Latest Maine Headlines

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What Will States Do If Court Kills Health Insurance Subsidies?

Feb 19 2015 // Five Republican state governors say they will not rescue a crucial part of Obamacare if it is struck down by the Supreme Court, underlining the prospect for a chaotic aftermath to a ruling that could force millions of...

Maine Business Faces $100K Federal Fines for Alleged Safety Violations

Feb 13 2015 // An Auburn, Maine, company that makes automotive fabric products is facing more than $100,000 in federal fines for allegedly putting its employees in harm’s way.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on...

Affordable Care Act Startups in Poor Financial Health

Feb 10 2015 // Obamacare’s startup health insurance plans are flirting with financial distress, as all but five of the 23 nonprofit companies had negative cash flow from operations in the first three quarters of 2014, Standard...

Business Moves

Feb 9 2015 // AssuredPartners, Omni RiskAssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Omni Risk Management and Omni Benefits in Smithtown, N.Y. The firm specializes in coverage for commercial insurance with a specialty in construction coverage,...

Few Claims Reported From Winter Storm Juno

Feb 9 2015 // Winter Storm Juno – a blizzard that swept through the Northeast during the last week of January and brought record and near-record snowfalls and high winds – has resulted in relatively few insurance claims so...

Few Claims Reported From Winter Storm Juno

Feb 2 2015 // Winter Storm Juno — a blizzard that swept through the Northeast during the last week of January and brought record and near-record snowfalls and high winds — has resulted in relatively few insurance claims so...

AIR Worldwide Reports on This Week’s Northeast Blizzard

Jan 29 2015 // A blizzard in the Northeast this week primarily impacted eastern Long Island in New York, southeastern Connecticut, Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the islands, New Hampshire, and Maine, with record...

United Insurance Acquires Shiretown Agency in Maine

Jan 28 2015 // United Insurance, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Falmouth, Maine, announced the acquisition of the Shiretown Agency in Farmington, Maine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. United Insurance has...

Clark Insurance Acquires James L. Cooney Agency in Massachusetts

Jan 27 2015 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, has acquired the James L. Cooney Insurance Agency of Lowell, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not...

Workers’ Comp Upheld for Maine Man Who Died on Treadmill

Jan 26 2015 // Maine’s highest court on Jan. 22 upheld workers’ compensation benefits for the widow of a Salvation Army portfolio manager who died from a heart attack on a treadmill while monitoring the financial markets on...

Maine Expresses Opposition to OSHA’s SHARP Program Changes

Jan 23 2015 // Maine’s Commissioner of Labor Jeanne Paquette said in a statement Wednesday that the state’s Department of Labor is opposed to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) changes to the...

Maine Bureau of Insurance Recovered $3.4M for Consumers in 2014

Jan 21 2015 // Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa said the state Bureau of Insurance recovered nearly $3.4 million on behalf of Maine consumers and businesses in 2014.More than $2.4 million was recovered for consumers by the...

Norton Insurance Agency Acquires Brennan Insurance in Maine

Jan 15 2015 // Norton Insurance Agency, a division of Norton Insurance Financial in Cumberland, Maine, announced that it has acquired the Brennan Insurance Agency of Winthrop, Maine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Norton...

Clark Insurance Promotes Payne to Business Development VP in Maine

Jan 2 2015 // Tony Payne Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, has promoted Tony Payne to vice president of business development. Payne has been serving as director of...

Clark Insurance Adds 2 Account Managers in Portland, Maine, Office

Dec 30 2014 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, has hired two new employees in its Portland, Maine, office. Angela Duran has joined the Personal Insurance Department...

Portland, Maine, Looks to Regulate Uber Ride Service

Dec 24 2014 // The city attorney for Portland, Maine, will draft an ordinance to regulate Uber, the online ride service that began operating in the city in October.City officials say the service is not licensed by the city nor is it...

Officials in Portland, Maine, Considering Database After Deadly Fire

Dec 16 2014 // Portland, Maine officials may roll out a centralized database for tracking housing complaints in response to a deadly November fire that killed six people. The Portland Press Herald reports the city is also getting ready...

Sen. Collins Finds Route to Help Trucking Industry

Dec 15 2014 // For the second time in three years, the trucking industry has found a friend in Senator Susan Collins.The Maine Republican got a rider attached to the spending bill approved over the weekend so truckers will no longer have...

Clark Insurance Announces 2 Appointments in Maine

Dec 12 2014 // Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency with offices in Maine and New Hampshire, announced two appointments in its Portland, Maine, office. Tammy Volock has been named controller at Clark Insurance....

Maine Expands Online Access to Approved Insurer Filings

Sep 26 2014 // Maine regulators said this week they have expanded the online public access to approved insurance contract and rate filings submitted by insurance companies doing business in Maine.Officials said the approved filings for...