five years and permanently prohibited misleading advertising. However, a 2020 lawsuit alleged continued unfair and deceptive practices, including misleading advertising, misrepresenting agents as independent advisors, and improperly bundling health products. While some claims lacked sufficient evidence, the court imposed $115 million in civil penalties and $50 million in restitution. UnitedHealthcare has announced plans to appeal.

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