Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
House Flattened, Others Damaged in Maryland Explosion
Dec 7 2017 // A house was flattened and others were damaged when a fire and explosion rocked the structure in a Baltimore suburb. Baltimore County fire officials say no one was hurt in the explosion. Investigators say the house in...
Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Contractor’s Services and Surety Services
Dec 5 2017 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Contractor’s Services Inc. (CSI) and Surety Services LLC (SS). Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Headquartered in...
Maryland Court Could Give More Time for Asbestos Lawsuits
Dec 4 2017 // A Maryland court is weighing whether to give workers sickened by asbestos exposure more time to sue their employers, a move that could open the door to new lawsuits. The Baltimore Sun reports Maryland law currently allows...
Maryland’s The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company Hires Glass
Nov 7 2017 // The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company has hired Bob Glass as its new director of underwriting. Glass brings more than 30 years of insurance experience in property and casualty underwriting, marketing and product...
Fire Officials Estimate $1M in Damage from Maryland Apartment Building Fire
Oct 24 2017 // A fire at a large apartment building in suburban Maryland has displaced as many as 1,500 people. Fire officials said damage to the building was estimated at $1 million. The Washington Post reported that the Saturday...
Maryland Suing EPA on Power Plant Pollution in Other States
Oct 3 2017 // Maryland is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition requiring power plants in five upwind states to reduce pollution, the state’s attorney general and an official in Gov. Larry...
Is Maryland Ready for the Next Big Storm?
Sep 11 2017 // In Maryland, which historically has ducked many of the worst storms of the last 50 years, the question is increasingly not if, but when the next big one will strike. And while some believe the state has often been spared...
Maryland’s B.F. Saul Insurance Hires Jones as President
Sep 11 2017 // B.F. Saul Insurance, a Bethesda, Md.-based regional insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, announced that Jason Jones has joined the firm as president. Jones will oversee an expansion of the company’s platform...
Insurance Agents & Brokers Announces Directors and Officers Elections
Sep 8 2017 // Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions, with terms that began Sept. 1. Larry Wilson of S.T....
Maryland Libraries Are Training Staff to Administer Overdose Antidote
Aug 22 2017 // Some library workers in Maryland are learning how to administer an opioid overdose antidote. The Baltimore Sun reports that library systems in Harford, Carroll and Anne Arundel counties have begun offering training to...
Maryland’s Frederick Mutual Insurance Company Promotes Pelletier
Aug 17 2017 // Frederick Mutual Insurance Company (FMIC), a Frederick, Md.-based provider of insurance coverage for homeowners and businesses, has promoted Bob Pelletier from assistant vice president and claim manager to vice president...
Maryland Insurance Administration Names Associate Commissioner of Compliance
Aug 10 2017 // The Maryland Insurance Administration has appointed Erica J. Bailey as its associate commissioner of compliance and enforcement. Bailey brings 15 years of experience to the team, including the last ten investigating...
Maryland’s Chesapeake Employers Elects Gonzalez as Board Chairman
Aug 8 2017 // Members of Chesapeake Employers Insurance’s Board of Directors elected V. Rocky Gonzalez as chairman, effective immediately. Gonzalez succeeds Charles Dankmeyer as chairman, who is now serving as a member of the...
Maryland Highway Construction Worker Dies from Injuries
Aug 1 2017 // A highway construction worker has died from injuries he received when he was hit by a truck. Local media report that Walter I. Gonzales-Lopez, a 56-year-old Baltimore resident, died Sunday. He and a co-worker were struck...
Maryland County to Host Disaster Assistance Center
Jul 31 2017 // A Maryland county is hosting a disaster assistance center in response to damage from last week’s tornado. The Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services opened Thursday, July 27, and will stay open...
Maryland Plans Lawsuit Against EPA Under Clean Air Act
Jul 24 2017 // Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration announced plans Thursday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, if the agency doesn’t respond to Maryland’s request to make sure power plants in...
Study: Reforms Targeting Physician-Dispensed Drugs Have Mixed Results
Jul 24 2017 // A new study has found that state reforms to control the costs of prescription drugs by targeting reimbursements for physicians dispensing them are having some effect but that physician-dispensing still accounts for a large...
States See Mixed Results from Reforms Targeting Physician-Dispensed Drugs: WCRI
Jul 12 2017 // A new study has found that state reforms to control the costs of prescription drugs by targeting reimbursements for physicians dispensing them are having some effect but that physician-dispensing still accounts for a large...
Ex-Executive in Maryland Sentenced for Stealing $4.5M from Firm
Jun 28 2017 // A former executive for a national construction company who, federal prosecutors say, stole $4.5 million from her employer and spent it on expensive cars and restaurant meals has been sentenced. Forty-six-year-old Wendy...
XL Catlin Expands Inland Marine Business, Hires Klein in Maryland
Jun 27 2017 // XL Catlin is continuing to expand its inland marine field operations with the recent addition of Maria Klein as a senior underwriter in Baltimore, Md. “For the last several years, we’ve been expanding our...
