People Moves: Maine Insurance Superintendent Carey Retires June 8, 2026 Superintendent Robert Carey retired from the Maine Bureau of Insurance (BOI) on June 5, the Department of Professional and Financial...
Eric Cioppa, Long-Time Insurance Regulator and Leader, Passes Away in Maine May 7, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Eric Cioppa, a respected former national and Maine insurance regulatory leader, passed away from Multiple System Atrophy on May 1...
How Maine Regulators Say They Saved Residents $5.8 Million on Insurance April 8, 2026 The Maine Bureau of Insurance reported that its employees’ work regulating insurance rates saved residents $5.8 million in potential increases...
Maine Storm Resilience Proposal Includes Insurance Industry-Funded Mitigation Grants January 9, 2025 Maine Governor Janet Mills and House and Senate leaders are championing legislation to strengthen the ability of local communities, homeowners,...
Maine Reminds Reopening Businesses to Comply with Insurance Contract Terms June 29, 2020 Maine Superintendent of Insurance Eric Cioppa has reminded business owners of the importance of complying with the terms of their...
Maine Insurance Superintendent Encourages All Mainers to Purchase Flood Coverage June 3, 2020 Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa is encouraging all Mainers to consider purchasing flood insurance, even those who live outside of...
Allstate Announces $1.3M Shelter-in-Place Payback to Mainers April 8, 2020 Allstate is returning savings resulting from shelter-in-place orders back to consumers. This comes as the company cited an unprecedented decline...
Maine Denies Progressive’s Appeal to Raise Premiums for Older Drivers August 16, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield Maine Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa has denied Progressive’s request to raise auto insurance rates for new customers above...
Maine Obtained $1.5M in Recoveries for Consumers, Businesses in 2015 January 20, 2016 Cases filed with the Maine Bureau of Insurance in 2015 resulted in nearly $1.5 million in recovered funds for Maine...
Maine Issues Bulletin on Insurance Scoring, Adverse Action Notices September 9, 2015 The Maine Bureau of Insurance recently issued a bulletin advising insurers in the state that use credit information in underwriting...