All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 24 2014 // Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says Maine’s auto and homeowners insurance rates are the lowest in New England and among the lowest in the country.The Maine Bureau of Insurance is...
Feb 21 2014 // Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage and Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa announced Thursday that the Bureau of Insurance has approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.’s (NCCI) 2014 loss cost for Maine,...
Feb 13 2014 // The winter storm that cut electricity to more than half a million customers across the South and grounded 10,000 flights this week turned its power on the U.S. Northeast, bringing heavy snow from Virginia to Maine.In...
Feb 10 2014 // Maine’s Bureau of Insurance obtained nearly $2 million in recoveries and required payments on behalf of Maine consumers in 2013, officials said.More than $1.5 million was recovered for consumers by the Bureau’s...
Feb 3 2014 // Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says Maine’s auto and homeowners insurance rates are the lowest in New England and among the lowest in the country. The Maine Bureau of Insurance is...
Jan 29 2014 // Maine’s Bureau of Insurance obtained nearly $2 million in recoveries and required payments on behalf of Maine consumers in 2013, officials said Tuesday.More than $1.5 million was recovered for consumers by the...
Jan 16 2014 // Portland, Maine-based workers’ compensation carrier MEMIC has announced the appointment of Randy Klatt to the position of manager, loss control services.Randy KlattIn his new role, Klatt will be responsible for...
Jan 14 2014 // Bangor, Maine-based Cross Insurance has acquired the assets of two insurance brokers – Willis of Northern New England Inc., and The Insurance Exchange Inc. of Stamford, Connecticut.Formerly known as the Dunlap Agency,...
Jan 13 2014 // The Maine Emergency Management Agency says it wants to hear from people who’ve suffered ice storm damage. Maine is collecting information about the damage from the Christmas week storm that knocked out power to more...
Dec 24 2013 // Tens of thousands of utility customers in Maine may face Christmas without electricity as post-ice storm power outages continue in the region.In Maine, the Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA which delivers...
Dec 1 2013 // Maine communities are criticizing new maps proposed by the federal government that show future flooding risks near the state’s coast that could impact what kind of insurance property owners must buy.The Flood...
Nov 8 2013 // Clark Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Portland, Maine, announced four new staff members. The new appointees are: Melissa Trepanier as a business account analyst; Jeremy Miller as a personal insurance...
Oct 11 2013 // Workers’ compensation insurer The MEMIC Group announced this week that policyholders of its Maine-based company, Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC), will receive dividend checks totaling more...
Sep 30 2013 // Allstate Insurance Company announced last week that the company is planning to hire new insurance agents in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. The insurer would hire approximately 455 new...
Sep 26 2013 // Maine’s Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa and Gov. Paul R. LePage are warning the public about scams related to the federal health reform law (ACA).Officials say various schemes have been reported throughout the...
Aug 9 2013 // The U.S. railway whose runaway train killed 47 people in a tiny Quebec town last month was granted bankruptcy protection from a Canadian court on Thursday and took steps in that direction in a U.S. court as well.Montreal...
Aug 2 2013 // As investigators seek reasons for the deadly train crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, last month and the huge “abnormal” fire it caused, they are focusing on the nature of the fuel cargo as well as the brakes,...
Jul 31 2013 // The Obama administration has delayed by nearly a year a plan to boost safety standards for the type of rail car involved in a fiery explosion that killed at least 47 people in Canada this month.Officials began work on the...
Jul 25 2013 // Some states are gearing up to help get the word out about the new federal health care law, but Maine officials are taking a more hands-off approach.Maine’s community groups and health centers are getting about $2...
Jul 8 2013 // Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC, a global risk and reinsurance intermediary division of N.Y.-headquartered Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced last week its acquisition of Smith Group, a disability reinsurance risk...