Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurer Closing Claims Office in Maine
Jun 1 2009 // Insurance giant Allstate Corp. is closing its claims office in South Portland, a move that affects 55 people. Company spokesman Mike Siemienas said Wednesday the shutdown will take place by July 31 and is part of a...
Schott Named Deputy Commissioner in Maine
May 22 2009 // Tim Schott has been named deputy superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance. Schott has been a county attorney in Webster County, Iowa since 2002, and has over a decade of prosecutorial experience – felony and...
Propane Leak Blamed for Home Explosion in Maine
May 22 2009 // Investigators say a propane leak was the cause of a weekend explosion that leveled a house in Bridgton. Officials say the house exploded around 1 p.m. Sunday while the homeowner was sitting outside after taking his dog for...
Northeast Bank Expands Insurance Agency Presence in Maine
May 20 2009 // Northeast Bank Insurance Group has expanded its presence in Southern Maine, adding Goodrich Insurance Associates of Berwick to the list of what is now eight agencies the bank has acquired in the last two years. In...
Judge Tosses Most Supermarket Data Breach Claims
May 14 2009 // Only those customers who weren’t reimbursed for fraudulent charges may sue the Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain over a data breach that exposed 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers to computer hackers, a...
Maine Man Gets 8 Months for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 11 2009 // A 49-year-old Maine man who was accused of working under the table for Saco-area hotels while collecting workers’ compensation benefits has been sentenced to eight months in jail for theft by deception. Kenneth...
Gay Marriage Leaps ahead in Maine, New Hampshire
May 8 2009 // Jennifer Curran could only sit in the pews of her Roman Catholic church over the years and watch as bride after bride — friends, her two sisters — walked down the aisle. Now that her home state of Maine has...
Gays Say Maine Marriage Law Can Be ‘Unbearable’
May 4 2009 // Diane Sammer and her partner, Pam Dennis, were careful to sign papers giving Sammer power of attorney over Dennis’ affairs. Yet after Dennis died of a heart attack and her body was to be cremated, the undertaker...
Lawmakers OK Maine Helmet Law Change
Apr 22 2009 // A bill to increase the age for mandatory motorcycle helmet use in Maine has been given final approval by the Legislature and sent to Gov. John Baldacci for his signature. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Emily Cain...
National Advocacy Group Urges Maine to Fight Insurance Fraud
Apr 20 2009 // A national advocacy group is urging lawmakers in Maine to create an insurance fraud bureau. The Pine Tree State has the highest per-capita rate of insurance fraud in America, according to the Coalition Against Insurance...
It Figures
Apr 20 2009 // $6.4 Million Amount awarded to Stephanie Baril, of Haverhill, Mass., who was severely injured when a drunken driver struck her vehicle, although her lawyer says she is unlikely to see much of the money. Attorney Daniel...
Best Upgrades Maine’s MEMIC Group
Apr 10 2009 // The financial strength rating of Manchester, New Hampshire-based MEMIC Indemnity Co. as well as its Maine-based parent company have been upgraded by A.M. Best Co. MEMIC Indemnity is now rated “A” (Excellent),...
Anti-Fraud Group Urges Maine to Fight Insurance Fraud
Apr 9 2009 // An national advocacy group is urging lawmakers in Maine to create an insurance fraud bureau. The Pine Tree State, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, has the highest per-capita rate of insurance fraud in...
Maine Seat Belt Use on the Rise
Apr 8 2009 // More Mainers are buckling up while behind the wheel. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belt use in Maine rose to 83 percent of drivers last year. That was up from 79.8 percent in 2007....
Maine Condo Groups Seek Relief for Unpaid Fees
Apr 7 2009 // With more condominium owners defaulting on their mortgages, condo associations in Maine are seeking relief. When condos are foreclosed upon and their owners leave, the other condo owners are left to pick up the tab for...
Former Maine CEO in Hot Seat over AIG Bonuses
Apr 7 2009 // The public outrage aimed at American International Group over bonuses given to its executives has reached the man whose committee approved the payouts: James F. Orr, former chief executive officer of Unum Corp. The...
Maine Wants Crack Down on Impaired Snowmobile, ATV Operators
Mar 18 2009 // A bill to crack down on impaired operators of boats, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in Maine proposes lifting motor vehicle licenses of offenders. The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee scheduled a hearing...
Maine Commissioner Urges Residents to Consider Flood Insurance
Feb 25 2009 // Although portions of the state are still mired in more than a foot of snow, Maine’s insurance superintendent is urging residents to evaluate their need for flood insurance — especially with spring approaching...
Alleged Arsonist Pleads Not Guilty of Setting Fire in Maine Town
Feb 4 2009 // A 31-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to arson charges arising from a September fire that destroyed several downtown businesses in Milo. Christopher Miliano appeared Monday in Piscatquis County Superior Court, where he...
Appeals Court Upholds Forklift Verdict
Feb 2 2009 // The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict against the manufacturer of a forklift on which a Maine man was killed five years ago. A Maine jury ordered Crown Equipment to pay $4.2 million to the widow of a...
