December 10, 2006
St. George, Utah, is the most secure place in the nation to live, according to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. The rankings, compiled by www.bestplaces.net, evaluated communities …
December 7, 2006
On the heels of the recently announced Palmer Insurance Agency acquisition, Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maine-based Northeast Bank, has acquired a second insurance agency in less than a week. Closing the deal on December 1, …
December 6, 2006
Maine Superintendent of Insurance Alessandro Iuppa has announced his intention to step down from his position effective Jan. 13, 2007. “After 20 years, including 13 in Maine, in the insurance regulatory community it is time to move on to the …
December 6, 2006
A family devastated by the Mother’s Day flood that inundated their home along the Mousam River in Kennebunk, Maine says errors in federal maps prompted them to forgo the purchase of flood insurance, a decision that came back to haunt …
December 6, 2006
A bill rejected by the state Legislature four years ago would have required a safety railing on parade floats β a measure that might have prevented the death of a 9-year-old boy in Portsmouth’s holiday parade. Some witnesses said Thomas …
December 5, 2006
According to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the most secure location to live in the United States is St. George, Utah. The rankings, compiled by database experts at www.bestplaces.net, …
December 4, 2006
The insurance subsidiary of Northeast Bank, Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc. has acquired the Palmer Insurance Agency of Turner, Maine. Palmer has six employees and generated $4 million in gross premiums over the past year. The current leadership, including owner …
November 27, 2006
Independent insurance agents in Georgia now have access to Connections Auto a product of regional property and casualty company The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Connections Auto, a multi-variate auto product with customer segmentation capabilities, is now available in 17 states …
November 27, 2006
The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission created by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners installed its Management Committee and elected a Committee chair, vice-chair and treasurer recently during the Commission’s inaugural annual meeting in Lansdowne, Va. The Commission elected Pennsylvania …
November 22, 2006
The administrator of a Canton nursing home said a plan to address “serious deficiencies” cited by state overseers has been submitted to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The filing follows an inspection last month of the Victorian …