An insurance company employee who hurt herself when returning to work from her lunch break was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because the injury occurred on the employer’s premises, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday. The unanimous ruling by …
Speaking up has its rewards. Just ask Debbie Wentowrth. Wentworth of Buxton, who works at Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. (MEMIC), won the National Association of Insurance Women’s Communicate with Confidence Speak-Off last week at the national finals in Orlando, …
Insurance industry analyst A.M. Best this affirmed the rating of the members of The MEMIC Group. According to Best, Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) and The MEMIC Group remain “A” (Excellent) while subsidiary MEMIC Indemnity Company remains “A-” (Excellent). …
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger was among a gathering of other state regulators today at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. for a news conference which outlined plans for the implementation of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The …
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is “inclined” to sign a measure cutting the state’s insurance premium tax in half, according to his communications director. Pamela Walsh told Insurance Journal the governor is supportive, adding he would review the bill when …
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) unanimously elected New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny as secretary-treasurer of the association. The election was held at NAIC’s summer meeting in Washington. D.C. “I congratulate Commissioner Sevigny on his election …
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld a state law in Maine regulating the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and requiring them to pass along discounts to consumers. …
State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of lobbying, the required number of states—26—has …
While Massachusetts debates reforms to slow the exit of auto insurers writing within its borders and Connecticut develops a plan to lure more insurance jobs back to its insurance capital, New Hampshire is going the tax cut route. Lawmakers have …
Residents, business owners and public officials in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and southern Maine faced the daunting task of cleaning up after the worst flooding since the 1930s. The floods came after nearly a week of heavy rains. The flooding hit …
