All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 4 2012 // Workplace trust, fear of claim denial and injury severity are the main reasons for attorney representation in workers’ compensation claims, according to Bogdan Savych, a public policy analyst with the Workers...
Jun 4 2012 // The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF), Maryland’s state-run workers’ comp insurance carrier, will become a private, nonprofit company under a new name Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance, effective...
May 30 2012 // As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, Maryland’s insurance regulators are asking homeowners, “Do you know what your homeowners insurance policy covers if your property is damaged?”The Atlantic...
May 23 2012 // The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF), Maryland’s state-run workers’ comp insurance carrier, will become a private, nonprofit company under a new name Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance, effective...
May 22 2012 // Sarasota, Fla.-headquartered property/casualty insurer FCCI Insurance Group (FCCI) recently expanded into Maryland and has hired Jeanine Ferritor as a senior marketing underwriter to develop FCCI’s independent agency...
May 21 2012 // The number of insurance claims resulting from the damaging hail storm that struck the St. Louis region in late April could top 100,000.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the region’s two largest insurance...
Apr 30 2012 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan), based in Fairview Park, Ohio, purchased the assets of Allied Insurance Brokers Inc. (Allied). Allied, which is headquartered in Marriottsville, Md., will begin operating under the...
Apr 10 2012 // The Maryland Insurance Administration is offering advice to car owners about risks of a total loss and how GAP insurance can help them.The officials said that car owners sometimes assume − incorrectly − that if their...
Mar 28 2012 // The Maryland General Assembly has passed a measure to create a framework for a health insurance marketplace to provide coverage to the uninsured.The House of Delegates and state Senate voted 94-44 and 35-12, respectively,...
Mar 25 2012 // Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives...
Mar 24 2012 // A new state website will help Maryland residents navigate health care reform policies. Officials announced the launch of the site on Friday, the second anniversary of the passage of the Federal Affordable Care Act. The...
Mar 22 2012 // In their efforts to vet job applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles and instead are asking to log in as the user to have a look...