Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Md. Man Jailed for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 20 2004 // The Injured Workers Insurance Fund (IWIF), Maryland’s largest workers’ compensation writer, noted that Terry Hedges of Baldwin, Md. was found guilty of insurance fraud against IWIF and was sentenced to one year...
PCI Notes Md. Credit Study Shows No Adverse Impact on Minorities
Feb 17 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has issued a bulletin noting that a recent report, issued by the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) on the use of credit-based insurance scoring, found no basis...
MD. DOCTORS PROTEST MED MAL RATES:
Feb 9 2004 // Leaders from MedChi, Maryland’s state medical society, Gov. Ehrlich and other elected officials, joined AMA President Donald J. Palmisano, as he spoke to thousands of Maryland physicians in front of the state capitol...
PCI to Testify at Md. Hurricane Claims Briefing
Jan 26 2004 // The Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America and two of its member companies are scheduled to testify at Tuesday’s legislative briefing in Maryland on insurance aspects related to Hurricane Isabel. PCI...
AMA Calls for Medical Liability Reform at Maryland Rally
Jan 22 2004 // The American Medical Association called for medical liability reform to stem the tide of Maryland’s growing medical liability crisis at a rally held in front of the State Capitol in Annapolis yesterday. Joining...
IWIF Forms New Risk Management Division, Lighthouse Risk Solutions
Nov 24 2003 // The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) announced the creation of a new division, Lighthouse Risk Solutions. The risk management division will focus on the growing risk management needs of medium to large...
Md. Commissioner Urges Agents to Attend National Flood Insurance Workshops
Nov 21 2003 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred Redmer, Jr., is encouraging Maryland agents to take advantage of the free two-hour workshops being offered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on Nov. 24-25. The workshops...
Model Credit Bill Scores Big
Sep 8 2003 // Six months ago Insurance Journal presciently asked whether a consensus model credit-insurance scoring bill devised by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) with the cooperation of producers, carriers and...
Model Credit Bill Scores Big
Sep 8 2003 // Six months ago it was uncertain whether a consensus model credit-based insurance scoring bill devised by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) with the cooperation of producers, carriers and consumer...
Alliant Resources Group Acquires Franey, Parr & Muha, Colonail Healthcare
Aug 11 2003 // Alliant Resources Group, Inc. (Alliant) has acquired Maryland-based Franey, Parr & Muha, Inc. (FPM) and Colonial Healthcare, Inc. (CHC). Headquartered in Lanham, Md., with offices in Chantilly, Va., FPM was founded in...
Md. Society Says Steep Med-Mal Rate Hike Will Disrupt Care
Aug 7 2003 // A proposed steep increase in malpractice insurance rates affecting most Maryland physicians quickly will cause some medical practices to limit their ability to provide care, according to MedChi, The Maryland State Medical...
Md. Man Jailed for Attempted Fraud
Jul 24 2003 // Calvin Gregory, aka Calvin Green, was sentenced to one year in jail with all but 86 days suspended and one year probation for attempted insurance fraud against IWIF, Maryland’s largest workers’ compensation...
O’Brien Joins IIABA as Lobbyist
Jul 22 2003 // Patrick O’Brien has joined the Capitol Hill office staff of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) as the new lobbyist/grassroots coordinator. O’Brien has spent the past four years...
Alliance, AIA Commend Md. DOI on Mold Regs Rollback
Jul 3 2003 // Maryland’s recently appointed Insurance Commissioner, Al Redmer, won praise from both the Alliance of American Insurers and the American Insurance Association for his recent action in rescinding a previous order,...
MD Commissioner Steven Larsen Joining Law Firm’s Baltimore Office
May 30 2003 // The Philadelphia-based law firm, Saul Ewing LLP, announced that Maryland’s soon to be former Insurance Commissioner, Steven B. Larsen, will join its Baltimore office as a partner in its Insurance practice...
IWIF Hosts Free Md. Workers’ Comp Seminars
May 30 2003 // Maryland-based Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) is hosting free policyholder seminars around the state from June through November. The half-day seminars feature a multi-media format that focuses on safe working...
Md. Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud
May 30 2003 // Robert Mister, a Leonardtown, Maryland carpenter, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud when he admitted to unlawfully collecting workers’ compensation insurance benefits from IWIF, Maryland’s largest...
Report Alfred Redmer Favored as New MD Insurance Commissioner
May 20 2003 // A report in The Baltimore Sun indicates that Alfred W. Redmer Jr., currently a member of the Maryland Assembly and a sales executive with Benefit Mall, a health insurance provider, has the inside track to be named as the...
Md. Legislative Session at Halfway Point
Feb 21 2003 // The 2003 Maryland legislative session is at the halfway point, with a crop of insurance-related bills still working their way through the process, including legislation on no pay/no play, insurers’ use of credit,...
Pa. Independent Agent Associations Merge
Dec 5 2002 // Members of two Pennsylvania independent agent associations, The Independent Insurance Agents of Pennsylvania (IIAP) and the Pennsylvania members of Professional Insurance Agents Association (PIA) of Pennsylvania, Maryland...
