Maryland News

Storm Prompts Maryland to Ask Insurers for Leniency on Cancellations

The Maryland Insurance Administration has issued a bulletin insurers in the state asking them to accommodate policyholders who have been impacted by last week’s massive snowstorm. Gov. Martin O’Malley declared a state of emergency in Maryland on Friday “Because of …

B&B Insurance Agency Opens in Maryland

B&B Insurance Agency & Bail Bonds has opened in Salisbury, Maryland. Agency Principal LaVerne Marie Boone says the recently established agency offers policies from a several insurers — including Foremost and Travelers — and offers auto, home, boat, recreational vehicles …

Collapse Concerns Grow as Snowstorm Slams Eastern States

Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. were particularly battered by a weekend snowstorm that caused massive power outages and resulted in moderate structural damage to areas in the region. At least two deaths were reported, and now the insurance industry is …

State Bans on Phoning While Driving Fail to Reduce Crashes

As state legislators across the United States enact laws that ban phoning or texting while driving, a new study finds no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect. Comparing insurance claims for crash damage in four U.S. jurisdictions …

State Bans on Phoning While Driving Failing to Reduce Crashes

As state legislators enact laws that ban phoning and/or texting while driving, a new study finds no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect. Comparing insurance claims for crash damage in four U.S. jurisdictions before and after such …

Business Moves

Fiesta Auto Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Fiesta Auto Insurance is combining its two business models — insurance and tax preparation — under one roof, quadrupling its presence to more than 80 locations. Launched in 1999 to provide auto insurance to Hispanic …

State Bans on Phoning While Driving Fail to Reduce Crashes

As state legislators across the United States enact laws that ban phoning and/or texting while driving, a new study finds no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect. Comparing insurance claims for crash damage in four U.S. jurisdictions …

Police: Pennsylvania Arsonist Leaves Trail of Playing Cards

Police say a serial arsonist is leaving behind playing cards and taunting notes for investigators at the scenes of a string of car fires in central Pennsylvania. Police in York County say a trail of playing cards have been left …

Philadelphia Man Helped Stage Robbery to Collect Workers’ Comp

A Philadelphia man who staged a fake robbery and shot his own cousin as part of an elaborate conspiracy to help the cousin collect workers’ compensation insurance has pleaded guilty in Maryland to a single count of conspiracy to commit …

Lawsuit Filed Against Maryland Hospital over Stents

Attorneys have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Baltimore-area hospital that recently informed more than 350 patients that they may have received unnecessary heart stents. St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson recently sent letters to the patients informing them they …