All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 26 2024 // A major commuter bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being rammed by a container ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water and threatening chaos at one of the most important ports on the US East Coast.Baltimore Fire...
Mar 26 2024 // A small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has suspended its entire police force pending the results of an investigation by state prosecutors, a largely unexplained decision that has left residents shocked, skeptical...
Mar 21 2024 // The University of Maryland, Baltimore County violated federal regulations by failing to protect students from sexual harassment and discrimination at the hands of the school’s former head swim coach, a U.S....
Mar 18 2024 // The University of Maryland has lifted its suspension of most fraternities and sororities after an investigation into hazing and alcohol-related activities, the university said Friday, though five chapters will remain under...
Mar 15 2024 // More than three dozen people allege in two lawsuits filed Tuesday that they were sexually abused as children at a Maryland residential program for youths that closed in 2017 following similar allegations.In the separate...
Mar 4 2024 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of...
Mar 4 2024 // The University of Maryland has ordered fraternities and sororities on campus to suspend social and recruitment activities after the school received multiple reports of unsafe activities.A letter sent Friday from university...
Mar 1 2024 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown reported that his Opioids Enforcement Unit has finalized settlements with Teva, Allergan, Walmart, and Walgreens, after multi-year investigations of these opioids-makers’ or...
Feb 16 2024 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) is warning of an insurance-related scam targeting small painting, construction, and cleaning businesses.MIA advises businesses that are contacted by anyone offering to purchase...
Jan 25 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance group Aventum, the broker Aon, and insurer Chubb.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aventum Promotes Eldridge to MDAventum, the...
Jan 25 2024 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the settlement of a lawsuit against an Eastern Shore fuel storage facility, including a $600,000 penalty for pollution to groundwater and a nearby creek.The settlement...
Jan 19 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and HDI Global.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Names Bolaños as CUO, Moreno as President...
Jan 10 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced a starting point for addressing the use of artificial intelligence in state government, as well as efforts to bolster cybersecurity.The governor signed an executive order that he...
Jan 4 2024 // A small earthquake shook the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., early Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.3 happened around 12:51 a.m. It was centered nearly 2...
Jan 3 2024 // The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack.It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its...
Dec 12 2023 // A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death claim against her late father’s employer, the Maryland Appellate Court has ruled.The appeals court affirmed a...
Dec 11 2023 // Baltimore-based insurance agency Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. has acquired another Maryland agency, Wetzel & Lanzi, Inc.Wetzel & Lanzi is a family-owned, independent insurance agency located in...
Dec 4 2023 // Travelers, Corvus Insurance HoldingsThe Travelers Companies said it has agreed to buy cyber managing general underwriter Corvus Insurance Holdings Inc. for about $435 million for its middle-market excess and surplus lines...
Dec 4 2023 // Frederick Mutual, which is exiting the personal lines market and focusing strictly on commercial lines in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions, has reached a renewal rights agreement with another insurer for the bulk of...
Nov 30 2023 // Roommates who are suing a Maryland county claim police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily shot their pet dog, which was left...