Maine News

Maine court allows suit over employee’s fatal crash

Maine’s highest court reinstated a lawsuit targeting VIP Inc. over a fatal collision caused by one of its employees. In the 3-2 ruling, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a judge’s conclusion that the crash occurred outside the scope of …

New Markets

New Construction, Remodelers, Owner/Developers Nuts & Bolts: Network E&S Insurance Brokers LLC has a new limited access Builder’s Risk/Contractors Equipment Program for both residential and commercial. Residential and commercial structures with no size limitations; frame and concrete structures are acceptable. …

Figures

$17.5 million The total in refunds that Maryland Insurance Commissioner R. Steven Orr ordered Allstate Insurance to send to 20,571 auto policyholders he says were improperly charged. This restitution is in addition to a $100,000 administrative penalty. Allstate had sent …

News Currents

Maine court allows suit over employee’s fatal crash Maine’s highest court reinstated a lawsuit targeting VIP Inc. over a fatal collision caused by one of its employees. In the 3-2 ruling, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a judge’s conclusion …

High land costs are the Bay State’s biggest disadvantage

8 Insurance not to blame for high cost of business in Mass. Insurers label HUD’s allegations ‘misguided’ 8 Maine court allows suit over employee’s fatal crash Driver was returning from volunteer work 8 Delaware ups FAIR Plan coverage limits State …

New Markets

New Construction, Remodelers, Owner/Developers Nuts & Bolts: Network E&S Insurance Brokers LLC has a new limited access Builder’s Risk/Contractors Equipment Program for both residential and commercial. Residential and commercial structures with no size limitations; frame and concrete structures are acceptable. …

Maine Court Allows Suit Against Firm Over Employee’s Fatal Crash

Maine’s highest court this week reinstated a lawsuit targeting VIP Inc. over a fatal collision caused by one of its employees, but Chief Justice Leigh Saufley criticized the ruling as harmful to the state’s business climate. In the 3-2 ruling, …

Bar Harbor, Maine Braces for More Quake Aftershocks

Additional aftershocks are possible in the days and weeks ahead after a series of four small earthquakes shook the BBar Harbor, Maine area last Sunday. The tremors were normal aftershock activity from an Oct. 2 quake with a magnitude of …

New Markets

Terrorism Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Hiscox USA, U.S. subsidiary of Hiscox plc, a provider of specialty insurance, is now providing terrorism insurance in the U.S. The coverage will be offered to brokers through Hiscox USA’s Armonk, N.Y., headquarters with a …

People and Places

The new officers of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents were installed during the group’s September meeting in Savannah, Ga. Each officer will serve a one-year term beginning Oct. 1, at which time Donna Pile, of Lexington, Ky., becomes …