Maryland News

Agents take aim at Zurich compensation, disclosure settlement

Two associations for independent insurance agents have urged a federal court to reject recent settlement provisions between Zurich Insurance and states that affect thousands of agents who were not involved in the original dispute with the states. The National Association …

Declarations

Coordinated research needed “Hurricanes, by far, cause more economic damage to a more widespread area than any other natural disaster. This bill takes sound, scientific recommendations and builds from them a foundation for better, more coordinated research. Given the enormous …

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Agents take aim at Zurich compensation, disclosure settlement Two associations for independent insurance agents have urged a federal court to reject recent settlement provisions between Zurich Insurance and states that affect thousands of agents who were not involved in the …

States go global for new ideas to improve transportation safety

Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad. Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on treacherous roadways and crammed crossroads across the nation have …

Supreme Court to Hear Several Cases Affecting Business Community

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the …

Md. Police Officers Accused of Setting SUV on Fire for Insurance

A second police officer has been charged with setting an SUV on fire to obtain insurance money to buy a Cadillac Escalade, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Elizabeth Lauren Anderson, 27, of Knoxville, was taken into custody about …

New D.C.-Md.-Va. Regional Emergency Facility Officially Dedicated

District of Columbia, regional and federal officials this week introduced a state-of-the-art communications center that will serve as a command post in the event of a regional emergency. The 127,000 square-foot center, five miles east of the U.S Capitol, could …

AGs File Motion Against Agents’ Amicus Opposing Zurich Settlements

The Attorneys General of 10 states have filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey opposing an amicus brief filed on Sept. 15, 2006, by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). The …

Investigators Trace Specific Batch of Tainted Spinach

Test results linking two bags of Dole brand baby spinach to a deadly E. coli strain have helped health officials hone in on a specific batch from a San Juan Bautista, Calif., processing plant that may be the source of …

All Risks Opens D.C. Branch; Raphael Named Manager

All Risks, Ltd., a national insurance wholesale broker and managing general agent headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, has opened a District of Columbia branch office. The D.C. office joins forces with the current All Risks operations in Hunt Valley, Md. …