Producers:  New and Improved EASi

 EASi 2.0 for submission of private passenger applications available on June 9, 2009

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO TRY THE NEW SYSTEM

EASi 2.0 is smarter, faster and easier to use than ever before with new and improved interactive web pages in a user-friendly format!

EASi 2.0 is an interactive web-based data entry system that is:

Smarter - because it includes input fields that check for common errors as you type and does not    use a PDF application format for input,

Faster -   because it’s interactive web pages load and respond faster, and

Easier -    because its navigation is improved by the use of tabs, drop-down boxes and runs faster with real time quotes and auto-fill forms in a user friendly format.

Important:  Applications that have been saved but not submitted in the original EASi system will become unavailable as of June 9, 2009.   Such applications will have to be re-entered in EASi 2.0 or submitted via paper application.

Applications submitted through the original EASi system prior to June 9^th will continue to be available for viewing and reprinting.

For questions regarding EASi 2.0 or password requirements, contact the Plan’s Customer Service Department at 401-528-1488 between 8:15 AM and 4:30 PM EST, or via email at meaip@aipso.com

For system functionality questions, please contact EASi Customer Service at (888) 424-0026 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM EST, or via email at easi@aipso.com.

For more detailed information regarding this new and improved system, EASi 2.0, please reference Circular PCP (ME) 09-03, GCB (ME) 09-07, dated May 11, 2009. 

REVISIONS TO THE PRIVATE PASSENGER/MOTORCYCLE APPLICATION, COMMERCIAL APPLICATION AND AUTO SALES AND TRAILER DEALERS SUPPLEMENT:

Effective May 1, 2009, the Maine Plan will introduce revised Private Passenger/Motorcycle Application ME 5580 5/09, Commercial Application AIP 5581 5/09, and Auto Sales and Trailer Dealers Supplement AIP 5582 5/09.

As of May 1, 2009, only the 5/09 edition of the Private Passenger/Motorcycle Application, Commercial Application and Auto Sales and Trailer Dealers Supplement will be accepted by the Plan. An application and/or supplement that is submitted to the Plan with an expired edition date (1/09 or 11/87) will be returned to the producer and a deficiency will be assigned.

Please refer to Circular GCB (ME) 09-03, PCP (ME) 09-02 dated March 2, 2009 for more detailed information.

The Maine Automobile Insurance Plan was established pursuant to Title 24A, M.R.S.A., Section 2325 dated January 1, 1970 for granting automobile bodily injury and property damage liability, medical payments and physical damage  insurance to applicants who are unable to obtain such coverage through the voluntary market.

Information pertaining to such things as eligibility criteria, extent of coverage provided, establishing an effective date of coverage and rate classifications can be found in the Maine Plan Manual.

Producers licensed by the Maine Bureau of Insurance to transact automobile insurance business in the state of Maine and who are certified by the Plan are eligible to submit applications to the Maine Plan. For more details regarding the Plan's certification program, please refer to the Plan Section entitled PRODUCER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

To be eligible for coverage, the applicant must certify that he/she has attempted, but has been unable to obtain automobile insurance in the state of Maine within the preceding 60 days. For a complete list of the eligibility criteria, please refer to the Plan section entitled ELIGIBILITY.

Your comments and suggestions are welcome and may be sent to staff via the  USPS, "fax", or e-mail us at the addresses included on the ensuing pages.

• FRAUD CONTAINMENT

  In keeping with its commitment to prevent auto insurance fraud, AIPSO has added a new web page to its website entitled Fraud Containment.

  This web page provides information about AIPSO’s Fraud Containment program. It also presents an extensive list of related links to news articles, fraud-fighting organizations and information on various fraud topics including:

  The latest schemes and trends relating to fraud,
  The high toll fraud takes on the economy,
  Consumer tips, and
  Possible enforcement action.

  Click here to access AIPSO’s Fraud Containment web page.