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Maryland Auto Allows Participants to Pause Payments During State of Emergency
Apr 7 2020 // Participants in FineFix, Maryland’s auto fine forgiveness program, will be allowed to pause their payment plans during the current state of emergency in Maryland. The Uninsured Division of Maryland Auto Insurance is...
Maryland’s RCM&D Hires Kahn as Commercial Division Director
Mar 31 2020 // RCM&D, an independent risk management, insurance and employee benefits firm, has hired Matthew Kahn as the new Commercial Division director. Kahn will be working alongside current Commercial Division Director Bill...
How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mar 25 2020 // As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S. are issuing guidance on how the industry can respond. “There is almost no aspect of the...
Turning 50, Invest High School Program Eyes Apprenticeships for Independent Agencies
Mar 19 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by an insurance education organization that celebrates its 50th...
COVID-19 Emergency Regulations for Health Carriers Approved in Maryland
Mar 11 2020 // The Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review has approved emergency regulations for all health carriers regulated by the Maryland Insurance Administration...
Maryland Insurance Administration Issues Order Revoking License of Aliera Healthcare
Mar 2 2020 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) issued an order revoking the insurance producer license of Aliera Healthcare Inc. The February 27 order states that the company was actively trying to sell an unauthorized health...
Lawsuit Alleges University of Maryland Fed Gluten to Student with Celiac Disease
Feb 26 2020 // A student who has celiac disease says in a lawsuit that a Maryland state university deliberately served her food containing gluten. The lawsuit from Allegany County native Hannah Smith said the University of Maryland,...
Man Gets 15 Years for Conspiring to Set Fire to His Business in Maryland
Feb 14 2020 // A man convicted of conspiring to set fire to his Maryland business to collect insurance money has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. The office of the U.S. Attorney in Maryland said Demetrios Stavrakis, 54, of...
National Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit Maryland
Feb 13 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that five tornadoes ripped through parts of Maryland on Friday. Multiple news outlets report that the tornadoes were confirmed in Carroll, Cecil, Montgomery and Frederick...
Maryland Cybersecurity Bill Would Set Defense Plan for Local Agencies
Feb 11 2020 // A new Maryland bill would ask the state’s Department of Information Technology to develop a baseline plan for localities within the state to help battle cyber attacks. Senate bill 120, introduced by Sen. Susan Lee,...
Maryland’s Wye River Insurance Appoints Santarelli as President
Jan 31 2020 // Wye River Insurance has appointed Katherine Santarelli as president, leading day-to-day operations and providing strategic brokering and consulting services for the newly-formed insurance brokerage. The Baltimore,...
Coon Named Deputy Commissioner for Maryland Insurance Administration
Jan 30 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has named Jay Coon as deputy commissioner for the Maryland Insurance Administration. Coon is a veteran insurance executive with 30 years of industry experience. “Jay has...
Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Weaver Brothers Insurance
Jan 29 2020 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-based, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Weaver Brothers Insurance Inc., a full-service brokerage based in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the deal...
The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Martens Johnson Insurance Agency
Jan 24 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Maryland-based Martens Johnson Insurance Agency Inc. (MJIA). The transaction became effective January 1, 2020. MJIA is a full-service insurance agency focused on the unique needs of...
Santarelli to Head Maryland’s Newly Formed Wye River Insurance Brokerage
Jan 15 2020 // Wye River Insurance, based in Baltimore, Md., has announced leadership appointments for the newly-formed insurance brokerage serving real estate and construction professionals in the multifamily industry. Long-time...
AssuredPartners Acquires Maryland’s The Jordan Insurance Group
Jan 14 2020 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired The Jordan Insurance Group LLC located in Columbia, Md. The team of five will remain under the operational leadership of Bill Jordan following the acquisition. The agency currently reports...
NI Holdings Completes Acquisition of Maryland’s Westminster
Jan 6 2020 // NI Holdings Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Westminster American Insurance Company from private shareholders on January 1, 2020. The acquisition of Westminster further diversifies NI...
Maryland Man Dies at Northern Virginia Construction Site
Jan 3 2020 // A Maryland man has died after a construction accident in northern Virginia. Nelson Aguilar-Salamanca, 55, was working for a subcontractor on a construction site near the new Capital One headquarters in McLean, Fairfax...
Special Report: The Charity Issue – Photos of Giving
Dec 16 2019 // Frank Winston Crum Insurance FWCI has an enterprise philosophy of philanthropy with a primary focus on helping people who cannot help themselves. FWCI has supported the Tampa Bay community for more than a decade with a...
Insurance Agents & Brokers Opens New Office in Maryland
Dec 13 2019 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B) opened an office in Annapolis, Md., on December 1. The organization also operates an office outside of Harrisburg, Penn. The location allows access to the Maryland State House, as...
