Public Comment

Please note 2024 Annual Meeting Notice: The 2024 MGARA Annual Meeting will be held beginning at 2 PM on April 9, 2024. The public portion of the meeting at which public comment is taken will start at 2 PM. The Member Insurer meeting will commence at 3 PM followed by the Annual Board meeting. Due to construction activities at 254 Commercial Street, the 2024 MGARA Annual Meeting will be held at the Canopy Hotel Conference Facility, 9 Center Street, Portland, Maine, which is located across Commercial Street from MGARA’s customary 254 Commercial Street location. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please refer to the Public Comment Protocol posted on this page for the rules and requirements applicable to providing public comment. Persons desiring to provide public comment should contact MGARA’s Secretary at choward@pierceatwood.com.

Opportunity for public comment will be made available at the Board’s annual and quarterly meetings, generally held on the second Tuesday in April and the third Monday of February, August, and November at 3:00 p.m. The annual meeting is held at 254 Commercial Street, 5th Floor, Portland, Maine. The quarterly meetings are held via Zoom, with the link to the meeting provided upon request to the MGARA Secretary, as described below. Please refer to the Public Comment Protocol posted on this website for the rules and requirements applicable to providing public comment. The agenda for each meeting at which public comments will be taken is posted on this website on the Board of Directors page and contains the dates and times of the meetings. Questions regarding Public Comment should be directed to the MGARA Secretary at choward@pierceatwood.com.

The Maine Bureau of Insurance and the Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance Association conduct a public forum generally held in June of each year to receive public comments on the progress of Maine’s State Innovation Waiver under Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of Maine’s 1332 Waiver. Notice of the Annual Post-Award Public Forum will be posted in advance of each forum on this website and on the Maine Bureau of Insurance website. Please refer to the Notice of Post-Award Public Forum for details and any in-person location or other meeting login information.

Notice of Post Award Public Forum, June 27, 2023
Notice of Post-Award Public Forum, June 7, 2022
Public Forum Modification Determination 2022
Notice of Post-Award Public Forum, June 7, 2021
Public Forum Modification Determination 2021
Notice of Post-Award Public Forum, June 25, 2020
Public Comment Protocol