Maine News

Mich. Becomes 29th State to Join Interstate Compact

Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has signed legislation permiting Michigan to join the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact Commission, making Michigan the 29th state to join the Commission. Created through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Commission provides participating …

LWCC Announces New Director of Safety & Loss Prevention

Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced it has hired Bruce Lambert as director of safety and loss prevention. In this position, Lambert will oversee the strategic direction for LWCC’s loss prevention services programs for policyholders. Lambert previously was a safety …

People and Places

Zurich Financial Services Group appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa head of government and industry affairs for General Insurance, and chief government affairs officer for North America. Both appointments are effective Jan. 15, 2007. Neal Odom joined MarketScout, the …

S.C. drivers face higher limits in new year

The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance. A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of $25,000 for a …

People and Places

Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa as head of Government and Industry Affairs for General Insurance, and as chief government affairs officer, North America. Both appointments are effective Jan. 15, 2007. Based in Washington, …

New Markets

Real Estate Agents and Brokers E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new program for real estate agents and brokers errors and omissions. The program is being offered in most states …

It Figures

$20 billion The federal flood insurance program may be going broke after incurring $20 billion in debt from recent storms like Hurricane Katrina. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from trying to extend the taxpayer-subsidized coverage for some of the riskiest …

People and Places

Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa as head of Government and Industry Affairs for General Insurance, and as chief government affairs officer, North America. Both appointments are effective Jan. 15, 2007. Based in Washington, …

People and Places

Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa as head of Government and Industry Affairs for General Insurance, and as chief government affairs officer, North America. Both appointments are effective Jan. 15, 2007. Based in Washington, …

Drunk driving death rates decline in 23 states

Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 23 states and Puerto Rico had a decrease in …