Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Relation Insurance Acquires York Insurance in Maryland
Jul 2 2024 // Insurance brokerage Relation Insurance Services reports it has acquired the assets of York Insurance Services, Inc. in Forest Hill, Maryland. The transaction went into effect on May 31, 2024. Terms of the transaction were...
Maryland Governor Names Hatchette Interim Insurance Commissioner as Birrane Retires
Jun 27 2024 // Maryland Governor Wes Moore has appointed an interim commissioner at the helm of the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA). Moore named Joy Y. Hatchette as interim insurance commissioner at MIA. The current commissioner,...
Former Maryland State Employee Indicted in Theft, Insurance Fraud Cases
Jun 26 2024 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the indictment of a former state employee in two separate cases involving theft and insurance fraud. Shanell Angelia West, of Essex, was allegedly involved in a theft...
Federal Court Won’t Intervene in Erie Insurance Tiff With Maryland Regulator
Jun 20 2024 // A federal appeals court has declined to intervene in state regulatory proceedings in Maryland involving allegations of redlining by Erie Insurance, despite Erie’s complaints that the regulator has already shown bias...
Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic
Jun 11 2024 // Seventy-six days after it was blocked by the collapse of the Key Bridge, the major shipping channel through the Port of Baltimore has been cleared of debris and restored to allow commercial maritime transit. The U.S. Army...
Maryland Governor Requires All State Agencies to Submit Climate Change Plans
Jun 7 2024 // State agencies in Maryland will be required to submit a plan to help address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, under an executive order signed by Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday. The plan calls for all state...
Tornadoes Touch Down Across US, Killing Toddler in Michigan and Injuring 5 in Maryland
Jun 7 2024 // LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed...
Maryland Hopes to Rebuild Baltimore Bridge for $1.9 Billion With Insurance, Federal, Other Funds
Jun 3 2024 // Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said. The state plans to build a new span by fall...
Aon/NFP’s Lenox Advisors Acquires Maryland Benefits Firm Serving Medical Pros
May 31 2024 // Lenox Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of NFP, an Aon company, reports it has acquired Martin/Wight & Co., a Maryland-based insurance and financial services firm that specializes in serving medical professionals. Founders...
Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Team Assessing Likelihood of Another Tragic Bridge Disaster
May 31 2024 // Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges to determine the likelihood of another disaster like the one that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The team includes...
Maryland Governor Signs Bills on Gun Safety Center, Minimum Firearms Standards
May 23 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill into law last Thursday to create a new statewide center to help prevent gun violence. The governor described the center as the first of its kind since the White House urged states to...
People & Places
May 20 2024 // National Leigh Hellrung Hiscox, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, named Leigh Hellrung as chief operating officer in the U.S. Hellrung brings over 20 years of industry experience to the role. Before joining Hiscox,...
Maryland Governor Signs Online Data Privacy, Child Protection Bills
May 13 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on...
Maryland Hopes to Rebuild Baltimore Bridge for $1.9B With Insurance, Federal, Other Funds
May 6 2024 // Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. The state plans to build a new span...
Maryland Hospitality Firm Settles Employee Pregnancy Discrimination, Firing Suit
May 6 2024 // Savage River Lodge and Little Crossings will pay $150,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle federal charges that they discriminated against an employee because of her pregnancy and then fired her. The Frostburg,...
Home Explosion in Maryland Injures 1, Requires 3 Crews to Douse Flames
Apr 23 2024 // An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid from dozens of firefighters to douse the flames. Baltimore County fire officials said they...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 2 – Hawaii through Maryland
Apr 18 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...
People Moves: Maryland Insurance Commissioner Birrane to Leave Post in June
Apr 18 2024 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane has announced she plans to resign effective June 30 and to return to private practice at DLA Piper, the law firm where she was a partner until being appointed...
Maryland Asks Insurers to Accommodate Those Hurt by Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Apr 17 2024 // Maryland’s insurance regulator is asking insurance companies to do what they can to make sure that individuals and businesses hurt by the Baltimore bridge collapse tragedy do not lose coverage due to non-payment of...
Maryland Launches Programs to Help Port of Baltimore Businesses and Workers
Apr 17 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced last Friday the start of a program to help Port of Baltimore businesses retain employees in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The $12.5 million program aims to...
