Maryland News

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Child Welfare Insurance Services Nuts & Bolts: Child Welfare Insurance Services is offering programs designed …

Ohio Casualty Offers New Custom Protector Products

Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the introduction of Custom Protector, a commercial lines product that offers more built-in coverages with significantly expanded eligibility. Custom Protector is available to small to mid-sized businesses with receipts …

Democrat Savage Joins Race for Delaware Insurance Commissioner

A Sussex County Democrat is running for Delaware insurance commissioner. Tom Savage filed to run for the seat earlier this month, setting up a primary against Gene Reed of Bear. Savage, a former deputy Wilmington fire chief, lives near Lewes. …

Ohio Governor Signs Physician Insurance Contract Reform Bills

In a ceremony attended by Ohio’s physician leaders, Governor Ted Strickland today signed House Bill 125, some refer to as the most sweeping physician-insurance industry contract reform bills in the country, into law. The new law, which will take effect …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Hackers Nuts & Bolts: Coverage for unauthorized access to electronic communication systems (hacker) is being …

People

Kenneth A. Bowles has been named the 2008 PIA National Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. Bowles was honored for his work on behalf of professional insurance agents, his commitment to the highest …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Francis L. Dean & Associates of Illinois is offering …

It Figures

$1.9 Million New York-based aviation fueling company Allied Aviation Services Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $1.9 million to black and Hispanic workers at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by employees who said …

Maryland Urged to Study If Hybrid Cars Pose Danger to Blind Pedestrians

Concerns from blind people that super-quiet hybrid vehicles pose a safety danger to pedestrians who can’t see has gotten the attention of Maryland lawmakers. The Senate voted last Friday to give preliminary approval to a bill calling for study of …

AAA Study Pegs Cost of U.S. Traffic Crashes at $1,051 Per Person

Traffic crashes cost American motorists more than $160 billion a year while inflicting a staggering per-person toll on small cities such as Little Rock, Ark., Columbia, S.C., and Pensacola, Fla., according to an American Automobile Association (AAA) research report. The …