All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 23 2012 // The City of Bangor, Maine, announced last Friday that its new 8,000-seat multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue currently under construction will be named the Cross Insurance Center as a result of a new, long-term...
Jul 11 2012 // Maine’s top insurance regulator is advising state residents to assess the risks associated with severe weather, and take steps to protect themselves and their property.Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa...
Jul 9 2012 // Maine wildlife officials say the number of complaints about bears has more than doubled so far this year. Officials say between Jan. 1 and July 3, the Maine Warden Service had received 542 complaints from the public about...
Jul 9 2012 // Maine Gov. Paul LePage used his weekly radio address this past Saturday to attack the Supreme Court’s decision that upheld the president’s health care law. He also described the Internal Revenue Service as the...
Jun 11 2012 // A Maine man recently convicted of federal gun charges has pleaded no contest in state court to insurance fraud charges for burning down his house. Joseph T. Smith of Township 6 pleaded no contest last week to a charge of...
Jun 7 2012 // The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, has appointed two senior underwriters: Mark Darragh for New Jersey and surrounding areas operations and Katrinka Casamassa for...
May 21 2012 // The workers’ comp loss-costs are continuing to go up in most Northeastern states, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.Based in Boca Raton, Fla., NCCI analyzes industry trends, prepares...
May 7 2012 // A new Maine bill that brings wide-ranging changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system was signed into law last month.The bill, signed into law by Maine Gov. Paul LePage, is called An Act to Review and...
May 4 2012 // A federal judge in Maine has approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 40 people with long-term disabilities who wanted opportunities to live outside nursing homes. District Judge Nancy Torreson on...
Apr 24 2012 // A new federal lawsuit targets a rollback of MaineCare benefits supported by Maine Gov. Paul LePage that eliminated health care coverage for hundreds of legal immigrants living in the state.The lawsuit filed last week by...
Apr 24 2012 // A new Maine bill that brings wide-ranging changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system was signed into law last week.The bill, signed into law by Maine Gov. Paul LePage, is called An Act to Review and...
Apr 24 2012 // The owner of a Kittery, Maine, medical equipment supply company has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for health care fraud and for lying on an application for a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration.Peter...
Apr 17 2012 // A Maine woman who sued a doctor for malpractice because she said he overprescribed her methadone has been awarded $1.9 million by a juryCharlene Whalen of Corinth sued Dr. Steven Weisberger, alleging the dosage of the...
Apr 16 2012 // A workers’ compensation overhaul bill that Republicans say brings Maine’s law into line with other states has won initial House passage. Representatives voted 75-71 last Thursday along party lines, with...
Apr 11 2012 // Willis North America, a New York-headquartered division of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, appointed Michael Sullivan as account executive for Willis of Northern New England. He is based in Portland,...
Apr 2 2012 // Sunday, April 1, marked the 25th anniversary of one of the worst floods in Maine history. On April 1, 1987, major rivers overflowed their banks, ripping out bridges and roads, destroying homes and wrecking businesses. A...
Mar 24 2012 // Maine’s supreme court says a business’ insurer isn’t obligated to cover damage caused by a company driver during an incident of road rage. The court ruled unanimously Thursday in a case brought after The...
Mar 9 2012 // Great Falls Insurance Company, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Auburn, Me., appointed industry veteran Keith Smaldon as director of business development. In his new role, Smaldon will work with agents to...
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Mar 1 2012 // The Maine supreme court has rejected health insurer Anthem’s claim that it has a right to a 3-percent profit and risk margin when setting individual health insurance premiums. Maine’s insurance superintendent...