Latest Maryland Headlines
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A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland
Oct 26 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of bbb+ for Agency Insurance Company of Maryland Inc. (AIC), based...
Mo’s Seafood in Maryland to Pay $1M to Workers Who Sued Over Pay
Oct 18 2018 // The company operating Mo’s Seafood restaurants will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit with 34 former employees who said they were underpaid. In the collective-action lawsuit filed against Mo’s Fisherman...
Opioid Overdoses in Maryland Increase in First Six Months of 2018
Oct 15 2018 // Statistics show the number of opioid-related overdoses in Maryland increased 14.8 percent over the first six months of 2018 compared with the same period last year. According to data released Friday by the Maryland...
Maryland County Approves $17M for Ellicott City Flood Plan
Oct 4 2018 // The Howard County Council in a narrow 3-2 vote approved two bills on Monday night that will allocate nearly $17 million toward a controversial five-year flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City. The bills represent the...
Feds Say Maryland Man Stole Hurricane Victim’s IDs as Part of $8M Scam
Sep 20 2018 // A Maryland man is accused of stealing hurricane victim’s identities as part what the Secret Service describes as an $8 million effort to scam a Federal Emergency Management Agency program. News outlets reported...
Alliant Insurance Services Launches Maryland-Based Imperium Consulting Group
Sep 19 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services, a Newport Beach, Calif.-headquartered specialty insurance brokerage firm, has launched Imperium Consulting Group, a specialized advisory business that works with clients to better manage...
Indictment Says Maryland Restaurateur Plotted to Burn Restaurant, Frame Wife
Aug 31 2018 // Federal prosecutors say a Maryland restaurant owner was under pressure, facing an impending divorce and financial ruin. His solution, they say, was to burn down his restaurant for insurance money, and implicate his...
Maryland Appeals Court Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend in Hidden Camera Case
Aug 6 2018 // The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has concluded Harleysville Preferred Insurance Co. has a duty to defend the limited liability company that owns and operates Rams Head Tavern in underlying litigation regarding a...
Maryland Hits Record-High Drug Deaths, Fueled by Fentanyl
Jul 31 2018 // Maryland, a state that already had one of the country’s most punishing overdose mortality rates, notched a record-high number of drug deaths last year. The grim milestone was fueled by an alarming increase of...
The Maryland Insurance Administration Continues Efforts to Stop Insurance Fraud
Jul 25 2018 // In the first half of 2018, Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) investigations led to the criminal prosecution of 12 people for committing insurance fraud and the issuance of 25 civil fraud orders. These enforcement...
Virginia’s The Hilb Group Acquires Southern Maryland Insurance
Jul 24 2018 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Southern Maryland Insurance Inc. (SMI). The transaction became effective July 1, 2018. Located in Bowie, Md., SMI is primarily a property/casualty insurance agency offering coverages...
12 Sickened By Carbon Monoxide at Maryland Work Site
Jul 20 2018 // Officials in Maryland say 12 construction workers were taken to a hospital after they were sickened by carbon monoxide at a work site. Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials say firefighters were called to the Navy...
Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Oxford Risk Management Group
Jul 18 2018 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-headquartered, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Oxford Risk Management Group, a Sparks, Md.-based provider of alternative risk and captive...
Maryland Appeals Court Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend in Hidden Camera Case
Jul 6 2018 // The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has concluded that Harleysville Preferred Insurance Company has a duty to defend the limited liability company that owns and operates Rams Head Tavern in underlying litigation...
Federal Officials Say Maryland Train Could Miss Safety Deadline
Jul 3 2018 // The Federal Railroad Administration has warned Maryland officials the state’s train system is at risk of failing to meet a congressional deadline to install a mandatory safety system by the end of the year. WRC-TV...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Maryland’s Insurance Associates
Jul 3 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Insurance Associates, a Rockville, Md.-based independent insurance agency specializing in the construction industry. Terms...
Hogan Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration for Maryland Floods
Jun 27 2018 // Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is asking for a presidential disaster declaration following a severe storm and flooding that hit the Baltimore area last month, devastating Ellicott City. The governor announced the request...
Maryland Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration for Recent Floods
Jun 19 2018 // Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is asking for a presidential disaster declaration for Maryland following heavy rainfall and flooding that hit two western counties last month. The flooding in Frederick and Washington counties...
Maryland Suing EPA on Power Plant Pollution in Other States
Jun 18 2018 // A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to respond to Maryland’s request for a declaration that power plants in five upwind states are contributing to Maryland’s air quality...
Officials Say Maryland Construction Worker Died in Elevator Shaft Fall
Jun 12 2018 // Fire officials in Maryland say a construction worker has died after falling down an elevator shaft. WBAL reported that the accident occurred in Cockeysville, Md., which is outside of Baltimore. Michael David Zeller was...
