Maryland News

New Maryland Deputy Insurance Chief Henneman to Lead Fraud Fight

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has named Carolyn H. Henneman as associate commissioner to oversee the Insurance Fraud Division, which investigates and prosecutes cases of criminal insurance fraud in cooperation with the attorney general and state police. Most recently, …

Fraud Roundup

High Profile Attorney Scruggs Sentenced to 5 Years A high-profile Mississippi lawyer, who became unpopular on Wall Street for battling powerful companies, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to bribe a judge. Richard “Dickie” …

Business Moves

South Carolina Medical Association The South Carolina Medical Association has launched its new subsidiary, the South Carolina Physician Assurance Co. The new insurance company will provide medical malpractice coverage to qualifying physicians who are members of the SCMA. Physician Assurance …

New Markets

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Maryland County Begins Charging for Ambulance service

Maryland’s Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department has begun charging for ambulance service. Officials say residents who have health insurance, including Medicaid or Medicare, won’t have to pay anything extra because the county won’t charge a copay or deductible. But those …

Maryland Court Wrong in Condo Association, Unit Owner Coverage Ruling

How the Court Overstepped its Bounds and Affected Current Policies and Future Claims A firestorm of confusion and comment was created by a recent Insurance Journal report detailing a recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding a condominium associations’ requirement …

Insured Property Value in Coastal States to Double in 10 Years

In the past three years, the insured value of properties in coastal areas of the United States continued to grow at a compound annual growth rate of just over 7 percent, according to a new report released by AIR Worldwide …

Condo Insurance Requirements Not Cookie-Cutter

“Given the great interdependence of the unit owners in the stacked unit condominium situation, mandating property insurance for the entire building is the preferable approach.” This one explanatory sentence from the Uniform Condominium Act of 1980 forever transformed condominium association …

Airbag Thieves Hit 7 Cars in Ocean City, Maryland

Police in Ocean City, Maryland say they received seven reports Tuesday of airbags being stolen from cars. Police say that in each case, the airbag was stolen from a General Motors vehicle parked in a motel or condominium parking lot. …

Williams joins All Risks San Francisco

Clyde Williams has joined All Risks in San Francisco as a senior broker. His product line specialties include primary general liability, excess liability and umbrella for construction risks, habitational, chemical, medical products and life sciences, and architects and engineers. Williams …