MMG announces promotion
PRESQUE ISLE – MMG Insurance Co., a regional, P/C company headquartered in Presque Isle, is pleased to announce the promotion of Dianne C. Collins, CPCU, to Customer Service Manager.
Collins, most recently Assistant Personal Lines Manager, has been with the company since 1985. She has held various positions in Personal Lines Underwriting, including Assistant Underwriter, Staff Underwriter and Senior Underwriter. Collins is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and has also earned the Associate in Underwriting (AU) designation and the Certificate in General Insurance.
She is a past member of the board of directors for the United Way of Aroostook, as well as the General Education Advisory Committee of Northern Maine Community College. She is a member of the Presque Isle Kiwanis Club.
Dianne and her husband, Rick, have two sons, Corey and Dylan, and live in Presque Isle.
MMG Insurance fills accounting manager position
MMG Insurance Co. is pleased to announce Michael A. Thibodeau, Customer Service Manager, has accepted the position of Accounting Manager.
Thibodeau began his career with MMG in March 2005 as a Senior Accountant. Later that year, he was promoted to Director of Compliance and Risk Management and Privacy Coordinator. In 2006, he was promoted to Customer Service Manager.
Thibodeau came to MMG after serving more than 20 years with Maine Public Service Co. in various management positions as Manager of Rates & Financial Planning, Assistant Treasurer, Vice President Human Resources, Vice President Controller & Chief Risk Officer, and Vice President Compliance and Risk Management. He also served with Key Bank of Maine as Assistant Vice President, Small Business Relationship Manager.
He earned his associate degree in Accounting from Northern Maine Community College (NMCC), and his bachelor of science degree in Accounting from Husson College. He is a graduate of Stone and Webster Management School, Harvard/MIT Labor Relations School, and Cromwell University Labor Relations School.
Thibodeau has also earned his Certificate in Human Resources Management from the University of Maine.
Thibodeau is a member of the board of directors for the Presque Isle Rotary Club and St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parish Council. He is a former member and treasurer of the Sister Mary O’Donnell Homeless Shelter’s board of directors and a past member of the Northern and Eastern Maine Tech Prep Steering Board.
He and his wife, Cindy, and their two daughters, Emily and Caroline, live in Presque Isle.
MMG announces department transfer
MMG Insurance Co. is pleased to announce the transfer of Paul J. (PJ) Kinney, CPCU, from Commercial Lines Lead Underwriter to Examiner in the Property Claims Department.
Kinney began his career with MMG in 2001 as an Associate Underwriter in the Commercial Lines Department. In 2004, he was promoted to Commercial Lines Underwriter and, in 2007, he was promoted to Lead Underwriter.
Kinney earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine at Presque Isle, and his Certificate in General Insurance from the Insurance Institute of America. He earned his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 2007.
He is also a Certified Personal Trainer.
Kinney and his wife, Kelley, have two sons, Noah and Riley, and a daughter, Sadie. They reside in Presque Isle.
Dianne C. Collins
Michael A. Thibodeau
Paul J. Kinney