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Gays Say Maine Marriage Law Can Be ‘Unbearable’

Diane Sammer and her partner, Pam Dennis, were careful to sign papers giving Sammer power of attorney over Dennis’ affairs. Yet after Dennis died of a heart attack and her body was to be cremated, the undertaker refused to accept …

Small Earthquake Hits New Hampshire’s Lakes Region

New Hampshire’s state geologist says a small earthquake recorded in the Lakes Region is the most recent in a long line of seismic activity. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a quake with a Magnitude of 2.1 was detected on …

Phenix Mutual Joins Motorists Insurance Group

Concord, New Hampshire-based Phenix Mutual Fire Insurance Co., will become an affiliate of The Motorists Insurance Group, Phenix announced. The agreement must be approved by regulators in New Hampshire and Ohio, where Motorists is headquartered. Phenix, which operates in New …

California AIG Sylmar Wildfire Survivors To Receive Additional Coverage

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has secured between $37 million and $46 million in additional coverage from AIG for Sayre Fire survivors in Sylmar. Commissioner Poizner was joined by Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcón; Amy Bach, executive director …

Watchdog Group Ranks Best, Worst States in Disciplining Doctors

Most states, including California and Florida, are failing to adequately discipline doctors who are practicing substandard medicine, according to the latest annual ranking of state medical boards by the watchdog group Public Citizen. For the first time since Public Citizen …

Martell Joins Aspen Insurance Agency

Manchester, New Hampshire based Aspen Insurance Agency has named Patrick Martell as an account executive. Martell has held several key positions in his 20-year insurance career, most recently in a sales capacity for a local insurance agency. He previously worked …

A.M. Best Calls AIU Vehicle ‘Positive First Step’ in AIG Insurance Rebranding

Rating organization A.M. Best Co. reported that its ratings and outlook of the property/ casualty subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) remain unchanged following the company’s announcement of the acceleration of its restructuring and rebranding of its global property/ …

The Fire-Ready World

Arsonists’ handiwork has dominated headlines across much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic over the last several months. Earlier this year, in southeast Pennsylvania, an alleged group of firebugs torched dozens of buildings in one community before authorities finally caught them. …

National Advocacy Group Urges Maine to Fight Insurance Fraud

A national advocacy group is urging lawmakers in Maine to create an insurance fraud bureau. The Pine Tree State has the highest per-capita rate of insurance fraud in America, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, and should act to …