Maine News

Areas with Flood Insurance Policy Sales Potential Include Iowa, Missouri

GAO compared the number of NFIP policies in a given area, as of September 2006, with the total number of county flood declarations from January 1980 to June 2008, cumulative flood claims payments from January 1978 to April 2008, and …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Vacant Commercial Property Market Detail: Western Networked Insurance Services has an exclusive program for vacant …

Maine Commissioner Urges Residents to Consider Flood Insurance

Although portions of the state are still mired in more than a foot of snow, Maine’s insurance superintendent is urging residents to evaluate their need for flood insurance — especially with spring approaching and a typical 30-day waiting period before …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Fire Protection Contractors Market Detail: McNeil & Co. brings agents the FireWatch Program. This is …

Ensuring Communities

Journalists find cynicism comes easily. Nearly every day, we’re bombarded with a string of e-mails, press releases and clippings about different companies and individuals who have donated their time, money or both for something in their communities. “So what?” a …

Declarations

God, not Guns “Let us keep the sanctity of churches and put our faith in God and not in guns.” —Rep. Steven Breedlove, a minister at the Valley View (Ark.) Church of Christ. The Associated Press reported that Breedlove and …

55 Wells Around Northeast Oklahoma Town to Be Tested for E. Coli

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality said it is testing 55 private water wells within a five-mile radius of the northeastern Oklahoma town of Locust Grove to ensure the safety of drinking water in the area. The testing comes after …

Business Moves

Eastern Insurance, Rosemary Walker Natick, Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group, the insurance agency subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has acquired Rosemary Walker Insurance Agency in Danvers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rosemary Walker was founded in 1970. Eastern said the …

Areas with Flood Insurance Policy Sales Potential

GAO compared the number of NFIP policies in a given area, as of September 2006, with the total number of county flood declarations from January 1980 to June 2008, cumulative flood claims payments from January 1978 to April 2008, and …

Study Unveils Target Areas for Flood Policy Sales

But Selling More at Subsidized Premiums Could Sink Flood Program There are a number of communities across the country where more flood insurance policies should be sold given their populations and flood risk. They include dozens of counties that have …