Maine News

Older Kids Back in Booster Seats Under New Conn. Safety Law

A new law takes effect on Oct. 1 in Connecticut that will require any child who is not both 7 years old and 60 pounds to use a booster seat. And that includes Tal. “It’s inconvenient, but it’s a good …

Deadly Trucking Crash Leads to Calls for Tighter Insurance Rules in Conn.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has called on the Motor Vehicles Department to demand proof of insurance from all trucking companies in Connecticut. The request came after survivors of a fiery, 20-vehicle crash that killed four people in Avon on …

Katrina Prompts States to Review Their Disaster Playbooks

With the horrors from Hurricane Katrina still flashing on live television, Connecticut emergency officials and Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) met on Sept. 7 to decide how to evacuate 100,000 coastal residents if a Category 4 hurricane hit Long Island …

News Briefs

MASSACHUSETTS Agents Contribute $20K to Katrina Relief: The Massachusetts Association of Insur-ance Agents is sending a $20,000 check to the Big ‘I’ Katrina Relief Fund established by its national organization, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, to help …

People

WellPoint, Inc. announced a series of leadership appointments, effective September 1, 2005, including naming Marjorie W. Dorr to the post of executive vice president and chief strategy officer. “As chief strategy officer, Marjorie will have a key role in ensuring …

Katrina Prompts States to Review Their Disaster Playbooks

With the horrors from Hurricane Katrina still flashing on live television, Connecticut emergency officials and Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) met on Sept. 7 to decide how to evacuate 100,000 coastal residents if a Category 4 hurricane hit Long Island …

Editor’s Note: Katrina Hits Close to Home

Led Zeppelin, “When the Levee Breaks” When the news media first began bleating about the developing storm that became Hurricane Katrina, I had my doubts. As a long-time observer of the insurance industry, I’ve become somewhat desensitized to catastrophes. I’ve …

DIRIGO SAVINGS AT ISSUE:

The stakes are high for Maine insurance companies, businesses and the state-sponsored health insurance program as a deadline approaches to figure out the savings that can be attributed to the state’s Dirigo Health initiative. Insurance companies are supposed to be …

Katrina Hits Close to Home

“If it keeps on rainin’, the levee’s gonna break…” Led Zeppelin, “When the Levee Breaks” When the news media first began bleating about the developing storm that became Hurricane Katrina, I had my doubts. As a long-time observer of the …

People & Places

Marjorie Dorr WellPoint, Inc.announced a series of leadership appointments, effective September 1, 2005, including naming Marjorie W. Dorr to the post of executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Mark Boxer “As chief strategy officer, Marjorie will have a key …