Maryland

Maryland Insurers Must Disclose Use of Claims History for All P/C Lines

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

Maryland’s insurance commissioner is advising insurers that if they consider claims history in deciding whether to cancel or non-renew coverage, they must disclose this practice at the inception of a policy and at each renewal for all lines of property/casualty insurance including commercial lines. In a draft bulletin, Insurance Commissioner Marie Grant indicated that her […]

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Maryland Moves to Deny Liability Limit Sought by Ship Manager in Key Bridge Collapse

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Collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland with Cargo Ship Dali

The manager of the cargo ship that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March 2024 should be denied the protections of a federal maritime law it seeks to invoke because it is not the owner of the ship, the state of Maryland says. The state attorney general and attorneys for wrongful death claimants

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Maryland Screwworm Patient Recovered; Ranchers Criticize CDC Secrecy

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from the flesh-eating parasite, and there was no sign of transmission to other people or animals, the Maryland Department of Health said on Monday. U.S. cattle futures tumbled on concerns the pest will also strike livestock as

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