Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maine High Court Rejects Insurance Payout to Assault Victim’s Estate
Dec 3 2015 // Maine’s highest court says the estate of a man killed in a Portland punching incident isn’t entitled to money from the puncher’s family’s insurance policy. Eric Benson’s estate sued William...
Maine’s MEMIC Group Announces 3 Promotions
Dec 1 2015 // Wanda Periou The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Portland, Maine, has promoted Wanda Periou to director of Claims for the Atlantic region, Karen Porter to director of Technical Operations for...
Best, Worst States for Insurance Regulation
Dec 1 2015 // Vermont, Utah, Iowa, Virginia and Kentucky get an “A” and North Carolina an “F” in one think tank’s annual grading of states on how they regulate the property/casualty insurance industry. The...
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...
