Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Co. has filed for an 8% net rate decrease with the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) effective April 1, 2025. The nonprofit company, which is the state’s insurer of last resort, also announced its highest-ever policyholder dividend of …
A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death claim against her late father’s employer, the Maryland Appellate Court has ruled. The appeals court affirmed a circuit court that …
A Maryland widow is entitled to her late husband’s workers’ compensation death benefits because she was dependent upon her husband at the time of his disablement, a Maryland appeals court has ruled. The appeals panel overturned a lower court that …
The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from suing the contractor hired by the city has lost a bid to hold the city and subcontractor liable. The court …
The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) today announced seven new insurance companies are approved to offer workers’ compensation and life insurance products in Maryland. “Our goal is to increase options for Maryland consumers; increased competition results in better customer service and …
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the Maryland Insurance Administration. NCCI stated in its July 28 filing that based on its review of the most recently available data, it is …
Maryland’s largest writer of workers’ compensation insurance and the insurer of last resort adopted a new name and a new corporate structure in October. The 99-year-old Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF) officially became Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company on Oct. 1 …
