Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Majority of medical malpractice claims close without payment
Apr 9 2007 // The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
Maine Governor Wants Health Coverage to be Mandatory
Apr 6 2007 // A broad package of health insurance reforms that builds upon Dirigo and would lead to mandatory coverage for businesses and individuals was unveiled Wednesday by Maine Gov. John Baldacci. Baldacci’s plan, designed to...
Maine Gov. Baldacci Ready to ‘Re-energize’ Dirigo Health Plan
Apr 5 2007 // Maine Gov. John Baldacci planned a major health policy announcement this week that will focus on insurance market reforms, an expansion of the Dirigo Health program and new regulatory provisions, all designed to promote...
Northeast Bank Acquires Southern Maine Agency
Apr 2 2007 // Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maine-based Northeast Bank, continues acquiring insurance agencies in Maine. The latest acquisition is Southern Maine Insurance Agency, located in...
U.S. Study Finds Majority of Medical Malpractice Claims Close Without Payment
Mar 26 2007 // The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
Panel Approves Maine Bill Requiring “Fire-Safe” Cigarettes
Mar 12 2007 // A legislative panel has given its approval to a bill to require cigarette makers to sell only self-extinguishing cigarettes in Maine. The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Friday unanimously approved a bill...
Maine Insurance Company not Liable in Avon Mountain Crash
Mar 8 2007 // A federal judge has ruled that the insurance company for a Bloomfield trucking company involved in a fiery fatal crash on Avon Mountain does not have to pay victims and families of those killed. The ruling involves...
U.S. Rep. Backs Maine Effort to Repeal Federal Drivers License Act
Feb 23 2007 // U.S. Rep. Tom Allen joined with a group of Democratic state lawmakers at the Maine State House on Tuesday to amplify his call for the repeal and replacement of the federal homeland security law known as the Real ID...
Maine High Court Hears Debate Over Dirigo Savings Formula
Feb 14 2007 // The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether first-year savings generated by the state’s Dirigo Health program were properly calculated. Legal jousting over the program’s impact on insurance...
Maine lawmakers balk at federal driver’s license-ID system
Feb 11 2007 // The Maine Legislature declared that it would refuse a congressional order to change its drivers’ licenses so they can serve as national identification cards. Supporters of a recent nonbinding resolution say the...
Perr & Knight Expands Rate Filings for Mass., R.I., Maine and Vt.
Jan 30 2007 // Perr & Knight, a provider of competitive intelligence services to the insurance industry, is now obtaining all approved property and casualty filings for all lines of business in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and...
People and Places
Jan 29 2007 // Argonaut Group Inc., based in San Antonio, reported that Gregory M. Vezzosi has joined the organization as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Vezzosi will report to Mark E. Watson III, president and...
LWCC Announces New Director of Safety & Loss Prevention
Jan 16 2007 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced it has hired Bruce Lambert as director of safety and loss prevention. In this position, Lambert will oversee the strategic direction for LWCC’s loss...
People and Places
Jan 8 2007 // Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa as head of Government and Industry Affairs for General Insurance, and as chief government affairs officer, North America....
People
Jan 7 2007 // Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa as head of Government and Industry Affairs for General Insurance, and as chief government affairs officer, North America....
Fire Deaths Down, Motorcycle Fatalities Up in Maine
Jan 3 2007 // Fire deaths near record low, motorcycle deaths grow, in 2006 Received by Newsfinder from AP Jan 1, 2007 10:23 Eastern Time • Photo Advisory Y The number of Maine fire deaths came close to a record low in 2006, the number...
States Keep Looking for Ways to Expand Health Care Access
Dec 29 2006 // The national spotlight shone on Maine’s universal health care access program when it was launched two years ago. Policymakers nationwide watched to see if Dirigo Health would deliver on its promise to provide health...
Maine Panel Embraces Mandatory Health Coverage
Dec 26 2006 // Elected officials should consider increases in a variety of state taxes as they look for ways to make health insurance available to more Mainers, a panel that’s been studying the issue for several months voted last...
Flooded Maine family blames faulty federal maps
Dec 25 2006 // A family devastated by the Mother’s Day flood that inundated their home along the Mousam River in Kennebunk, Maine, says errors in federal maps prompted them to forgo the purchase of flood insurance, a decision that...
2006: Mother Nature and political deals made 2006 an unsettling year
Dec 25 2006 // From Maine to Virginia, agents and adjusters helped property owners dig out from damaging floods. High waters seemed to hit a new state every week. Meanwhile, these same agents had to worry about whether their income was...
