The Maryland Senate wants to prohibit drivers from smoking in cars if a child under the age of 8 is a passenger. Senators signed off on the bill in a 27-19 vote Wednesday. Proponents of the legislation said they chose …
It’s possible that driving with a cell phone may be an advantage. A California legislator’s bill to enable auto insurance policyholders to issue proof of coverage verification via a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone, is among several similar …
The San Francisco, Calif.-based ISU Network on Thursday announced expansions in three states, North Carolina, Maryland and North Dakota. ISU’s North Carolina additions are: H. B. Cantrell & Co., O’Connor Insurance Agency, Wes Connor Agency, Twin City Insurance Agency and …
FCCI Insurance Group has announced it is expanding its commercial insurance offerings into Maryland and Texas. The company has named several executives to serve in a new home office that will oversee operations in those states. In January the Sarasota, …
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 — …
Maryland’s highest court has ruled that a law giving owners of certain rental properties immunity from personal injury lawsuits based on a child’s ingestion of lead-based paint is invalid. The Court of Appeals issued the 7-0 ruling on Monday, Oct. …
Former Maryland Insurance Commissioner R. Steven Orr has joined Towson, Md.-based IWIF Workers’ Compensation Insurance as senior vice president of information systems. In his new role, he will be responsible for managing all aspects of IWIF’s information systems operations. He …
Maryland police agencies have issued thousands of tickets to drivers for using hand-held cellphones behind the wheel in the year since a ban took effect. Records from more than 70 police agencies in the state that participate in the Electronic …
Insurance broker BB&T Insurance Services is acquiring Atlantic Risk Management Corp. of Columbia, Maryland. The move allows BB&T Insurance Services to expand to the metro Baltimore area. The transaction is expected to be completed in October. Terms were not disclosed. …
First came the earthquake; then the hurricane. Now comes the bill. And with any luck, you have a decent insurance policy that will cover the cost of most, if not all, of the damages sustained in one or both natural …
