Maryland News

Clinton Suggests Tapping Wages of Those Who Won’t Buy Insurance

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said she might be willing to have workers’ wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans. The New York senator has criticized presidential rival Barack Obama for pushing a …

Maryland County Proposal Calls for Contracts for Domestic Workers

Lawmakers in a suburban Washington, D.C. county said this week that domestic workers and their employers should be required to sign contracts to ensure the workers receive fair wages, overtime and other protections against abuse. Two members of the Montgomery …

Donegal Mutual and Subsidiary Atlantic States to Change Pooling Agreement

Donegal Group Inc., based in Marietta, Pa., is moving to amend the intercompany pooling agreement between Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States Insurance Co., its largest insurance subsidiary. Subject to approval by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, the proposed amendment will increase …

AIG Pays $12.5M to Settle with States Over Bid-Rigging Allegations

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) confirmed today that it has reached settlements with nine states and the District of Columbia relating to their investigations into alleged bid-rigging and price-fixing and questions about undisclosed contingent commissions paid to brokers. Under the …

Gov. Balducci Nominates Professor Kofman to be Maine Insurance Chief

Maine Governor John E. Baldacci has nominated Mila Kofman as superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance. Kofman has experience in the academic, government and not-for-profit sectors. She currently serves as Associate Research Professor at the Georgetown University Health Policy …

Pa., Del., Md. Agent Group Offers Members Human Resources Tool

Independent insurance agents in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania now have access to a five-component, Web-based resource created to simplify agency management. The HR Solution includes an audit survey, employee handbook template, administrative and compliance guidelines, administrative forms and on-call consultation …

States Still Not Sold on Real ID Federal Driver’s License

State officials and some in Congress remain skeptical about new federal rules for driver’s licenses, even after major changes designed to cut the cost of those rules and provide more flexibility. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Jan. …

Business Moves

Lighthouse Underwriters, Cooley and Darling Cooley and Darling Insurance Agency Inc., a new retail agency based in Haymarket, Va., has acquired the retail book of non-profit business from Lighthouse Underwriters LLC, a member company of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. …

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Engineers Warn Flooding is ‘Next Big Disaster’ for California

While flooding in California’s Central Valley is “the next big disaster waiting to happen,” water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according to engineers at the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering in separate reports to …