Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Welcomes 7 New Insurers
Oct 5 2015 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) announced on Sept. 14 that seven new insurance companies have been approved to offer workers’ compensation and life insurance products in Maryland. “Our goal is to...
Former Maryland Commissioner Goldsmith Joins Law Firm Hogan Lovells
Sep 22 2015 // Law firm Hogan Lovells announced that former Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith has joined firm’s Health practice and the Insurance Industry sector group as a partner in the Baltimore office. Goldsmith...
IA&B in Pennsylvania Announces Officers for 2015-16 Administrative Year
Sep 18 2015 // The fall marks a new administrative year for the Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group (IA&B) in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and its partnership of agents’ associations. The following directors have...
Maryland Insurance Administration Welcomes 7 New Insurers to Marketplace
Sep 14 2015 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) today announced seven new insurance companies are approved to offer workers’ compensation and life insurance products in Maryland. “Our goal is to increase options...
Maryland’s Chesapeake Employers Promotes Johnson to Director
Aug 21 2015 // Tammy Johnson Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, the largest writer of workers’ compensation insurance in Maryland, promoted Tammy Johnson to director of the Strategic Business Unit. In this position,...
Alliant Hires VanOrsdel as Employee Benefits Group VP in Maryland
Aug 18 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Newport Beach, California, hired Reed VanOrsdel as vice president of Employee Benefits Group. VanOrsdel is based in Alliant’s Bethesda, Maryland,...
People – East
Aug 17 2015 // ACE Limited, which announced plans to acquire Chubb for $28 billion in July, has designated a post-merger leadership team for the North American insurance operations of the combined company. The North America leadership...
Union Insurance Group Acquires The McLaughlin Co. in Maryland
Aug 6 2015 // Union Insurance Group, a Chicago-based commercial insurance agency specializing in property/casualty and professional liability products for labor organizations, announced that it has acquired The McLaughlin Company, an...
Maryland’s Chesapeake Employers Announces New Chairman of Board
Aug 6 2015 // Charles Dankmeyer Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, the largest writer of workers’ compensation insurance in Maryland, announced the appointment of Charles Dankmeyer as chairman of the Board after having...
NCCI Proposes Decrease for Workers’ Comp Loss Costs in Maryland
Aug 4 2015 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the Maryland Insurance Administration. NCCI stated in its July 28 filing that based on its review...
Maryland Bulletin Clarifies Commission Sharing
Aug 3 2015 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) recently issued a bulletin clarifying that an insurer or its appointed producer would be permitted to offer, in exchange for a referral of an insurance applicant, a referral fee...
Maryland Issues Clarification on Commission Sharing for Producers
Jul 22 2015 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) recently issued a bulletin explaining that, in exchange for a referral of an insurance applicant, an insurer or its appointed producer may provide a referral fee, commission...
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Launches Rebranding Campaign
Jul 20 2015 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, a state-created entity that provides auto insurance to motorists who can’t get private-market coverage, announced a new advertising campaign, a rebrand and its headquarters...
Maryland Appeals FEMA Denial of Millions in Riot Disaster Aid
Jul 20 2015 // Maryland is appealing the federal government’s denial of disaster aid to help the state and Baltimore recover millions of dollars in riot-related costs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Maryland’s...
Maryland to Appeal FEMA Denial of Millions in Riot Disaster Aid
Jul 8 2015 // The state of Maryland says it will appeal the federal government’s denial of disaster aid to help the state and Baltimore city recover millions of dollars in riot-related costs. A spokesman for Republican Gov. Larry...
All Risks in Maryland Hires Korn as Brokerage Underwriter
Jun 29 2015 // Independent insurance wholesaler All Risks Ltd. hired Stu Korn as brokerage underwriter in the Non-Standard Homeowners unit. In this role, Korn will be responsible for cultivating and growing personal lines business,...
Remnants of Tropical Storm Bill Headed for the Midwest
Jun 18 2015 // Tropical Storm Bill wrung out almost 12 inches of rain over parts of eastern Texas, was downgraded to a depression and then handed off from the National Hurricane Center to the Weather Prediction Center. That doesn’t...
Croom-Johnson Named MD of AEGIS London; 4 Senior Execs Promoted
Jun 12 2015 // AEGIS London has named David Croom-Johnson as its new managing director. The firm has also announced a series of promotions within its senior management team. Croom-Johnson, Syndicate 1225’s active underwriter since...
Dickerson Joins Maryland Insurance Administration as Associate Commissioner
Jun 11 2015 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer, Jr., announced the appointment of Lynn Dickerson as the Maryland Insurance Administration’s (MIA) new associate commissioner, Property and Casualty. Dickerson brings years...
AssuredPartners Acquires WorkforceTactix in Maryland
Jun 11 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced its acquisition of WorkforceTactix Inc., an independent employee benefits and HR professional services consulting firm with offices in Sparks and Salisbury, Maryland. Terms of the transaction...
