Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Most with Md. Flood Damage Uninsured, Redmer Finds
Jul 19 2004 // In the wake of floods in northeast Maryland, at least 80 percent of those who contacted state officials with damage complaints are not insured, state Insurance Commissioner Alfred Redmer said. Insurance officials, in...
Md. Task Force on Med-Mal Begins Work
Jul 16 2004 // Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich this week kicked off the work of a task force he created on medical malpractice insurance with an invitation to the health care industry, insurers and trial lawyers to work together to solve...
MD. WORKS ON MED-MAL FUND:
Jul 5 2004 // Maryland doctors, insurers and lawmakers are working to contain the cost of medical malpractice insurance, which medical professionals say is driving some doctors out of business and leaving residents without access to...
Md. Gov. Ehrlich Urges Med-Mal Action as State’s Largest Writer Seeks 41% Hike
Jul 2 2004 // Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich has called on the legislature to pass a medical malpractice reform bill, a day after the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer filed for a 41 percent rate increase in malpractice...
Maryland Med-Mal Insurer Granted 59.6% Rate Hike
Jun 30 2004 // Maryland medical malpractice insurer, GE Medical Protective Co., has obtained approval for a 59.6 percent rate increase on its medical professional liability policies, slightly less than it had requested. GE Medical had...
Maryland Gov. Establishes Med-Mal Task Force
Jun 25 2004 // Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, Jr., announced the creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Medical Malpractice and Health Care Access and named the Honorable Raymond Thieme chairman. Gov. Ehrlich has directed the task...
People and Places
Jun 21 2004 // Anthony Kubera Anthony A. Kubera has joined Russell Bond & Co. Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y., as director of business development. He brings with him over 30 years of experience in underwriting, management and marketing....
Md. Doctors, Insurers Work on Med-Mal Fund
Jun 17 2004 // Maryland doctors, insurers and lawmakers are working to contain the skyrocketing cost of medical malpractice insurance, which medical professionals say is driving some doctors out of business and leaving residents without...
PIA Appoints Kovac as Compliance Affairs Director
Jun 10 2004 // Timothy K. Kovac has joined the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) as director of business and compliance affairs. Kovac, an attorney, previously served as a supervising analyst with the American...
IWIF to Boost Workplace Accident Awareness in June
Jun 3 2004 // The fourth consecutive Maryland Workplace Safety Week, proclaimed official by the Governor’s office in 2001, begins June 13. The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) sponsors Maryland Workplace Safety Week...
Md. Settles Suit Over Rigged Postage Stamp Auctions
Apr 16 2004 // Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced settlements with 10 defendants and four other individuals of an antitrust lawsuit that alleged that stamp dealers conspired for a period of nearly 20 years to rig...
Former Washington Redskin Sacked on Multiple Fraud Charges; Indictment Reaches 17 Counts
Apr 15 2004 // Thomas DiBiagio, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Ozzie Clay, 61, of Silver Spring, Md., with mail fraud, wire fraud, bankruptcy...
Md. Commissioner Seizes Carroll County Mutual
Apr 12 2004 // The Circuit Court For Baltimore City, Maryland, at the request of Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., and with the consent of the company’s board of directors, has entered an order to rehabilitate...
Babe Ruth, Chesapeake Bay and Blue Crabs
Apr 5 2004 // The U.S. Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Maryland at 5,296,486. Approximately 84% of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 31% had earned a bachelor’s...
People and Places
Apr 5 2004 // Grace Marrano The Protector Group Insurance Agency of Worcester, Mass., has three new additions to its management staff. Grace H. Marrano is the new employee benefits manager. She is responsible for managing employee...
Flood, Credit Rank Among Top 2004 Maryland Issues as Session Ends
Apr 5 2004 // As the 2004 Maryland legislative session draws to a close, a myriad of property/casualty insurance bills reportedly benefiting consumers in providing disaster relief and fair underwriting and rating practices are...
N.D. Offers Comp Fund Job to Former Md. Chief
Apr 1 2004 // The former head of the Maryland’s workers’ compensation fund has been offered the job to run North Dakota’s insurance program. Thomas Cleary was offered the position to become the new executive...
Md. Governor Signs Isabel Relief Fund Into Law
Mar 30 2004 // Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. yesterday signed into law emergency legislation to provide housing relief for Maryland victims of Hurricane Isabel. The legislation establishes a new emergency housing program, Hurricane...
Sen. Mikulski Airs Maryland’s Concerns with Flood Plan
Mar 30 2004 // Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) testified at a Senate Committee hearing about the problems many Marylanders experienced with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel. The Senate...
Maryland Citizens for Asbestos Reform Urges State House Judiciary Committee to Close Loophole By Passing HB 1346
Mar 23 2004 // On Tuesday, the Maryland Citizens for Asbestos Reform (MCAR) urged the House Judiciary Committee to favorably consider House Bill 1346. The bill would amend the cap on the state’s non-economic damages law to...
