Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Man Pleads Guilty in Alleged $50M Fraud Scheme in Maryland
May 14 2018 // A former Maryland resident who ran a telemarketing business hawking light bulbs and cleaning supplies has pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the...
Insurers Seeking Major Premium Hikes for Obamacare Plans in 2019
May 8 2018 // The first glimpse of what health insurance companies plan to charge for Obamacare plans next year suggests there’s no relief ahead for consumers saddled with high premiums. Several insurers in Maryland and Virginia...
Amtrak Failed to Observe Speed Warnings Before Fatal Maryland Crash
May 1 2018 // Five months ago, in a scathing report on a 2016 accident in which two track workers were killed, U.S. safety investigators urged Amtrak to slow its trains when they pass work crews. The nation’s passenger rail...
Phishing Could Affect 6,800 Members of Maryland Insurer
Apr 3 2018 // Maryland’s largest health insurer says a phishing attack may have exposed the personal information of nearly 7,000 members. News outlets report CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said Friday that an employee’s...
FWD Taps Union Life’s Lau as MD of Greater China, CEO of Hong Kong & Macau
Apr 3 2018 // FWD Group announced the appointment of Ken Lau as managing director, Greater China, and chief executive officer, Hong Kong & Macau, effective March 29, 2018. With more than 27 years’ insurance industry experience...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Seaborg to Public Entity Practice in Maryland
Feb 27 2018 // Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Eric Seaborg as a client advocate for its public entity practice within its education department. Seaborg will be based in the...
Maryland Man Sentenced in Felony Theft Scheme with Value of at Least $10K
Feb 16 2018 // Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced that Jamar Marlyn Jones, of Edgewood, Md., pleaded guilty and was sentenced on one count of a felony theft scheme having a value of at least $10,000 but less than...
Fire at Decades-Old Maryland Tavern Caused $500K in Damage
Feb 15 2018 // Firefighters say a blaze at a decades-old Maryland tavern in a Washington, D.C. suburb has caused damage costing roughly $500,000. Pete Piringer with Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service tells WTTG-TV it appears the...
Maryland Insurance Administration Recovers $11.7M in Claims Settlements in 2017
Feb 15 2018 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) responded to 12,188 consumer complaints and inquiries in 2017, facilitating claims settlements and refunds totaling $11,766,213 for Maryland consumers, according to a press...
Fire Destroys Two Buildings in Cumberland’s Historic District
Feb 12 2018 // Officials say a fire has destroyed two buildings in Cumberland, Maryland’s historic district. The state fire marshal’s office said Saturday no injuries have been reported. Nearly 125 firefighters from Maryland...
Teens Charged in Fire That Destroyed Century-Old Maryland Home
Feb 9 2018 // Two teenage boys have been charged with arson that destroyed a century-old home on Maryland’s Kent Island. The Office of the State Fire Marshal in Maryland reported that the two teens, age 14 and 15, pulled old...
Maryland Property Insurer Left Client Data Temporarily Exposed Online
Feb 9 2018 // The Maryland Joint Insurance Association left data about some of its customers exposed online, but there’s no evidence it was accessed improperly. The Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday that a California-based...
Maryland Issued $466K in Insurance Fraud Fines, Penalties in 2017
Feb 7 2018 // For the calendar year 2017, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. authorized civil orders and criminal charges totaling $466,261 in fines, penalties and restitution to 77 citizens charged with committing insurance...
Maryland’s Trident Insurance Group Hires Sohn
Feb 6 2018 // Trident Insurance Group Inc., based in Dunkirk, Md., has hired surety professional William Sohn to its organization. With more than 25 years of experience as an underwriter in the contract surety business, Sohn will...
West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort Sued by Maryland Event Company for $800K
Jan 9 2018 // A Maryland company has filed a lawsuit against companies tied to The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia for failure to pay for services and equipment claims. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Select Event Group Inc....
Winter Storm Prompts Emergency Declaration on Maryland Shore
Jan 5 2018 // A state of emergency was in effect on parts of Maryland’s Eastern Shore in response to a coastal winter storm. Gov. Larry Hogan issued the declaration late Wednesday night for the Lower Shore, including Somerset,...
Maryland’s Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company Hires Quinn
Dec 28 2017 // Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, a Towson, Md.-based workers’ compensation specialist, has hired Danielle Quinn as a pharmacist case manager. In this role, Quinn is responsible for managing the Pharmacy...
Maryland’s Frederick Mutual Insurance Company Hires Collins
Dec 22 2017 // Frederick Mutual Insurance Company has appointed Shad Collins as senior vice president and chief information officer. Collins has relocated to the company’s headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, to take on his new...
Maryland Woman Charged with Setting Her Trailer Home on Fire
Dec 20 2017 // Fire officials say a Maryland woman has been charged with setting a fire that destroyed her trailer home and injured her adult son. The Office of the State Fire Marshal says in a news release that fire marshals served a...
Risk Strategies Company Acquires Maryland’s Delmarva Surety
Dec 8 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Delmarva Surety in a move that extends its Mid-Atlantic footprint while adding specialized contract surety...
