Latest Maine Headlines
All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – East
Dec 24 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...
Flooded Maine family blames faulty federal maps
Dec 24 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...
Court Upholds Worker’s Claim Under Maine Medical Leave Act
Dec 22 2006 // A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Maine car salesman who says he was unjustly fired while taking medical leave that should have been protected by state law. The 1st U.S Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday...
The One That Didn’t Get Away: Maine Man Trapped By Lobsters
Dec 21 2006 // Crustaceans and clams starred as unlikely informants in a workers’ compensation fraud case in Hancock County, Maine. An almost three-year case of “something’s fishy” finally ended this week with the...
Maine Lawmaker in Drive to Jail Repeat Drunk Drivers
Dec 19 2006 // This year, the target for Maine lawmakers in Augusta was habitual offenders. Next year, it’ll be repeat drunken drivers. State Sen. Bill Diamond was a sponsor of Tina’s Law, which was signed into law earlier...
Maine’s Iuppa Joins Zurich as Government Affairs Head
Dec 15 2006 // 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....
Maine Regulator Wake Receives National Award
Dec 12 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners presented Robert Wake, staff attorney for the Maine Bureau of Insurance, with the Robert Dineen Award, the association’s most prestigious individual honor. Wake...
Northeast Bank Acquires Another Maine Insurance Agency
Dec 7 2006 // On the heels of the recently announced Palmer Insurance Agency acquisition, Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maine-based Northeast Bank, has acquired a second insurance agency in less than...
Maine Insurance Chief Iuppa Stepping Down in January
Dec 6 2006 // Maine Superintendent of Insurance Alessandro Iuppa has announced his intention to step down from his position effective Jan. 13, 2007. “After 20 years, including 13 in Maine, in the insurance regulatory community it...
Flooded Maine Family Blames Error in Federal Maps
Dec 6 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...
