Latest Maryland Headlines

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Maryland Family Sues for Up to $20M Over Man’s Death at Delaware Junk Yard

Jan 23 2019 // The family of a Maryland man crushed by a van in a Delaware junk yard is suing the business for up to $20 million for gross negligence, wrongful death and other claims.The News Journal of Wilmington reports the family of...

The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s D’Camera Group

Jan 10 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired D’Camera Group (DG). The transaction became effective January 1, 2019. Located in Annapolis, Md., DG is a full-service insurance agency founded in 2006 and primarily provides...

Libertate/Risk MD Merges With Ballator Group of Florida

Jan 7 2019 // Ballator Insurance Group (BIG) of Orlando, Fla., and Libertate Insurance/RiskMD have merged to offer support with insurance placements and data management for professional employer organizations (PEO’s).BIG and its...

East States See Health, Flood Coverages as Key in 2019 with Insurtech, Recruitment Raising Concerns

Jan 7 2019 // From big data and blockchain to autonomous vehicles and new technology that isn’t yet on the radar, “change is inevitable” for the insurance industry in 2019.“Insurance companies, insurance...

Maryland Warehouse Fire Causes Estimated $1.5M in Damage

Jan 2 2019 // A warehouse fire in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., has caused damage to a business that supplies temporary bleachers and scaffolding. Prince George’s County fire department spokesman Mark E. Brady told the...

Effect of Judge Ruling Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional Delayed for Appeal

Dec 17 2018 // Obamacare was struck down by a Texas federal judge in a ruling that casts uncertainty on insurance coverage for millions of U.S. residents, drawing sharp condemnation from some medical professionals and a vow for action by...

University of Maryland Says 22 Confirmed Cases of Adenovirus

Dec 3 2018 // More cases of a respiratory virus have been confirmed at the University of Maryland, College Park, where a freshman died of complications from the virus last month.The director of the university’s health center said...

Family of Girl Electrocuted at MGM Resort in Maryland Plans to Sue

Nov 21 2018 // The family of a then-6-year-old girl who was electrocuted at the MGM National Harbor resort just outside Washington plans to sue.News outlets obtained a copy of a forthcoming lawsuit from the family of Zynae Green, who...

Weather-Related Building Collapse at Maryland Amazon Distribution Warehouse

Nov 6 2018 // The fire department says one person is dead and another was unaccounted for after a weather-related building collapse at an Amazon distribution warehouse on Baltimore’s southeast side, the Baltimore Sun...

Hub International Limited Acquires Maryland’s The TAMRAC Group

Nov 6 2018 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired The TAMRAC Group Inc. (TAMRAC). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Md., TAMRAC specializes in personal insurance and...

Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Insurance Management Associates

Nov 2 2018 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Insurance Management Associates Inc. (IMA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Based in Annapolis, Md., IMA is a full-service...

Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Arkin Youngentob Associates

Oct 31 2018 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Arkin Youngentob Associates, a full-service employee and executive benefits firm headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Terms...

A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland

Oct 26 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of bbb+ for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland Inc. (AIC), based...

Mo’s Seafood in Maryland to Pay $1M to Workers Who Sued Over Pay

Oct 18 2018 // The company operating Mo’s Seafood restaurants will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit with 34 former employees who said they were underpaid.In the collective-action lawsuit filed against Mo’s Fisherman...

Opioid Overdoses in Maryland Increase in First Six Months of 2018

Oct 15 2018 // Statistics show the number of opioid-related overdoses in Maryland increased 14.8 percent over the first six months of 2018 compared with the same period last year.According to data released Friday by the Maryland...

Maryland County Approves $17M for Ellicott City Flood Plan

Oct 4 2018 // The Howard County Council in a narrow 3-2 vote approved two bills on Monday night that will allocate nearly $17 million toward a controversial five-year flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City.The bills represent the first...

Feds Say Maryland Man Stole Hurricane Victim’s IDs as Part of $8M Scam

Sep 20 2018 // A Maryland man is accused of stealing hurricane victim’s identities as part what the Secret Service describes as an $8 million effort to scam a Federal Emergency Management Agency program.News outlets reported...

Alliant Insurance Services Launches Maryland-Based Imperium Consulting Group

Sep 19 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, a Newport Beach, Calif.-headquartered specialty insurance brokerage firm, has launched Imperium Consulting Group, a specialized advisory business that works with clients to better manage...

Indictment Says Maryland Restaurateur Plotted to Burn Restaurant, Frame Wife

Aug 31 2018 // Federal prosecutors say a Maryland restaurant owner was under pressure, facing an impending divorce and financial ruin.His solution, they say, was to burn down his restaurant for insurance money, and implicate his...

Maryland Appeals Court Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend in Hidden Camera Case

Aug 6 2018 // The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has concluded Harleysville Preferred Insurance Co. has a duty to defend the limited liability company that owns and operates Rams Head Tavern in underlying litigation regarding a...