Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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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...
Maine’s Highest Court Upholds Workers’ Comp Fraud Conviction
May 22 2015 // Maine’s highest court is upholding the conviction of a northern Maine man convicted of collecting more than $50,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while operating an engine repair business. An Aroostook...
Clark Insurance Hires Lacadie as Account Manager in Maine
May 12 2015 // Darlene Lacadie Clark Insurance hired Darlene Lacadie as account manager in the Personal Insurance Department. She is based in Clark Insurance’s Portland, Maine, office. Lacadie is a licensed property/casualty agent...
New England States Launch Regional Crackdown on Speeding
May 7 2015 // State police across New England launched the region’s first coordinated crackdown on speeding and failing to wear seat belts. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced the “New England Drive to Save...
