Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Debate Continues over Maryland Ambulance Fees
Nov 18 2008 // Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Ike Leggett is pushing council members to revive a plan to create an ambulance transport fee. Leggett maintains that fees ranging from $300 to $800 would go directly to insurance...
Maryland’s Treatment of Injured Workers Graded About Average Compared to 9 States
Nov 2 2008 // When employers pay more for medical care for injured workers, workers should experience better outcomes. Otherwise, the logical question becomes: “Why are employers paying more?” Comparing Outcomes for Injured...
Maryland Merger: Warfield-Dorsey Joins HMS Insurance
Oct 31 2008 // Two long-time Baltimore area insurance agencies have combined forces. Warfield-Dorsey Co., Inc. of Hunt Valley, Maryland, has merged with HMS Insurance Associates Inc., a privately held independent insurance agency in...
Maryland ‘Value Proposition’ for Injured Workers Gets Middle Grade
Oct 23 2008 // When employers pay more for medical care for injured workers, workers should experience better outcomes. Otherwise, the logical question becomes: “Why are employers paying more?” Comparing Outcomes for Injured...
Maryland Federal Magistrate Orders Lawyers to Cooperate
Oct 22 2008 // Maryland’s top federal magistrate is warning attorneys to be more cooperative in sharing information in the early stages of litigation. U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm has warned attorneys on two sides of a...
Financial Crisis Kills Maryland’s Rate Cut
Oct 20 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has been granted a 45-day deferral of a decision that might have allowed MAIF to reduce rates by nearly 5 percent, according to Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S....
Maryland Navy Commander Sued over Funds for 9/11 Injury
Oct 16 2008 // Federal prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit against a Navy commander from Maryland’s Anne Arundel County who was granted a Purple Heart for injuries he claimed to have suffered when a plane crashed into the...
Citing Financial Crisis, Maryland’s State Auto Insurer Delays Rate Cut
Oct 9 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has been granted a 45-day deferral of a decision that might have allowed MAIF to reduce rates by nearly five percent, according to Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S....
Cap Reduces $1.85M Jury Award in Maryland Discrimination Suit
Oct 8 2008 // A Salisbury, Maryland woman who was awarded $1.85 million after she was fired by a pesticide company will see only $300,000 of that. That’s because of a limit on damages in federal employment discrimination cases. A...
Maryland Commissioner: 9 Premium Finance Companies Broke the Law
Oct 6 2008 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph Tyler has issued cease and desist orders to nine premium finance companies which he says are collecting illegally high interest rates on insurance policies. The orders call for...
Drug Maker Not Liable in Maryland Death
Sep 22 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Drug Maker Not Liable in Death Caused by User, Maryland Court Rules
Sep 11 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Carriers Protest Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund’s Rates
Sep 2 2008 // Maryland’s private auto insurance industry is objecting to a proposal by the state’s insurer of last resort to lower rates as gasoline and food prices rise. At a hearing in Baltimore on Friday, industry...
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Costs Drop 5.4%
Aug 29 2008 // Maryland workers’ compensation carriers will be able to lower their rates an average 5.4 percent under a loss cost filing approved by the state’s regulator. The Maryland Insurance Administration this week gave...
Rural Maryland Warned About Doctor Shortage; Reforms Urged
Jul 28 2008 // Maryland’s medical establishment is repeating its dire warnings about doctor shortages in rural areas as two government panels pondering the problem prepare recommendations to the governor and the 2009 General...
New Maryland Deputy Insurance Chief Henneman to Lead Fraud Fight
Jul 8 2008 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has named Carolyn H. Henneman as associate commissioner to oversee the Insurance Fraud Division, which investigates and prosecutes cases of criminal insurance fraud in...
Maryland County Begins Charging for Ambulance service
Jul 7 2008 // Maryland’s Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department has begun charging for ambulance service. Officials say residents who have health insurance, including Medicaid or Medicare, won’t have to pay...
Maryland Court Wrong in Condo Association, Unit Owner Coverage Ruling
Jul 7 2008 // How the Court Overstepped its Bounds and Affected Current Policies and Future Claims A firestorm of confusion and comment was created by a recent Insurance Journal report detailing a recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling...
Condo Insurance Requirements Not Cookie-Cutter
Jun 30 2008 // “Given the great interdependence of the unit owners in the stacked unit condominium situation, mandating property insurance for the entire building is the preferable approach.” This one explanatory sentence...
Airbag Thieves Hit 7 Cars in Ocean City, Maryland
Jun 27 2008 // Police in Ocean City, Maryland say they received seven reports Tuesday of airbags being stolen from cars. Police say that in each case, the airbag was stolen from a General Motors vehicle parked in a motel or condominium...
