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  • Harvard Pilgrim plans ACA exchange offerings for 2015

    April 4, 2014

    The Massachusetts-based nonprofit insurance carrier Harvard Pilgrim Health Care plans to be the third insurer to offer plans on Maine’s federally run health care exchange in 2015, the

    April 4, 2014

  • Cross Insurance CEO Royce Cross builds on his father's legacy

    James McCarthy March 24, 2014

    Shortly before midnight on Dec. 31, Royce Cross, president and CEO of the Bangor-based Cross Insurance, signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Willis of Northern New England Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

    James McCarthy March 24, 2014

  • State approves 7.7% workers’ comp decrease

    February 21, 2014

    The state’s Bureau of Insurance approved a lower loss cost for workers’ compensation insurers, a move the bureau said stands to reduce premiums by 7.7%, saving employers up to $15 million.

    February 21, 2014

  • Workers’ comp rate to drop nearly 8%

    February 7, 2014

    Workers’ compensation insurance costs are expected to drop for Maine employers by an average of 7.7% this year, which would save employers insured through the commercial market a collective $15.2 million.

    February 7, 2014

  • Cross Insurance acquires Mass. agency

    February 6, 2014

    Cross Insurance has acquired Massachusetts-based insurer The Driscoll Agency, its third acquisition in the past two months. Cross did not disclose the terms of the deal.

    February 6, 2014

  • National group shifts Maine insurance cost rank

    February 3, 2014

    The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says Maine had the third-lowest auto insurance premiums in the country and the 11th-lowest premiums for homeowners' insurance in 2011.

    February 3, 2014

  • Maine fixes unemployment processing glitch

    January 27, 2014

    A computer glitch that delayed the processing of more than 2,000 unemployment claims submitted by Mainers early last week has been fixed.

    January 27, 2014

  • Former Maine Tourism Assoc. employee charged

    January 23, 2014

    A former finance and human resources manager at the Maine Tourism Association in Hallowell has been charged with embezzling more than $10,000 from the organization.

    January 23, 2014

  • Several towns prepare flood map appeals

    January 20, 2014

    Several southern Maine towns are expected to appeal new federal flood maps that are expected to raise flood insurance costs for home and business owners inside the newly designated flood zones.

    January 20, 2014

  • Second bidder submits offer for bankrupt rail company

    January 17, 2014

    At least two bidders have submitted offers to purchase the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, which is slated to be sold at auction next Tuesday. Today is the deadline for final bids to be submitted prior to the auction.

    January 17, 2014

  • Maine hospitals get B- in emergency care report

    January 17, 2014

    The American College of Emergency Physicians gave Maine hospitals a B-minus grade in its national report card,  a ranking that puts the state’s hospitals and emergency rooms third overall among the

    January 17, 2014

  • Some homeowners may see flood premium reprieve

    January 16, 2014

    Several thousand Mainers could see relief from higher premiums under a broader flood insurance bill that has strong bipartisan backing in the U.S. Senate, though it is likely to face a tougher review in the House.

    January 16, 2014

  • Cross acquires Willis NNE

    January 13, 2014

    Cross Insurance has acquired all the Willis Northern New England operations in Maine in a merger that Cross CEO Royce Cross says cements his company’s position as the largest insurance agency in the state.

    January 13, 2014

  • More sign up for health care as website shakes glitches

    November 18, 2013

    After website glitches prevented enrollment in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act, numerous sources told the

    November 18, 2013

  • Unemployment insurance tax to drop

    October 31, 2013

    The state will drop its unemployment insurance tax rate next year in a move the Maine Department of Labor said will save employers around $30 million.

    October 31, 2013

  • Report: 25,000 in Maine's health care 'coverage gap'

    October 17, 2013

    Around 25,000 uninsured, low-income Mainers will see few changes in their ability to purchase health insurance because the state did not expand Medicaid, according to a national

    October 17, 2013

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Summer is in full swing, and many readers are thinking about where to go next.

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