Eight lawsuits have been filed against companies involved with the heating system that malfunctioned at the Redstone Apartments near the University of Vermont in January, 2005, killing one person and sickening others. The lawsuits target as many as 10 companies, …
A federal court has blocked a Maine woman from suing her employer for sex discrimination after she claimed she was denied a promotion because of her childcare responsibilities for her four children including 6-year-old triplets. Laurie Chadwick complained that Wellpoint …
Design, Not Default “If you talk to a lot of people in insurance companies, they’ll tell you that their career in insurance started by default, not by design. It helps to be able to find people earlier and sooner, to …
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. Pizza Delivery Program Market Detail: IPC offers hired and non-owned auto coverage for food delivery …
The credit crunch in the U.S. financial markets that boiled over after the subprime mortgage meltdown may affect the ability of insurers and reinsurers that cover coastal areas to raise cash for claims if a major hurricane were to strike …
The state supreme court has set aside a jury’s verdict that the Maine Department of Transportation was partly to blame in a hit-and-run crash because it took too long to paint stripes on Route 302. A jury awarded $2.9 million …
President Bush declared a northern Maine county a federal disaster on Friday after historic flooding that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes this month. The declaration makes federal assistance available in Aroostook County for temporary housing, repairs and disaster-related expenses …
Maine election officials said this week that they’ve accepted applications from four groups that are challenging a pair of recently enacted laws, but the four groups could morph into two as the campaigns develop. A group calling itself the Fed …
A federal court has blocked a Maine woman from suing her employer for sex discrimination after she claimed she was denied a promotion because of her childcare responsibilities for her four children including 6-year old triplets. Laurie Chadwick complained that …
Environmental health advocates say Maine’s new law to ban lead in toys makes the state a national leader. As of July 2009, the law will ban the sale of children’s products in Maine that contain lead, including toys, child-care articles, …
