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P r o f i l e s i n e x c e l l e n c e M a i n e — A P h oto P o rt r A i t o f t h e P i n e t r ee S tAt e 143 trict of Columbia. It has been among the top five work- ers' compensation insurers in New England for the past five years and is among the fastest growing insurers in the mid-Atlantic. The company actively markets its products through- out the northeast. In addition to its headquarters in Portland, the company has offices in Manchester, New Hampshire; Glastonbury, Connecticut; Albany, New York; Weehawken, New Jersey and West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The company's assets are approaching $1 billion. MEMIC is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best and has earned accolades across the industry for its efforts in technology and customer service. "The MEMIC way is spreading down the Eastern Seaboard," Leonard said. "Everywhere we go, we find that our focus on workplace safety and superior claims service is important to employers. It's exciting and grat- ifying to see that our efforts pay off as we export our business model." Back home in Maine, the company remains a pillar of the local business community and has received count- less awards for its efforts in economic development, business leadership, social responsibility, ethical leader- ship and, of course, workplace safety. The MEMIC Harvey Picker Horizon Scholarship is awarded annually to the child of an injured worker whose family's ability to pay for college has been sig- nificantly impacted by the worker's injury. To date, the company has made scholarship awards totaling nearly $100,000. Membership organizations include the Greater Port- land Chamber, Maine Chamber of Commerce, the New England Council, Maine Businesses for Sustainability, and the Safety and Health Council of Northern New England. MEMIC is also a member of national insurance trade organizations which help to foster good public policy that serves its policyholders. Employees at MEMIC are also involved members of their local communities. MEMIC encourages this in- volvement by example and by getting behind efforts to raise funds and help local communities. Chief among these efforts is its annual United Way campaign. Annu- ally, MEMIC's employees pledge more than $50,000 to the local United Way. In addition, employees have led efforts to raise funds for organizations such as the local chapter of the American Heart Association, the National Kidney Foundation, the Red Cross and many others. Employees in the home office in Portland raise thousands of dollars each year for "Strike Out Cancer in Kids," a fundraiser for the Maine Children's Cancer Program. MEMIC believes in fair treatment and honest dealings in all that it does, whether with employees, policyholders, injured workers, agents, regulators, vendors or other business partners. P h o t o B y r i c h a r D s a n D i f e r Top: MEMIC Safety Consultant Allan Brown trains policyholders via a webinar, one of MEMIC's free safety offerings. Bottom: MEMIC President and CEO John T. Leonard has led the company since its inception in 1993.

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