Diane Sammer and her partner, Pam Dennis, were careful to sign papers giving Sammer power of attorney over Dennis’ affairs. Yet after Dennis died of a heart attack and her body was to be cremated, the undertaker refused to accept …
Concord, New Hampshire-based Phenix Mutual Fire Insurance Co., will become an affiliate of The Motorists Insurance Group, Phenix announced. The agreement must be approved by regulators in New Hampshire and Ohio, where Motorists is headquartered. Phenix, which operates in New …
A Maine woman has won a $1.9 million settlement six years after her husband was killed while operating a forklift at the Prime Tanning plant. Forty-eight-year-old Thomas Brown was killed when he was knocked off the forklift and pinned between …
Most states, including California and Florida, are failing to adequately discipline doctors who are practicing substandard medicine, according to the latest annual ranking of state medical boards by the watchdog group Public Citizen. For the first time since Public Citizen …
A bill to increase the age for mandatory motorcycle helmet use in Maine has been given final approval by the Legislature and sent to Gov. John Baldacci for his signature. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Emily Cain of Orono, …
$6.4 Million Amount awarded to Stephanie Baril, of Haverhill, Mass., who was severely injured when a drunken driver struck her vehicle, although her lawyer says she is unlikely to see much of the money. Attorney Daniel Chabot said the man …
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A national advocacy group is urging lawmakers in Maine to create an insurance fraud bureau. The Pine Tree State has the highest per-capita rate of insurance fraud in America, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, and should act to …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A+’ (Superior) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa-” from “a” of The Hartford Steam Boiler Group and its members (together, known as HSB Group). All …
The financial strength rating of Manchester, New Hampshire-based MEMIC Indemnity Co. as well as its Maine-based parent company have been upgraded by A.M. Best Co. MEMIC Indemnity is now rated “A” (Excellent), up from a previous rating of “A-” (Excellent). …
