Latest Maryland Headlines

Catching up with region’s insurance politics

Mar 20 2006 // In the Northeastern and Atlantic states, elected politicians are in the thick of deciding on legislation that could affect insurers, insurance agents and their insureds. New Jersey lawmakers are considering restoring...

Md. Jurors Deadlocked in Arson Case

Mar 16 2006 // Jurors in Greenbvely, Maryland deliberating the federal arson case of two men accused of setting fires to a Charles County housing development said Monday that they are deadlocked on both defendants. After deliberating...

Maryland Weighs Longer Filing Period for Child Abuse Lawsuits

Mar 14 2006 // Witnesses who had been sexually abused as children offered what Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch described as “gut wrenching” testimony in Annapolis on behalf of legislation that would extend the cutoff...

Suspicious Fires Worry Md. Neighbors; $500,000 in Damages

Mar 9 2006 // A home under construction that was hit by a fire in July burned again in what Marylanders investigators believe is the latest in a series of suspicious blazes in the neighborhood. The pre-dawn fire did about $500,000 in...

Insurers Urge Maryland to Adopt Fire-Safe Cigarette Law

Mar 7 2006 // Lawmakers in Annapolis are considering legislation to mandate that cigarettes sold in Maryland meet tough new fire safety requirements. The insurance industry is backing the measure (HB 1300) that is now before the House...

Md. Water Taxi Insurer Sues Coast Guard, Citing Too Many Passengers

Feb 21 2006 // Insurers for the company that ran the water taxi that capsized in the Inner Harbor, killing five people, sued the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, claiming the military branch certified the taxi for too many passengers. The...

Retailers challenge benefit mandates in Md., N.Y.

Feb 20 2006 // A group of retailers has filed suits challenging laws in Maryland and New York that were enacted to pressure employers to spend a minimum amount on their employees’ health benefits. The Retail Industry Leaders...

Retailers File Suits Against ‘Fair Share’ Mandates in Md., N.Y. Courts

Feb 8 2006 // A group of retailers has filed suits challenging laws in Maryland and New York that were enacted to pressure employers to spend a minimum amount oin employees’ health benefits. The Retail Industry Leaders Association...

M&T Buys Maryland’s Hess Egan

Feb 7 2006 // M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. has acquired Hess Egan Hagerty & L’Hommedieu, Inc., a commercial insurance and surety brokerage agency based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with additional offices in Pennsylvania and...

WELDERS WIN MARYLAND POLLUTION RULING

Feb 6 2006 // Maryland’s highest court has handed a victory to the welding industry by ruling that the scope of the pollution liability exclusion in a business insurance policy does not encompass welding rod liability. In...

Delaware seeks new workers’ comp classes

Feb 5 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has asked Delaware businesses to submit requests for classification changes for workers’ compensation. According to Denn, some business owners have said they have been...

Md. Pair Nabbed in Benefits Scam

Feb 2 2006 // Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. reported that George and Barbara Meekins of Cambridge, Maryland have been arrested after being charged with felony theft and conspiracy to commit felony insurance fraud and...

Wal-Mart may challenge Md. law on health benefits

Jan 22 2006 // Maryland became the first state to pass legislation requiring retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to spend a minimum amount on health care for its employees or pay the difference in taxes as the Democrat-controlled...

Jan 22 2006 // People Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., has selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner. He succeeds Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr, 53, most...

Maryland Court Rules with Welders in Limiting Scope of Pollution Exclusion

Jan 19 2006 // On Jan. 6, Maryland’s highest court handed a victory to the welding industry by ruling that the scope of the pollution liability exclusion in a business insurance policy does not encompass welding rod liability. In...

Northeast Winds Topple Trees, Power Lines from Mass. to Maryland

Jan 18 2006 // Usually snow and ice are the culprits this time of year in the Northeast for problems with the weather. Wednesday, though, proved to be Mother Nature offering a different problem for residents. Winds, in some cases...

Wal-Mart Weighs Legal Challenge to Md. Benefits Law

Jan 15 2006 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc., faced with a new Maryland law designed to pressure the retail chain into spending more money on health insurance for its employees, is considering a challenge to the groundbreaking legislation. Sarah...

Maryland Approves Bill Forcing Wal-Mart to Boost Health Plan

Jan 13 2006 // Maryland became the first state to pass legislation requiring Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to spend a minimum amount on health care for its employees or pay the difference in taxes as the Democrat-controlled legislature overrode...

Md. Governor Names Orr as Insurance Commissioner

Jan 6 2006 // Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., has selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner. He succeeds Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr, 53, most...

Md. Revisits Bill Pressuring Wal-Mart to Improve Employee Benefits

Jan 5 2006 // A proposed Maryland law that attempts to pressure Wal-Mart to provide better health care benefits for its employees would violate federal law, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce said. The business group issued a report just...