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MEMIC Hires Payne as Senior Vice President, External Affairs
PORTLAND, Maine, September 26, 2017 – Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has announced the appointment of Anthony "Tony" Payne to the post of Senior Vice President, External Affairs. Payne, a native of Portland and resident ...

USM to Honor MEMIC's Leonard With Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance
PORTLAND, Maine, August 8, 2017 – The University of Southern Maine (USM) has announced that it will establish the MEMIC John T. Leonard Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance, only the second endowed chair since USM’s founding in ...

MEMIC Responds to Request From State of Illinois Regarding Flooded Areas
PORTLAND, Maine, July 18, 2017 – In response to the recent disasters in the State of Illinois, MEMIC has confirmed it does have policyholders located in the impacted counties of Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry. MEMIC will review files to determine...

MEMIC Promotes Barden to Director Corporate Communications
PORTLAND, Maine, July 17, 2017 – Workers' compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has announced the promotion of Kelly Barden to the position of Director, Corporate Communications. She is responsible for shaping and projecting the corporate ima...

MEMIC Promotes Schwartz to Vice President, Underwriting Compliance
PORTLAND, Maine, July 11, 2017 – Workers' compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has announced the promotion of Karen Schwartz to the position of vice president, underwriting compliance. She is responsible for leading the underwriting regulato...

MEMIC Honors Ten Employers for Outstanding Workplace Safety
PORTLAND, ME, June 12, 2017 – At its Annual Meeting of the Policyholders on Monday, workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group presented awards for workplace safety to ten of its more than 20,000 policyholders. MEMIC Senior Vice Pre...

Three Students Awarded MEMIC Scholarships Totaling $15,000
PORTLAND, ME, June 12, 2017 – At its Annual Meeting of the Policyholders this week, workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group awarded $15,000 in scholarships to three children of workers who suffered serious workplace injuries. Cod...

The American Heart Association and MEMIC Team Up to Help Mainers Save More Lives
PORTLAND, Maine, May 26, 2017 – Workers’ compensation insurer MEMIC is teaming up with the American Heart Association in Maine to encourage workplaces to install Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and to train employees in CPR on th...

MEMIC Names Bourque as Next President/CEO
PORTLAND, Maine, May 11, 2017 – The Board of Directors for workers’ compensation specialists The MEMIC Group has announced that it has named company veteran Michael P. Bourque as its President and CEO to replace John T. Leonard who is ret...

A.M. Best Affirms Financial Strength of the MEMIC Group With "A" (Excellent) Rating
PORTLAND, Maine, May 5, 2017 – A.M. Best has affirmed its “A” (Excellent) rating for super-regional workers’ compensation insurer The MEMIC Group, which includes Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company, MEMIC Indemnity...
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Senior Vice President,
Strategy & Communications
(207)-791-3949
LHanstein@memic.com