All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 31 2008 // Two long-time Baltimore area insurance agencies have combined forces.Warfield-Dorsey Co., Inc. of Hunt Valley, Maryland, has merged with HMS Insurance Associates Inc., a privately held independent insurance agency in...
Oct 23 2008 // When employers pay more for medical care for injured workers, workers should experience better outcomes. Otherwise, the logical question becomes: “Why are employers paying more?”Comparing Outcomes for Injured...
Oct 22 2008 // Maryland’s top federal magistrate is warning attorneys to be more cooperative in sharing information in the early stages of litigation.U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm has warned attorneys on two sides of a...
Oct 20 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has been granted a 45-day deferral of a decision that might have allowed MAIF to reduce rates by nearly 5 percent, according to Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S....
Oct 16 2008 // Federal prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit against a Navy commander from Maryland’s Anne Arundel County who was granted a Purple Heart for injuries he claimed to have suffered when a plane crashed into the...
Oct 9 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has been granted a 45-day deferral of a decision that might have allowed MAIF to reduce rates by nearly five percent, according to Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S....
Oct 8 2008 // A Salisbury, Maryland woman who was awarded $1.85 million after she was fired by a pesticide company will see only $300,000 of that.That’s because of a limit on damages in federal employment discrimination cases. A...
Oct 6 2008 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph Tyler has issued cease and desist orders to nine premium finance companies which he says are collecting illegally high interest rates on insurance policies.The orders call for...
Sep 22 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Sep 11 2008 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly was not liable for a fatal accident caused by a user of one of its diabetes drugs who blacked out while driving and crashed into another...
Sep 2 2008 // Maryland’s private auto insurance industry is objecting to a proposal by the state’s insurer of last resort to lower rates as gasoline and food prices rise.At a hearing in Baltimore on Friday, industry...
Aug 29 2008 // Maryland workers’ compensation carriers will be able to lower their rates an average 5.4 percent under a loss cost filing approved by the state’s regulator.The Maryland Insurance Administration this week gave...
Jul 28 2008 // Maryland’s medical establishment is repeating its dire warnings about doctor shortages in rural areas as two government panels pondering the problem prepare recommendations to the governor and the 2009 General...
Jul 8 2008 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has named Carolyn H. Henneman as associate commissioner to oversee the Insurance Fraud Division, which investigates and prosecutes cases of criminal insurance fraud in...
Jul 7 2008 // Maryland’s Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department has begun charging for ambulance service. Officials say residents who have health insurance, including Medicaid or Medicare, won’t have to pay...
Jul 7 2008 // A firestorm of confusion and comment was created by a recent Insurance Journal report detailing a recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding a condominium associations’ requirement to pay for property damage...
Jun 30 2008 // “Given the great interdependence of the unit owners in the stacked unit condominium situation, mandating property insurance for the entire building is the preferable approach.” This one explanatory sentence...
Jun 27 2008 // Police in Ocean City, Maryland say they received seven reports Tuesday of airbags being stolen from cars. Police say that in each case, the airbag was stolen from a General Motors vehicle parked in a motel or condominium...
Jun 24 2008 // Maryland’s insurance commissioner heard closing arguments last week on whether to allow a nearly $18 million severance and retirement package for former Carefirst CEO William Jews.Insurance Commissioner Ralph Tyler...
Jun 20 2008 // After a woman filed a $10 million lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted by the Rev. Jeffery Stallworth, the Jackson, Miss. pastor turned around and sued her for $200 million.Hinds County Circuit Judge William Coleman...