New ZIP Codes in Massachusetts

ARGEO PAUL CELLUCCI GOVERNOR LINDA RUTHARDT COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF INSURANCE 470 Atlantic Avenue • Boston, MA 02210-2223 (617) 521-7794 • FAX (617) 521-7770 TTY/TDD (617) 521-7490 http://www.state.ma.us/doi DANIEL A. GRABAUSKAS DIRECTOR, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS REGULATION Bulletin No. 98-06 TO: All Insurance Companies Offering Homeowner's Insurance in Massachusetts FR: Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt RE: New ZIP Codes in Massachusetts July 14, 1998 On July 1, 1998 the United States Postal Service introduced approximately thirty-six new ZIP codes in Massachusetts. It has been reported to the Division of Insurance on more than one occasion that a consumer's homeowner's insurance premium was incorrectly increased as the result of the ZIP code change. Please remind your employees, agents, and brokers to take appropriate steps to insure no consumers are adversely affected by having received a new ZIP code. Thank you.