Latest Maine Headlines
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Maine Woman Awarded $1.9M in Malpractice Suit
Apr 17 2012 // A Maine woman who sued a doctor for malpractice because she said he overprescribed her methadone has been awarded $1.9 million by a jury Charlene Whalen of Corinth sued Dr. Steven Weisberger, alleging the dosage of the...
Maine House OKs Workers’ Compensation Overhaul
Apr 16 2012 // A workers’ compensation overhaul bill that Republicans say brings Maine’s law into line with other states has won initial House passage. Representatives voted 75-71 last Thursday along party lines, with...
Willis North America Appoints Account Executive in Maine
Apr 11 2012 // Willis North America, a New York-headquartered division of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, appointed Michael Sullivan as account executive for Willis of Northern New England. He is based in Portland,...
Quarter Century Since Epic Maine Flood
Apr 2 2012 // Sunday, April 1, marked the 25th anniversary of one of the worst floods in Maine history. On April 1, 1987, major rivers overflowed their banks, ripping out bridges and roads, destroying homes and wrecking businesses. A...
Maine Court Says Insurer Not Required to Cover Worker’s Road Rage
Mar 24 2012 // Maine’s supreme court says a business’ insurer isn’t obligated to cover damage caused by a company driver during an incident of road rage. The court ruled unanimously Thursday in a case brought after The...
Maine-based Great Falls Insurance Appoints Business Director
Mar 9 2012 // Great Falls Insurance Company, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Auburn, Me., appointed industry veteran Keith Smaldon as director of business development. In his new role, Smaldon will work with agents to...
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Health Insurer Anthem Loses Appeal to Maine Supreme Court
Mar 1 2012 // The Maine supreme court has rejected health insurer Anthem’s claim that it has a right to a 3-percent profit and risk margin when setting individual health insurance premiums. Maine’s insurance superintendent...
Maine Wreath-Making Firm Awarded $1M in Lawsuit Against L.L. Bean
Feb 27 2012 // A Maine wreath-making company has won a nearly $1 million judgment in a legal dispute with L.L. Bean over the production of wreaths and other products for the 2008 holiday season. A Maine Business and Consumer Court judge...
Maine AG Stands Behind Opposition to Fed Mandate
Feb 27 2012 // A group of 32 Democratic women legislators is urging Maine Attorney General William Schneider to remove his name from a letter to the Obama administration opposing a federal mandate that employers cover contraception in...
Six Northeastern States Saw Average Auto Premium Rates Fall, NAIC Says
Feb 6 2012 // Six Northeastern states saw their annual average auto premium fall, according to the latest data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. They are: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,...
Maine Gov., Secretary, Push Youth Driver Safety
Jan 12 2012 // In the wake of a deadly weekend on Maine’s highways for young motorists, Gov. Paul LePage and Secretary of State Charles Summers Jr. are stressing the importance of safety for young drivers. LePage has recently...
Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Group Announces Promotion
Jan 4 2012 // The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Jeff Funk to the position of assistant vice president. MEMIC said Funk played an integral role in MEMIC’s expansion in...
Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Announces Acquisition
Dec 20 2011 // Workers’ compensation insurer The MEMIC Group acquired a Vermont-based insurer. The insurer also said it plans to expand its operations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 2012. MEMIC purchased Granite Manufacturers...
Maine Drops Workers’ Comp Rate Again
Dec 12 2011 // Maine insurance regulators have approved another drop in the state’s workers’ compensation rates — the second in less than a month. A 3.2 percent decrease announced on Nov. 18 was expected to reduce...
Maine Workers’ Compensation Rates to Go Down Next Year
Dec 5 2011 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa said the Bureau of Insurance has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s request to decrease workers’ comp loss costs in the state by an average of...
Maine Workers’ Comp Rates to Go Down Next Year
Nov 18 2011 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa said the Bureau of Insurance has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s request to decrease workers’ comp loss costs in the state by an average of...
Maine Ski Area Not Responsible for Man’s Injuries
Nov 3 2011 // A jury has ruled that a Maine ski resort was not responsible for injuries suffered by a Bethel man who fell off a chairlift on a windy day. The Oxford County Superior Court jury ruled on Monday, Oct. 31, that injuries...
3M Powerless as October Snow Surprises Northeast
Oct 31 2011 // A freak October snowstorm knocked out power Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the U.S. Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend. The storm...
Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States Last Year
Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...
