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Maryland Insurance Administration Warns Against COVID-19 Insurance Scams
May 4 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has warned consumers to watch for insurance scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of pandemic-related fraud are increasing around the country, according to a press...
Maryland Insurance Administration Approves Temporary Rule Change for Workers’ Comp
Apr 30 2020 // The Maryland Insurance Administration has reviewed and approved a filing from its authorized workers’ compensation rating organization, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), regarding a temporary...
Maryland Insurance Administration Announces Apprenticeship Program
Apr 28 2020 // The Maryland Insurance Administration is participating in an apprenticeship program designed to attract talent to the insurance industry. The program is led by Invest, which is affiliated with the Independent Insurance...
Turning 50, Invest High School Program Eyes Apprenticeships for Independent Agencies
Apr 20 2020 // A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by an insurance education organization that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Invest, the...
Alera Group Acquires Maryland’s Georgetown Insurance Service
Apr 16 2020 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired Georgetown Insurance Service Inc., effective March 1, 2020. The Georgetown Insurance team will...
Maryland Auto Allows Participants to Pause Payments During State of Emergency
Apr 7 2020 // Participants in FineFix, Maryland’s auto fine forgiveness program, will be allowed to pause their payment plans during the current state of emergency in Maryland. The Uninsured Division of Maryland Auto Insurance is...
Maryland’s RCM&D Hires Kahn as Commercial Division Director
Mar 31 2020 // RCM&D, an independent risk management, insurance and employee benefits firm, has hired Matthew Kahn as the new Commercial Division director. Kahn will be working alongside current Commercial Division Director Bill...
How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mar 25 2020 // As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S. are issuing guidance on how the industry can respond. “There is almost no aspect of the...
Turning 50, Invest High School Program Eyes Apprenticeships for Independent Agencies
Mar 19 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by an insurance education organization that celebrates its 50th...
COVID-19 Emergency Regulations for Health Carriers Approved in Maryland
Mar 11 2020 // The Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review has approved emergency regulations for all health carriers regulated by the Maryland Insurance Administration...
Maryland Insurance Administration Issues Order Revoking License of Aliera Healthcare
Mar 2 2020 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) issued an order revoking the insurance producer license of Aliera Healthcare Inc. The February 27 order states that the company was actively trying to sell an unauthorized health...
Lawsuit Alleges University of Maryland Fed Gluten to Student with Celiac Disease
Feb 26 2020 // A student who has celiac disease says in a lawsuit that a Maryland state university deliberately served her food containing gluten. The lawsuit from Allegany County native Hannah Smith said the University of Maryland,...
Man Gets 15 Years for Conspiring to Set Fire to His Business in Maryland
Feb 14 2020 // A man convicted of conspiring to set fire to his Maryland business to collect insurance money has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. The office of the U.S. Attorney in Maryland said Demetrios Stavrakis, 54, of...
National Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit Maryland
Feb 13 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that five tornadoes ripped through parts of Maryland on Friday. Multiple news outlets report that the tornadoes were confirmed in Carroll, Cecil, Montgomery and Frederick...
Maryland Cybersecurity Bill Would Set Defense Plan for Local Agencies
Feb 11 2020 // A new Maryland bill would ask the state’s Department of Information Technology to develop a baseline plan for localities within the state to help battle cyber attacks. Senate bill 120, introduced by Sen. Susan Lee,...
Maryland’s Wye River Insurance Appoints Santarelli as President
Jan 31 2020 // Wye River Insurance has appointed Katherine Santarelli as president, leading day-to-day operations and providing strategic brokering and consulting services for the newly-formed insurance brokerage. The Baltimore,...
Coon Named Deputy Commissioner for Maryland Insurance Administration
Jan 30 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has named Jay Coon as deputy commissioner for the Maryland Insurance Administration. Coon is a veteran insurance executive with 30 years of industry experience. “Jay has...
Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Weaver Brothers Insurance
Jan 29 2020 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-based, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Weaver Brothers Insurance Inc., a full-service brokerage based in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the deal...
The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Martens Johnson Insurance Agency
Jan 24 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Maryland-based Martens Johnson Insurance Agency Inc. (MJIA). The transaction became effective January 1, 2020. MJIA is a full-service insurance agency focused on the unique needs of...
Santarelli to Head Maryland’s Newly Formed Wye River Insurance Brokerage
Jan 15 2020 // Wye River Insurance, based in Baltimore, Md., has announced leadership appointments for the newly-formed insurance brokerage serving real estate and construction professionals in the multifamily industry. Long-time...
