Latest Maryland Headlines
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Maryland Insurance Administration Recovers $11.7M in Claims Settlements in 2017
Feb 15 2018 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) responded to 12,188 consumer complaints and inquiries in 2017, facilitating claims settlements and refunds totaling $11,766,213 for Maryland consumers, according to a press...
Fire Destroys Two Buildings in Cumberland’s Historic District
Feb 12 2018 // Officials say a fire has destroyed two buildings in Cumberland, Maryland’s historic district. The state fire marshal’s office said Saturday no injuries have been reported. Nearly 125 firefighters from Maryland...
Teens Charged in Fire That Destroyed Century-Old Maryland Home
Feb 9 2018 // Two teenage boys have been charged with arson that destroyed a century-old home on Maryland’s Kent Island. The Office of the State Fire Marshal in Maryland reported that the two teens, age 14 and 15, pulled old...
Maryland Property Insurer Left Client Data Temporarily Exposed Online
Feb 9 2018 // The Maryland Joint Insurance Association left data about some of its customers exposed online, but there’s no evidence it was accessed improperly. The Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday that a California-based...
Maryland Issued $466K in Insurance Fraud Fines, Penalties in 2017
Feb 7 2018 // For the calendar year 2017, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. authorized civil orders and criminal charges totaling $466,261 in fines, penalties and restitution to 77 citizens charged with committing insurance...
Maryland’s Trident Insurance Group Hires Sohn
Feb 6 2018 // Trident Insurance Group Inc., based in Dunkirk, Md., has hired surety professional William Sohn to its organization. With more than 25 years of experience as an underwriter in the contract surety business, Sohn will...
West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort Sued by Maryland Event Company for $800K
Jan 9 2018 // A Maryland company has filed a lawsuit against companies tied to The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia for failure to pay for services and equipment claims. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Select Event Group Inc....
Winter Storm Prompts Emergency Declaration on Maryland Shore
Jan 5 2018 // A state of emergency was in effect on parts of Maryland’s Eastern Shore in response to a coastal winter storm. Gov. Larry Hogan issued the declaration late Wednesday night for the Lower Shore, including Somerset,...
Maryland’s Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company Hires Quinn
Dec 28 2017 // Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, a Towson, Md.-based workers’ compensation specialist, has hired Danielle Quinn as a pharmacist case manager. In this role, Quinn is responsible for managing the Pharmacy...
Maryland’s Frederick Mutual Insurance Company Hires Collins
Dec 22 2017 // Frederick Mutual Insurance Company has appointed Shad Collins as senior vice president and chief information officer. Collins has relocated to the company’s headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, to take on his new...
Maryland Woman Charged with Setting Her Trailer Home on Fire
Dec 20 2017 // Fire officials say a Maryland woman has been charged with setting a fire that destroyed her trailer home and injured her adult son. The Office of the State Fire Marshal says in a news release that fire marshals served a...
Risk Strategies Company Acquires Maryland’s Delmarva Surety
Dec 8 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Delmarva Surety in a move that extends its Mid-Atlantic footprint while adding specialized contract surety...
House Flattened, Others Damaged in Maryland Explosion
Dec 7 2017 // A house was flattened and others were damaged when a fire and explosion rocked the structure in a Baltimore suburb. Baltimore County fire officials say no one was hurt in the explosion. Investigators say the house in...
Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Contractor’s Services and Surety Services
Dec 5 2017 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Contractor’s Services Inc. (CSI) and Surety Services LLC (SS). Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Headquartered in...
Maryland Court Could Give More Time for Asbestos Lawsuits
Dec 4 2017 // A Maryland court is weighing whether to give workers sickened by asbestos exposure more time to sue their employers, a move that could open the door to new lawsuits. The Baltimore Sun reports Maryland law currently allows...
Maryland’s The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company Hires Glass
Nov 7 2017 // The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company has hired Bob Glass as its new director of underwriting. Glass brings more than 30 years of insurance experience in property and casualty underwriting, marketing and product...
Fire Officials Estimate $1M in Damage from Maryland Apartment Building Fire
Oct 24 2017 // A fire at a large apartment building in suburban Maryland has displaced as many as 1,500 people. Fire officials said damage to the building was estimated at $1 million. The Washington Post reported that the Saturday...
Maryland Suing EPA on Power Plant Pollution in Other States
Oct 3 2017 // Maryland is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition requiring power plants in five upwind states to reduce pollution, the state’s attorney general and an official in Gov. Larry...
Is Maryland Ready for the Next Big Storm?
Sep 11 2017 // In Maryland, which historically has ducked many of the worst storms of the last 50 years, the question is increasingly not if, but when the next big one will strike. And while some believe the state has often been spared...
Maryland’s B.F. Saul Insurance Hires Jones as President
Sep 11 2017 // B.F. Saul Insurance, a Bethesda, Md.-based regional insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, announced that Jason Jones has joined the firm as president. Jones will oversee an expansion of the company’s platform...
