August 11, 2014
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith announced the appointment of Michele T. Oshman as the state’s associate deputy insurance commissioner and Victoria August as associate commissioner for compliance and enforcement at the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA). As associate deputy commissioner, …
July 1, 2014
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith announced the appointment of Nancy Grodin as deputy insurance commissioner. As deputy commissioner, Grodin will oversee day-to-day operations of the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA), an independent state regulatory agency that regulates Maryland’s $26 billion …
May 15, 2014
The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) has promoted Nancy Egan to director of government relations.In her new role, Egan will be responsible for evaluating issues related to the regulation of insurance and the development of insurance markets. She will represent the …
August 21, 2013
The Maryland Insurance Administration issued a bulletin this week summarizing new insurance legislation from the Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session that have been signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley. The following is a summary of Maryland’s new property/casualty insurance-related …
July 24, 2013
The Maryland Insurance Administration on Tuesday issued its first administrative orders under newly granted authority to pursue civil cases of insurance fraud. The authority took effect last October following passage of legislation by the 2012 Maryland General Assembly. Previously, the …
June 22, 2012
Maryland Insurance Administration announced this week that the agency has set up a new Facebook page to reach out to the state’s consumers.Maryland residents with questions about insurance now can follow the Maryland Insurance Administration on Facebook to find useful …
April 10, 2012
The Maryland Insurance Administration is offering advice to car owners about risks of a total loss and how GAP insurance can help them. The officials said that car owners sometimes assume − incorrectly − that if their cars are considered …
January 31, 2012
The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, ruled in favor of Allstate last week. It upheld a previous lower court’s ruling that the insurer was within its rights to stop writing new homeowners policies in coastal areas of …
December 2, 2011
Maryland Insurance Administration will hold a two-day quasi-legislative public hearing, on Dec. 13 and 14, to discuss the availability and affordability for personal and commercial P/C insurance in coastal areas. Several insurance carriers have limited — or stopped altogether — …
November 23, 2011
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith recently announced three senior appointments at the Maryland Insurance Administration. Karen Stakem Hornig has been appointed as the administration’s sole deputy commissioner. Nancy Grodin has been promoted to associate deputy commissioner. Emarie Payne has joined …