Latest Maryland Headlines

All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.

How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Mar 25 2020 // As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S. are issuing guidance on how the industry can respond.“There is almost no aspect of the...

Turning 50, Invest High School Program Eyes Apprenticeships for Independent Agencies

Mar 19 2020 // A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by an insurance education organization that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.Invest, the...

COVID-19 Emergency Regulations for Health Carriers Approved in Maryland

Mar 11 2020 // The Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review has approved emergency regulations for all health carriers regulated by the Maryland Insurance Administration...

Maryland Insurance Administration Issues Order Revoking License of Aliera Healthcare

Mar 2 2020 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) issued an order revoking the insurance producer license of Aliera Healthcare Inc.The February 27 order states that the company was actively trying to sell an unauthorized health...

Lawsuit Alleges University of Maryland Fed Gluten to Student with Celiac Disease

Feb 26 2020 // A student who has celiac disease says in a lawsuit that a Maryland state university deliberately served her food containing gluten.The lawsuit from Allegany County native Hannah Smith said the University of Maryland,...

Man Gets 15 Years for Conspiring to Set Fire to His Business in Maryland

Feb 14 2020 // A man convicted of conspiring to set fire to his Maryland business to collect insurance money has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.The office of the U.S. Attorney in Maryland said Demetrios Stavrakis, 54, of...

National Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit Maryland

Feb 13 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that five tornadoes ripped through parts of Maryland on Friday.Multiple news outlets report that the tornadoes were confirmed in Carroll, Cecil, Montgomery and Frederick counties....

Maryland Cybersecurity Bill Would Set Defense Plan for Local Agencies

Feb 11 2020 // A new Maryland bill would ask the state’s Department of Information Technology to develop a baseline plan for localities within the state to help battle cyber attacks.Senate bill 120, introduced by Sen. Susan Lee,...

Maryland’s Wye River Insurance Appoints Santarelli as President

Jan 31 2020 // Wye River Insurance has appointed Katherine Santarelli as president, leading day-to-day operations and providing strategic brokering and consulting services for the newly-formed insurance brokerage. The Baltimore,...

Coon Named Deputy Commissioner for Maryland Insurance Administration

Jan 30 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has named Jay Coon as deputy commissioner for the Maryland Insurance Administration.Coon is a veteran insurance executive with 30 years of industry experience. “Jay has...

Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Weaver Brothers Insurance

Jan 29 2020 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-based, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Weaver Brothers Insurance Inc., a full-service brokerage based in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the deal...

The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Martens Johnson Insurance Agency

Jan 24 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Maryland-based Martens Johnson Insurance Agency Inc. (MJIA). The transaction became effective January 1, 2020.MJIA is a full-service insurance agency focused on the unique needs of the...

Santarelli to Head Maryland’s Newly Formed Wye River Insurance Brokerage

Jan 15 2020 // Wye River Insurance, based in Baltimore, Md., has announced leadership appointments for the newly-formed insurance brokerage serving real estate and construction professionals in the multifamily industry.Long-time...

AssuredPartners Acquires Maryland’s The Jordan Insurance Group

Jan 14 2020 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired The Jordan Insurance Group LLC located in Columbia, Md. The team of five will remain under the operational leadership of Bill Jordan following the acquisition. The agency currently reports...

NI Holdings Completes Acquisition of Maryland’s Westminster

Jan 6 2020 // NI Holdings Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Westminster American Insurance Company from private shareholders on January 1, 2020.The acquisition of Westminster further diversifies NI...

Maryland Man Dies at Northern Virginia Construction Site

Jan 3 2020 // A Maryland man has died after a construction accident in northern Virginia.Nelson Aguilar-Salamanca, 55, was working for a subcontractor on a construction site near the new Capital One headquarters in McLean, Fairfax...

Special Report: The Charity Issue – Photos of Giving

Dec 16 2019 // Frank Winston Crum Insurance FWCI has an enterprise philosophy of philanthropy with a primary focus on helping people who cannot help themselves. FWCI has supported the Tampa Bay community for more than a decade with a...

Insurance Agents & Brokers Opens New Office in Maryland

Dec 13 2019 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B) opened an office in Annapolis, Md., on December 1. The organization also operates an office outside of Harrisburg, Penn. The location allows access to the Maryland State House, as...

Maryland Resort, Family Settle Lawsuit Over Electric Shock Incident

Dec 9 2019 // A lawsuit filed by the family of a girl who suffered a brain injury after she was shocked by an electrified handrail at a resort near the nation’s capital has been resolved.The Washington Post reports that court...

Bookkeeper Charged in Maryland with Embezzling $1M from Employers

Nov 7 2019 // A woman who worked as a bookkeeper has been charged in Maryland with fraudulently obtaining approximately $1 million from her employers.Lisa Fore was charged Monday in federal court with four counts of mail fraud and one...