All the headlines from our Maine Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 4 2006 // A Maine woman who claims she was sickened by an undercooked Wendy’s burger says the pain she endured was worse than she remembered when she gave birth. But Wendy’s contends the woman’s illness was likely...
Jul 24 2006 // Maine’s top insurance regulator said that last year’s savings in the state’s health care system resulting from the politically hot Dirigo universal health care program amounted to $34.3 million.Insurance...
Jun 14 2006 // Speaking up has its rewards. Just ask Debbie Wentowrth.Wentworth of Buxton, who works at Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. (MEMIC), won the National Association of Insurance Women’s Communicate with...
Jun 13 2006 // Insurance industry analyst A.M. Best this affirmed the rating of the members of The MEMIC Group.According to Best, Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) and The MEMIC Group remain “A”...
Jun 7 2006 // The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld a state law in Maine regulating the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and requiring them to pass...
Jun 5 2006 // Residents, business owners and public officials in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and southern Maine faced the daunting task of cleaning up after the worst flooding since the 1930s. The floods came after nearly a week of...
May 26 2006 // Maine Emergency Management Agency Director Arthur Cleaves is leaving his state post become New England director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Gov. John Baldacci announced Cleaves’ departure last Friday....
May 26 2006 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine to help people...
May 10 2006 // All-terrain vehicle operators who trespass or drive recklessly face tougher penalties under a new law that fine-tunes major ATV regulations enacted two years ago.“The number of ATV users continues to grow, and...
May 8 2006 // Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law legislation that promises to curtail the number of uninsured motorist claims.The new law will allow insurers to limit coverage for uninsured motorists to claims based on injuries...
May 8 2006 // Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law legislation that promises to curtail the number of uninsured motorist claims.The new law will allow insurers to limit coverage for uninsured motorists to claims based on injuries...
Apr 19 2006 // In a major victory for Maine insurers, legislation drafted by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) aimed at correcting a Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision hindering insurers’ ability to...
Apr 17 2006 // TD Banknorth Inc., headquartered in Portland, Maine, is acquiring Interchange Financial Services Corporation for $480.6 million in an all cash transaction.Headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Interchange had $1.6...
Apr 16 2006 // A Maine judge Friday gave directors of the Dirigo Health Agency less than a month to determine the latest health care cost savings arising from the operation of its state-run insurance program.The agency had missed its...
Apr 14 2006 // A new Maine law (LD 1885) aimed at protecting the privacy of motorists with event data recorders (EDRs), or “black boxes,” in their vehicles, contains important safeguards for insurers supported by the...
Apr 3 2006 // Maine Gov. John Baldacci has signed a law that clarifies the process of cleaning up credit reports of people who become identity theft victims. The law takes effect later this year. Rep. Carol Grose’s clarifies that...
Mar 27 2006 // When it comes to health care, Mainers must stop thinking Augusta knows best, Chandler Woodcock said Friday as he campaigned for the Republican nomination for governor.Unveiling his health care plan for the state, Woodcock...
Mar 27 2006 // Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen said he won’t force his “Cover Tennessee” plan to cover the state’s uninsured on small businesses or individuals. If the one-in-10 state residents without health insurance...
Mar 24 2006 // A Portland, Maine jury ordered a Seattle law firm to pay $10.8 million for dumping one set of clients for a more lucrative class-action case. Jurors will return to federal court next week to settle the issue of punitive...