Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Will Vote on Legalizing Cannabis in November
Apr 4 2022 // Maryland lawmakers voted Friday to let voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in November. The Maryland House voted 94-39 for a constitutional amendment already approved by the Senate. The House also...
Maryland’s Hershberger Insurance Agency Joins Ensurise Network
Mar 17 2022 // Ensurise announced that Hershberger Insurance Agency has joined its agency network. Hershberger Insurance Agency will continue to operate from its Grantsville, Maryland location. Currently under the leadership of Frank J....
Maryland Apartment Complex Explosion, Fire Ruled Accident
Mar 9 2022 // SILVER SPRING, Md. — An explosion and fire that destroyed a Maryland apartment building last week was accidental and caused by a maintenance worker who cut a gas line instead of a waste pipe, an official said...
People Moves: WTW Hires MS Amlin’s Singh; Optio Names Hartford’s Robinson as MD; MS Amlin Adds Sirius’ O’Donnell to Property
Mar 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, Optio Group and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires MS Amlin’s Singh for Climate Analytics, Exposure...
Maryland Weighs Measures to Enhance State, Local Government Cybersecurity
Mar 4 2022 // Maryland lawmakers highlighted a package of measures Wednesday to tighten cybersecurity in the state. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones noted that Baltimore County was one of about 50 school systems across the nation...
Montana Jury Awards $36.5M to Former Libby Miner With Lung Disease
Feb 25 2022 // A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of exposure to asbestos while working at a vermiculite mine in Libby, a bellwether case that could affect hundreds...
World Insurance Acquires Allied Partners in Maryland-District of Columbia Area
Feb 11 2022 // World Insurance Associates said it acquired Allied Partners Insurance Inc. of Gaithersburg, Maryland on February 1, 2022. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Allied Partners Insurance, Inc. was established in...
Judges Tosses Maryland Family’s Suit Blaming Uber for Driver’s Killing by Passenger
Feb 7 2022 // A federal judge in Baltimore on Thursday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. filed by the family of a rideshare driver who was killed by a passenger in 2019. U.S. District Judge Catherine...
Maryland Coalition Wants End to Truck-Towing Companies Charging Huge Fees
Feb 1 2022 // A Maryland coalition of insurance interests and trucking firms is hoping a House bill will put the brakes on towing companies that haul away big trucks after accidents and charge exorbitant fees. “It is not...
Maryland Confirms Ransomware Attack Disrupted Agency Reporting COVID-19 Data
Jan 18 2022 // The disruption of Maryland’s reporting of COVID-19 data last month was caused by a ransomware attack, state officials said Wednesday. Chip Stewart, the state’s chief information security officer, said the state...
Maryland 90-Day Legislative Agenda Includes Climate, Infrastructure, Taxes
Jan 13 2022 // Maryland lawmakers are convening Wednesday for their 90-day legislative session. They will spend much of the session working on how to manage a huge, $4.6 billion budget surplus. That’s because of unexpectedly large...
Hub International Acquires Maryland’s Raffa Financial
Jan 7 2022 // Hub International, an insurance brokerage firm, announced it has acquired Maryland-based Raffa Financial Services, an insurance and benefits brokerage and consulting firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Raffa,...
Maryland Resumes Reporting COVID-19 Deaths After Cyber Attack
Jan 3 2022 // Maryland officials resumed reporting coronavirus deaths Tuesday after a more than three week interruption amid an apparent cyberattack, adding more than 400 deaths to the state’s tally. At least 415 Marylanders died...
Boy Dies in Maryland Fire That Damaged 16 Apartments
Dec 28 2021 // A seven-year-old boy who was critically injured in an apartment fire in a Baltimore neighborhood has died, authorities said Sunday. The Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release that Clinton Chimobi Ezeamaka...
Two Ex-Maryland Players Reach Settlement to Football Lawsuit
Dec 20 2021 // Two former Maryland football players have each reached $200,000 settlements in lawsuits accusing former coach DJ Durkin of running a program that subjected athletes to an abusive environment. The Maryland Attorney...
The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s PSA Insurance & Financial Services
Dec 16 2021 // The Hilb Group brought PSA Insurance & Financial Services into its portfolio, further strengthening its presence in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as building on its range of employee benefits, commercial and personal...
Former Maryland Public Adjuster Sentenced for Theft, Insurance Fraud
Dec 16 2021 // A former Maryland public adjuster has been sentenced for theft and insurance fraud. Tashoia Starr Grant, of Street, Maryland, was sentenced on two counts of theft scheme with a value between $10,000 but less than $100,000,...
Maryland’s Oriole Park to Test Artificial Intelligence Security Product
Dec 13 2021 // Oriole Park at Camden Yards will test a new security technology during the upcoming baseball season that uses 3D imaging and artificial intelligence to detect concealed weapons. The Maryland Stadium Authority announced...
Maryland Is Fifth U.S. State to Join the International Sustainable Insurance Forum
Dec 10 2021 // Consistent with Governor Larry Hogan’s commitment to address and mitigate the effects of climate change, the state of Maryland has joined the Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF) of the United Nations Development...
Maryland Insurance Administration Warns About Unlicensed Insurance Agency
Dec 9 2021 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane is warning Marylanders, particularly small transportation business owners, that Bethesda-based Phillip Johnson Family Insurance Agency LLC (PFI) and its lead agent...
