Maryland News

Fireman’s Fund Offers Optional Endorsement to Excess Policy Nonprofits Coverage

Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has launched a new optional endorsement available to Prestige Excess policyholders, increasing liability coverage for directors and officers of nonprofit organizations with limits up to $10 million. The endorsement protects policyholders who serve on …

Maryland Department’s Lininger Leaves to Form Lobbying Firm

Brett Lininger, formerly director of government relations for the Maryland Insurance Administration, has left that state agency to form his own government relations firm called Lininger & Associates. His office is located in Annapolis. Lininger joined the Maryland Insurance Administration …

Allied Brings Habitational Program to N.C.

Allied Insurance Brokers, a program administrator located in Marriottsville, Md., is now offering Farmers Insurance Group’s Habitational Program for apartment managers and owners as well as condominium associations in North Carolina. The program uses a Business Owners Policy with numerous …

FDA Issues Guidance for Fresh Cut Produce

In light of recent illnesses caused by unsanitary leafy greens, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a draft final guidance advising processors of fresh-cut produce how to minimize microbial food safety hazards common to the processing of most …

My New Markets

Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, an insurance policy covering weddings. The Wedding Protector Plan provides coverage, with no deductible, for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. …

Business Moves

Hub, Apax, Morgan Stanley Hub International Limited, which got its start in 1998 when 11 Canadian brokers merged and has since grown through acquisitions into one of the largest insurance brokers in North America, is being acquired by funds advised …

My New Markets

Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, an insurance policy covering weddings. The Wedding Protector Plan provides coverage, with no deductible, for a variety of unfortunate occurrences associated with a wedding event. …

Job, education underwriting factors under scrutiny in N.J.

New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use of occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing earlier this month. Senate Bill …

Business Moves

Hub, Apax, Morgan Stanley Hub International Limited, which got its start in 1998 when 11 Canadian brokers merged and has since grown through acquisitions into one of the largest insurance brokers in North America, is being acquired by funds advised …

Plaintiffs: Md. court reinstatement of class action a breakthrough

A potentially far-reaching ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals reinstates a class action suit against several U.S. automakers even though the plaintiffs were not injured by allegedly defective seat-backs. Plaintiffs claim seats that collapse backward in rear-impact collisions have …