All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 11 2012 // An American Express subsidiary is suing a Maryland man who was jailed for months in Aruba in the suspected death of his traveling companion.The subsidiary, AMEX Assurance Company, seeks to void a travel insurance policy...
Sep 7 2012 // As hurricane season shifts into high gear, the Maryland Insurance Administration is reminding consumers that September is Disaster Preparedness Month.Maryland regulators are advising homeowners to check what their...
Aug 24 2012 // Maryland’s highest court has ruled former Washington Redskins punter Tom Tupa is eligible for workers compensation for an injury while warming up for a preseason game in 2005 at FedEx Field. The Maryland Court of...
Aug 22 2012 // Maryland agriculture officials are encouraging farmers to buy crop insurance.Photo: Maryland Dept. of AgricultureSteve Connelly, an Agriculture Department marketing specialist, told The Salisbury Daily Times that the...
Aug 20 2012 // A measure that Maryland lawmakers hoped would address liability concerns relating to a court ruling on dog bites by pit bulls has died in the recent special session on gambling.The House and Senate could not reconcile...
Aug 16 2012 // Maryland insurance regulators are reminding consumers that beginning October 1, there will be new state laws and requirements concerning mopeds and motor scooters.This week, Maryland regulators issued an advisory notice...
Aug 13 2012 // The Maryland Senate has voted to change a state law so that it creates a strict liability standard for owners of all dogs, not just pit bulls. The change was in response to a court ruling that determined pit bulls are...
Aug 1 2012 // As students head off to college in the fall, the Maryland Insurance Administration is encouraging young adults – and their parents – to get smart about insurance.Students heading off to college might not be...
Jul 31 2012 // A Roman Catholic priest from Hancock is leading parishioners on a 100-mile walk to Baltimore to protest an Obama administration policy requiring private health insurance plans to cover contraception. The walk began at St....
Jul 23 2012 // As the mid-Atlantic states continue to recover from last month’s destructive “derecho” storm system, insurance claims have been pouring in by tens of thousands. In Maryland, over 30,000 derecho-related...
Jul 9 2012 // Damages from recent strong storms in the mid-Atlantic states could lead to even more damage down the road, with moisture and heat contributing to the growth of mold in homes and other buildings, according to insurance...
Jul 6 2012 // As the mid-Atlantic states continue to recover from last week’s destructive “derecho” storm system, insurance claims have been pouring in by tens of thousands.In Maryland, approximately 22,000...
Jul 2 2012 // Following this past weekend’s storms, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith is advising homeowners to take steps to protect themselves financially.Commissioner Goldsmith is advising homeowners to take...
Jul 2 2012 // It could be several more days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 million power customers to negotiate sweltering temperatures without air...
Jul 2 2012 // Embracing Social Media“Facebook is a great way to get our message out to Maryland residents.” —Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith on utilizing social media. The Maryland Insurance...
Jun 25 2012 // A group of Maryland teenagers is helping rebuild two Vermont homes nearly destroyed last year by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.The group calls itself DreamBuilders, and the members came to the White River Junction...
Jun 22 2012 // Maryland Insurance Administration announced this week that the agency has set up a new Facebook page to reach out to the state’s consumers. Maryland residents with questions about insurance now can follow the...
Jun 20 2012 // A Maryland man who was suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba is suing to collect on a travel insurance policy issued in the woman’s name.Gary Giordano says in a lawsuit that AMEX...
Jun 15 2012 // The Maryland Insurance Administration said Thursday that regulators collected $2,022,805 in penalties from American International Group as part of a multi-state settlement.Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith said that...
Jun 4 2012 // Tornadoes swept through several counties in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland last Friday, knocking down trees and power lines and damaging dozens of structures and homes. Here are the latest reports from The Associated...