Latest Maine Headlines

All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Clark Insurance Hires Nadeau as Account Executive in Maine

Nov 20 2015 // David Nadeau Clark Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Portland, Maine, has hired David Nadeau as account executive for the agency’s Business Insurance Department. Nadeau most recently worked as...

Maine Issues Bulletin on Insurers’ Adverse Action Notices

Sep 21 2015 // The Maine Bureau of Insurance recently issued a bulletin on the topic of insurance scoring and adverse action notices. The bulletin 406, “Insurance Scoring – Adverse Action Notices,” was addressed to...

Maine Issues Bulletin on Insurance Scoring, Adverse Action Notices

Sep 9 2015 // The Maine Bureau of Insurance recently issued a bulletin advising insurers in the state that use credit information in underwriting or rating personal insurance policies. The bulletin examined the topic of insurance...

Maine’s MEMIC Group Announces 2 Promotions

Sep 8 2015 // Rebecca LeClair The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Portland, Maine, promoted Rebecca LeClair to information technology director of Application Development where she will oversee the maintenance...

People – East

Sep 7 2015 // Insurance broker Marsh said David Marino has joined the firm to lead its U.S. Construction Practice. Marino brings to Marsh 20 years of insurance and construction industry experience. He joins the firm from Aon, where he...

District of Columbia, Maine, Pennsylvania Nix Price Optimization

Sep 7 2015 // The District of Columbia, Maine and Pennsylvania have recently joined a growing number of states and jurisdictions that issued directives prohibiting the use of price optimization. In Washington, D.C., the Department of...

Maine’s Cross Insurance Announces Leadership for Franchised Dealer Practice

Sep 1 2015 // Cross Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Bangor, Maine, appointed vice presidents Michael J. McInnis, Sr. and Scott S. Colford as co-leaders of its newly formed Franchised Dealer Practice that will focus...

Driver’s ‘Selfie’ Attempt Causes Crash, Maine Police Say

Sep 1 2015 // Maine State Police have issued a distracted driving summons to a man who they say crashed into a tree while taking a “selfie” with his passengers, injuring several of them. State police say Jordan Toner was...

Maine Issues Bulletin Prohibiting Use of Price Optimization

Aug 26 2015 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric A. Cioppa stated in a bulletin published Monday that in Maine, personal lines property/casualty insurers that use price optimization should submit revised rate filings removing such...

Maine’s Clark Insurance Announces Election and Succession of Officers

Aug 24 2015 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency based in Portland, Maine, announced that its board of directors has elected new officers as part of its long-planned internal leadership succession. Kenneth...

Maine Highlights New State Law to Protect Rideshare Drivers, Passengers

Aug 19 2015 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa is highlighting a new Maine law, the Transportation Network Company Insurance Act, emphasizing that it will help to protect passengers, pedestrians and other motorists from losses...

MEMIC Hires Hartt as Agency Services Administrator in Maine

Aug 4 2015 // Marcia Hartt The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Portland, Maine, hired Marcia Hartt as agency services administrator to enhance MEMIC’s relationship with insurance agencies. She is based...

NAIA Hires Sherwood as Director of Marketing & Communications in Maine

Jul 27 2015 // Rebecca Sherwood North American Insurance Alliance (NAIA), an agency alliance based in Rangeley, Maine, hired Rebecca Sherwood as director of marketing and communications. For the past seven and a half years, Sherwood was...

Most Maine Crimes Drop in 2014 Even as Drug Arrests Grow

Jul 23 2015 // The Maine Department of Public Safety says crime dropped nearly 15 percent last year, the largest drop in the four decades that the state has kept detailed records. Commissioner John Morris said Wednesday every crime...

Bike Advocates Applaud Passage of Safety Bill in Maine

Jul 7 2015 // Bike safety advocates are celebrating a new law in Maine that they say will make the roads safer for bikers and pedestrians. Brian Allenby of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine tells the Maine Public Broadcasting Network that...

Obamacare Tax Subsidy Recipients in Northeast Express Relief

Jun 26 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the tax subsidies for health insureds across the country including those in states without their own health exchanges that use the federal health insurance exchange. The following...

Canada Lays New Charges Against Railway in Lac-Megantic Derailment

Jun 23 2015 // The Canadian government has hit Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. with fresh charges over a 2013 derailment that killed 47 people. The charges were laid Monday against the company and its president, Robert...

MEMIC Promotes Holbrook to VP of Information Technology in Maine

Jun 22 2015 // Matthew Holbrook The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Portland, Maine, promoted Matthew Holbrook to vice president of Information Technology from director of IT applications. Based in Portland,...

Supreme Court Rejects Maine’s Obamacare Challenge

Jun 9 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Maine to escape one requirement of Obamacare, as the justices prepare to rule on a more far-reaching challenge that might unravel the health-care law. The justices Monday left...

Clark Insurance Adds 2 to Business Insurance Department in Maine

Jun 3 2015 // Clark Insurance hired Zachary Henry and Andrew Shaw for the firm’s Business Insurance Department in the Portland, Maine, office. Both will serve as associate account managers until they earn their property/casualty...