Latest Maryland Headlines

All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Tesla Launched its Own Car Insurance. These Drivers Say it’s a Lemon.

Nov 21 2023 // In February, Mark Bova purchased a used 2018 Tesla Model S. Before leaving the dealer, he bought insurance from Tesla, finding the initial $93 monthly premium “really reasonable.”Sixteen days later, as he drove...

People & Places

Nov 20 2023 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. appointed Bobby Bianconi global head of Cyber.Bianconi has been with Aspen since 2016 and brings over 10 years of dedicated underwriting experience, most recently as head of U.S....

People Moves: SiriusPoint Taps RSA’s Hardy as Director of Sales & Distribution, Int’l; Pro MGA Global Solutions Names Martin Døhlen as MD of European Platform

Nov 15 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SiriusPoint and Pro MGA Global Solutions.A summary of the new hires follows here. SiriusPoint Taps RSA’s Hardy as Director of Sales &...

Frederick Mutual Exiting Personal Lines; Signs Renewal Deal With Farmers of Salem

Nov 8 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...

People Moves: AXA XL Names Gerbaud as CUO for APAC & Europe; Trium Cyber Names Aspen’s Signorelli as MD of Int’l Operations

Nov 8 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Trium Cyber.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Gerbaud as CUO for APAC & EuropeAXA XL Insurance announced that Adias...

Liberty Brokers Acquires Massabni Insurance in Maryland

Nov 8 2023 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers continues its growth with the acquisition of Massabni Insurance & Financial, a veteran and family-owned agency in Hyattsville, Maryland. The deal was made in partnership with...

Maryland Mechanic Sentenced for Filing $223,000 in False Claims for Auto Repairs

Nov 7 2023 // A Maryland mechanic who filed false claims for automobile repairs and was paid more than $223,000 by insurers will have to spend at least a few years behind bars after he was sentenced this week. Kenneth Wayne Collins, 36,...

Maryland Medical Waste Incinerator Fined $1.75M for Exposing Public to Biohazards

Oct 20 2023 // A medical waste processing company has pleaded guilty to dozens of environment-related charges and agreed to pay $1.75 million in fines after state prosecutors in Maryland accused a south Baltimore incineration plant owned...

People Moves: Fawcett Named Maryland Associate Commissioner for P&C

Oct 18 2023 // Fawcett Named Maryland Associate Commissioner for Property/Casualty Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane has appointed William Fawcett as associate commissioner for property and casualty for the Maryland...

Maryland’s Morgan State University to Build Wall Around Campus Following Shooting

Oct 13 2023 // In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State University leaders announced Tuesday they plan to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore campus and station...

People Moves: Maryland Insurance Administration Names McEvoy, Promotes Sexton; Plymouth Rock Appoints Malaret

Oct 13 2023 // MIA Appoints McEvoy as Associate Commissioner of Operations and Sexton as Director, Legislative and Regulatory PolicyMaryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane appointed Sean J. McEvoy as associate commissioner of...

Maryland Teens Ages 14-15 Killed in Crash Involving Stolen Kia Fleeing Traffic Stop

Oct 12 2023 // Three teenagers were among four people killed in a fiery crash involving a stolen SUV fleeing from an attempted traffic stop in Maryland, police said on Monday.The driver of the vehicle was identified as Marquay Swann, 14,...

Erie Insurance Takes Its Case Against Maryland Regulator to Appeals Court

Oct 6 2023 // Erie Insurance Co. is taking its tiff with the Maryland insurance commissioner over the handling of discriminatory practices findings to federal appeals court.The insurer maintains that the Maryland Insurance...

Baltimore Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy As State Ends Shield Against Old Claims

Oct 2 2023 // The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims and allowing...

People Moves: Arch Insurance (Bermuda) Promotes Smith to MD After Hay Retires; Aon Taps Nichols From Aeolus as Global Reinsurance Clients Leader in Bermuda

Sep 26 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and Aon.A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance (Bermuda) Promotes Smith to MD after Hay RetiresArch Insurance (Bermuda)...

U.S. Settles Sexual Harassment Claims Against Baltimore County Fire Department

Sep 11 2023 // The U.S. Justice Department reports that it has reached a settlement with Baltimore County, Maryland for relief and compensation for female fire department employees subjected to sexual harassment.The settlement resolves...

Business Moves

Sep 4 2023 // Acturis Group, Broker BuddhaThe software-as-a-service firm Acturis Group has entered the U.S. market with the acquisition of Broker Buddha. Broker Buddha, based in New York City, provides insurance brokers and carriers...

Judge Tosses Erie Lawsuit Over Maryland’s Handling of Redlining Allegations

Aug 22 2023 // A federal judge has dismissed an Erie Insurance complaint over how the Maryland insurance regulator has been handling allegations that the insurer unfairly discriminated against communities served by Black insurance agents...

Harford Mutual Completes Merger With Workers’ Compensation Writer ClearPath

Aug 16 2023 // Maryland-based commercial property/casualty insurer Harford Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has received final approval from the Maryland Insurance Administration of its merger with ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co.,...

Insurer Argues Baltimore Not Covered for Employee’s Sexual Abuse of Minors

Aug 16 2023 // Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is asking a federal court to declare that it does not have to indemnify Baltimore officials who have been targeted in a class action that was filed after a former city security guard...