Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Warehouse Fire Causes Estimated $1.5M in Damage
Jan 2 2019 // A warehouse fire in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., has caused damage to a business that supplies temporary bleachers and scaffolding. Prince George’s County fire department spokesman Mark E. Brady told the...
Effect of Judge Ruling Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional Delayed for Appeal
Dec 17 2018 // Obamacare was struck down by a Texas federal judge in a ruling that casts uncertainty on insurance coverage for millions of U.S. residents, drawing sharp condemnation from some medical professionals and a vow for action by...
University of Maryland Says 22 Confirmed Cases of Adenovirus
Dec 3 2018 // More cases of a respiratory virus have been confirmed at the University of Maryland, College Park, where a freshman died of complications from the virus last month. The director of the university’s health center said...
Family of Girl Electrocuted at MGM Resort in Maryland Plans to Sue
Nov 21 2018 // The family of a then-6-year-old girl who was electrocuted at the MGM National Harbor resort just outside Washington plans to sue. News outlets obtained a copy of a forthcoming lawsuit from the family of Zynae Green, who...
Weather-Related Building Collapse at Maryland Amazon Distribution Warehouse
Nov 6 2018 // The fire department says one person is dead and another was unaccounted for after a weather-related building collapse at an Amazon distribution warehouse on Baltimore’s southeast side, the Baltimore Sun...
Hub International Limited Acquires Maryland’s The TAMRAC Group
Nov 6 2018 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired The TAMRAC Group Inc. (TAMRAC). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Md., TAMRAC specializes in personal insurance and...
Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Insurance Management Associates
Nov 2 2018 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Insurance Management Associates Inc. (IMA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Annapolis, Md., IMA is a full-service...
Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Arkin Youngentob Associates
Oct 31 2018 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Arkin Youngentob Associates, a full-service employee and executive benefits firm headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Terms...
A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland
Oct 26 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of bbb+ for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland Inc. (AIC), based...
Mo’s Seafood in Maryland to Pay $1M to Workers Who Sued Over Pay
Oct 18 2018 // The company operating Mo’s Seafood restaurants will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit with 34 former employees who said they were underpaid. In the collective-action lawsuit filed against Mo’s Fisherman...
Opioid Overdoses in Maryland Increase in First Six Months of 2018
Oct 15 2018 // Statistics show the number of opioid-related overdoses in Maryland increased 14.8 percent over the first six months of 2018 compared with the same period last year. According to data released Friday by the Maryland...
Maryland County Approves $17M for Ellicott City Flood Plan
Oct 4 2018 // The Howard County Council in a narrow 3-2 vote approved two bills on Monday night that will allocate nearly $17 million toward a controversial five-year flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City. The bills represent the...
Feds Say Maryland Man Stole Hurricane Victim’s IDs as Part of $8M Scam
Sep 20 2018 // A Maryland man is accused of stealing hurricane victim’s identities as part what the Secret Service describes as an $8 million effort to scam a Federal Emergency Management Agency program. News outlets reported...
Alliant Insurance Services Launches Maryland-Based Imperium Consulting Group
Sep 19 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, a Newport Beach, Calif.-headquartered specialty insurance brokerage firm, has launched Imperium Consulting Group, a specialized advisory business that works with clients to better manage...
Indictment Says Maryland Restaurateur Plotted to Burn Restaurant, Frame Wife
Aug 31 2018 // Federal prosecutors say a Maryland restaurant owner was under pressure, facing an impending divorce and financial ruin. His solution, they say, was to burn down his restaurant for insurance money, and implicate his...
Maryland Appeals Court Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend in Hidden Camera Case
Aug 6 2018 // The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has concluded Harleysville Preferred Insurance Co. has a duty to defend the limited liability company that owns and operates Rams Head Tavern in underlying litigation regarding a...
Maryland Hits Record-High Drug Deaths, Fueled by Fentanyl
Jul 31 2018 // Maryland, a state that already had one of the country’s most punishing overdose mortality rates, notched a record-high number of drug deaths last year. The grim milestone was fueled by an alarming increase of...
The Maryland Insurance Administration Continues Efforts to Stop Insurance Fraud
Jul 25 2018 // In the first half of 2018, Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) investigations led to the criminal prosecution of 12 people for committing insurance fraud and the issuance of 25 civil fraud orders. These enforcement...
Virginia’s The Hilb Group Acquires Southern Maryland Insurance
Jul 24 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Southern Maryland Insurance Inc. (SMI). The transaction became effective July 1, 2018. Located in Bowie, Md., SMI is primarily a property/casualty insurance agency offering coverages...
12 Sickened By Carbon Monoxide at Maryland Work Site
Jul 20 2018 // Officials in Maryland say 12 construction workers were taken to a hospital after they were sickened by carbon monoxide at a work site. Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials say firefighters were called to the Navy...
