Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maine-Based Agencies Turner Barker, Clark Insurance to Merge
Apr 4 2013 // Turner Barker Insurance, a Portland, Maine-based agency which had been a wholly owned subsidiary of Gorham Savings Bank for the past dozen years, will soon merge with Clark Insurance, an agency also based in Portland....
MEMIC Group Appoints Manager of Maine Advocate Operations
Apr 2 2013 // The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, announced the promotion of Troy McLain to manager of Maine advocate operations.Troy McLainMcLain began at MEMIC in 1997, serving as a...
Maine, Rhode Island Granted Disaster Aid for February Storm
Mar 27 2013 // Maine will be eligible for federal help to cover the costs of a blizzard that hit in early February. President Barack Obama on Monday approved Gov. Paul LePage’s request for a disaster declaration. The declaration...
Mainers Urged to Consider Flood Insurance
Mar 18 2013 // State officials are urging Mainers to consider buying flood insurance if their home or business is located close to a body of water. The Maine Floodplain Management Program says standard home- and business-owners’...
Maine’s Cross Insurance Appoints Vice President of Commercial Lines
Mar 6 2013 // Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Bangor, Maine-based Cross Financial Corp. and one of the largest independent insurance providers in New England, hired Michael Dufour as vice president of commercial lines at the...
Bill to Mandate Motorcycle Helmets Aired in Maine
Feb 15 2013 // The latest proposal to again make helmet use mandatory for all Maine motorcyclists was couched Tuesday, Feb. 12, by supporters as a public safety issue and by opponents as a matter of personal freedom. Medical groups...
Maine-Based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Group Announces 2 Promotions
Feb 13 2013 // The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, announced the promotions of Matthew Harmon and Daniel Smith to assistant vice president of claim operations.Matthew Harmon and Daniel...
SeaFire Insurance Seeks Agency Partners in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine
Feb 12 2013 // SeaFire Insurance Services said it is actively seeking new agency partners in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine for its exclusive auto dealer and repair insurance program. SeaFire said it will consider appointments for...
Northeast Trying to Get Back on Track After Snowstorm
Feb 11 2013 // Emergency crews and residents struggled to clear roadways and sidewalks from a storm that rampaged through the Northeast, dumping up to 3 feet of snow and bringing howling winds that knocked out power to hundreds of...
Northeast Blizzard Hit Like a Hurricane
Feb 10 2013 // A blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least nine people dead. The mammoth storm...
Maine Regulators Recovered More Than $3M for Consumers in 2012
Feb 8 2013 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa said the state’s Bureau of Insurance recovered more than $3 million for Maine consumers in 2012. Nearly $2.2 million was recovered for consumers by the Bureau’s...
Workers’ Compensation Insurer MEMIC Expanding to Florida
Feb 6 2013 // Portland, Maine-based workers’ compensation insurer The MEMIC Group said it will open its first office in Florida in the second quarter of 2013. MEMIC President and CEO John T. Leonard said the company’s plan...
Cross Insurance Buys Bond Specialty Agency Skillings Shaw in Maine
Jan 30 2013 // Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Maine-based Cross Financial Corp., and one of the largest independent insurance agencies in New England, recently acquired Skillings Shaw & Associates, a Lewiston, Maine-based bond...
Maine Adopts Uniform Standard for ‘Independent Contractor’
Jan 28 2013 // Maine has recently adopted a new, uniform standard for who can be classified as an “independent contractor” for worker’s comp and other employment-related cases. The change went into effect on Dec. 31,...
Maine Car Buyers Warned to Avoid Deals That Seem Too Good to Be True
Jan 23 2013 // Maine residents in the market for a new car are being warned to stay away from deals that appear too good to be true. Experts say some of the estimated 250,000 vehicles damaged during flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy...
Maine-Based Cross Insurance Opens Higher Education Division in Boston
Jan 14 2013 // Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Maine-based Cross Financial Corp., and one of the largest independent insurance providers in New England, announced the establishment of a Boston office, specializing in higher...
Maine Adopts Uniform Standard for ‘Independent Contractor’ Classification
Jan 3 2013 // Maine has adopted a new, uniform standard for who can be classified as an “independent contractor” for worker’s compensation and other employment-related cases. The change went into effect on Dec. 31,...
UMass Amherst Scientists Forecast Warmer, Wetter Northeast Winters
Dec 14 2012 // A new high-resolution climate study by University of Massachusetts Amherst climate scientists — the first to apply regional climate models to examine likely near-term changes in temperature and precipitation across...
Maine Approves Decrease in WC Loss Costs; $3.5M in Savings Expected
Nov 19 2012 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa announced last week that the state’s Bureau of Insurance has received, reviewed and approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s 2013 loss cost filing...
Hurricane Deductibles Won’t Apply for Sandy in Del. Penn., R.I., D.C.
Nov 4 2012 // [Update: Maine also announced this week that hurricane deductibles would not apply for Sandy-related claims in the state. The Maine Bureau of Insurance told Insurance Journal Monday, Nov. 5, that hurricane deductibles will...
