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Maryland Auto Insurance Launches New Auto Insurance Fraud Initiative

Maryland Auto Insurance has launched an initiative aimed at combatting auto insurance fraud in Maryland. This comes as the FBI projects insurance fraud accounts for more than $40 billion in costs annually, according to a Maryland Auto Insurance press release. …

Redmer Reflects on Time as Maryland Insurance Commissioner, Talks Future Plans

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. will leave his regulatory role and step into his new position as executive director of Maryland Auto Insurance on Monday, bringing with him a legacy as Maryland’s longest serving insurance commissioner. Maryland Auto Insurance, …

Governor Hogan Appoints New Maryland Insurance Commissioner

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced Friday he has appointed Kathleen Birrane to be Maryland’s insurance commissioner. Hogan announced the appointment to replace Al Redmer, who has been appointed executive director of the Maryland Auto Insurance Fund. Birrane is former principal …

Redmer to End Tenure as Insurance Commissioner, Join Maryland Auto Insurance

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has been named executive director of Maryland Auto Insurance. Redmer will leave his position as Maryland Insurance Commissioner to join Maryland Auto Insurance on May 18, 2020. Redmer is Maryland’s longest serving insurance commissioner. …

Maryland Insurance Administration Warns Against COVID-19 Insurance Scams

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has warned consumers to watch for insurance scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of pandemic-related fraud are increasing around the country, according to a press release issued by the Maryland Insurance Administration. People …

Coon Named Deputy Commissioner for Maryland Insurance Administration

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has named Jay Coon as deputy commissioner for the Maryland Insurance Administration. Coon is a veteran insurance executive with 30 years of industry experience. “Jay has an impressive background in business and management,” Redmer …

Redmer Reappointed for Another Term as Maryland Insurance Commissioner

The Maryland Insurance Administration has announced that the Maryland State Senate voted to confirm Al Redmer Jr. for another term as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner, where he will oversee the independent agency’s 266 employees and an annual budget of $31 million. …

The Maryland Insurance Administration Continues Efforts to Stop Insurance Fraud

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 efforts resulted in a combined total of …

Maryland Man Sentenced in Felony Theft Scheme with Value of at Least $10K

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced that Jamar Marlyn Jones, of Edgewood, Md., pleaded guilty and was sentenced on one count of a felony theft scheme having a value of at least $10,000 but less than $100,000. “Insurance …

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Elected as NAIC Representative to URAC

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. to serve on the board of the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC). Redmer will replace Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin from North Carolina as the NAIC …