Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Collects $2M Fine From AIG Workers’ Comp Dispute Settlement
Jun 15 2012 // The Maryland Insurance Administration said Thursday that regulators collected $2,022,805 in penalties from American International Group as part of a multi-state settlement.Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith said that...
Tornadoes Damage Areas in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Jun 4 2012 // Tornadoes swept through several counties in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland last Friday, knocking down trees and power lines and damaging dozens of structures and homes. Here are the latest reports from The Associated...
Why Workers’ Compensation Claimants Hire Attorneys
Jun 4 2012 // Workplace trust, fear of claim denial and injury severity are the main reasons for attorney representation in workers’ compensation claims, according to Bogdan Savych, a public policy analyst with the Workers...
Maryland to Privatize State-Run Workers’ Comp Insurer IWIF
Jun 4 2012 // The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF), Maryland’s state-run workers’ comp insurance carrier, will become a private, nonprofit company under a new name Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance, effective...
Md. Officials Ask Homeowners: ‘Are You Ready for Hurricane Season?’
May 30 2012 // As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, Maryland’s insurance regulators are asking homeowners, “Do you know what your homeowners insurance policy covers if your property is damaged?” The Atlantic...
Maryland’s State-Run WC Insurer IWIF to Become Private Nonprofit Co.
May 23 2012 // The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF), Maryland’s state-run workers’ comp insurance carrier, will become a private, nonprofit company under a new name Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance, effective...
FCCI Insurance Expands to Maryland, Hires New Marketing Underwriter
May 22 2012 // Sarasota, Fla.-headquartered property/casualty insurer FCCI Insurance Group (FCCI) recently expanded into Maryland and has hired Jeanine Ferritor as a senior marketing underwriter to develop FCCI’s independent agency...
Thousands in St. Louis, Missouri, Area Claim Hail Damage
May 21 2012 // The number of insurance claims resulting from the damaging hail storm that struck the St. Louis region in late April could top 100,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the region’s two largest insurance...
The McGowan Cos. Purchases Md.-Based Allied Insurance Brokers
Apr 30 2012 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan), based in Fairview Park, Ohio, purchased the assets of Allied Insurance Brokers Inc. (Allied). Allied, which is headquartered in Marriottsville, Md., will begin operating under the...
Maryland Regulators Offer Tips on GAP Insurance
Apr 10 2012 // The Maryland Insurance Administration is offering advice to car owners about risks of a total loss and how GAP insurance can help them. The officials said that car owners sometimes assume − incorrectly − that if their...
Maryland House, Senate Pass Health Exchange Bill
Mar 28 2012 // The Maryland General Assembly has passed a measure to create a framework for a health insurance marketplace to provide coverage to the uninsured. The House of Delegates and state Senate voted 94-44 and 35-12, respectively,...
Facebook, Lawmakers Warn Employers Not to Demand Passwords
Mar 25 2012 // Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives...
Maryland Launches Website to Navigate Health Reform
Mar 24 2012 // A new state website will help Maryland residents navigate health care reform policies. Officials announced the launch of the site on Friday, the second anniversary of the passage of the Federal Affordable Care Act. The...
Legality of Employers Asking Job Applicants For Facebook Passwords Questioned
Mar 22 2012 // In their efforts to vet job applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles and instead are asking to log in as the user to have a look...
Maryland Lt. Gov. Launches Health Insurance Marketing Campaign
Mar 21 2012 // Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown wants to increase the number of applications to a federally funded health insurance program run by the state. Brown kicked off the second anniversary of the federal Affordable Care Act on...
Pedestrian Safety Program Launched in Ocean City, Maryland
Mar 16 2012 // The State Highway Administration has launched a program to reduce jaywalking across Coastal Highway in Ocean City. The three-year pilot program will use newly designed sidewalk markings about 10 feet from three...
Maryland Senate Votes to Ban Smoking in Cars with Kids
Mar 16 2012 // The Maryland Senate wants to prohibit drivers from smoking in cars if a child under the age of 8 is a passenger. Senators signed off on the bill in a 27-19 vote Wednesday. Proponents of the legislation said they chose the...
$100,000 Settlement for Maryland Coal Miners’ Families
Mar 5 2012 // Two families will split $100,000 in a settlement of a wrongful death suit brought after two coal miners were killed in a high-wall collapse. The Times-News of Cumberland, Maryland, reports that the families of 51-year-old...
Maryland Court Sides With Allstate in Coastal Homeowners Case
Feb 20 2012 // The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, recently ruled in favor of Allstate. The court upheld a previous lower court’s ruling that the insurer was within its rights to stop writing new...
Maryland-based Avon-Dixon Agency Appoints Selective Exec as COO
Feb 6 2012 // Maryland-based Avon-Dixon Agency appointed industry veteran Donna Sposa as chief operating officer and vice president. Donna Sposa Sposa has an extensive background in the property/casualty insurance industry, most...
