PORTLAND, Maine October 25, 2016 – Forty three MEMIC employees received their Workers' Compensation Professional (WCP®) diplomas last week at the American Society of Workers' Compensation Professionals (AmCOMP) Annual Fall Meeting in New York City.

With the addition of 2016’s graduates, a third of the employees at workers' compensation specialist The MEMIC Group now have achieved their WCP® designation, more than any other company in both percentage and in total numbers. MEMIC also has six times the industry average of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCUs).

“Our top goal is providing the best service to our policyholders,” says MEMIC President and CEO John T. Leonard. “We do that by building an even better workforce through continued educational career development. I firmly believe education is the key to success in any industry.” 

MEMIC’s new designees are:

• Maureen Anderson
• Edward Austin III
• Stephen Badger
• Janine Bard
• Amy Bouchard
• Michelle Bouley
• Orion Breen
• Jacqueline Bullis
• Hilary Carr
• Roger Comer
• Steven Crobar
• John DeRoia
• Catherine Duranceau
• Dustin Greco
• Thomas Green
• Ana Guajardo
• Calvin Haines
• Steven Hansen
• Marcia Hartt
• Kristin Holland 
• Gregory Jamison
• Andrew Kany
• Jillian Kellough
• Ken Kunzman
• Catherine Lamson
• Robert Langton
• Gregory LaRochelle
• Krissy Lavoie
• Rebecca LeClair
• Joshua  Logan
• Daniel McGarvey
• Marilyn Messore
• Daniel Montembeau
• Monique Myers
• Christina Nash
• Benson Pasquarello
• Karen Schwartz
• Karl Siegfried
• Christian Soulard
• Jean Spruce
• Alisha St. Pierre
• Candace Veziris
• Jennifer Viola

AmCOMP awards certifications to insurance professionals who exhibit integrity and excellence in workers’ compensation through qualifying work experience and completion of a rigorous 11-week core curriculum followed by a final examination. Professionals who achieve the WCP® designation have proven their knowledge of the workers’ compensation field, including history, best practices, coverage areas, claims, risk management, pricing and employer liability insurance, among other areas of specialty. MEMIC employees attended the AmCOMP program through a partnership with the University of Southern Maine’s Risk Management Department.

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About MEMIC
 
The MEMIC Group includes MEMIC Indemnity Company, MEMIC Casualty Company, and parent company Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company; all rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best. As a super-regional workers’ compensation specialty insurer, The MEMIC Group holds licenses to write workers’ compensation across the country. The group insures more than 20,000 employers and their estimated 300,000 employees, and holds more than $1.2 billion in assets. The group maintains offices in Manchester, NH; Glastonbury, CT; Albany, NY; Weehawken, NJ; West Conshohocken, PA; Tysons Corner, VA; and Tampa, FL; in addition to its headquarters in Portland, ME.