A proposed bill before the Maryland General Assembly would prevent insurance companies from practicing “forced bundling” was unanimously passed in the House last week and had its first hearing in the Senate March 29.

An insurance agent from Odenton, Md., paid a $500 fine after the Maryland Insurance Administration found evidence she violated insurance law.

A former Maryland Insurance Administration investigator filed a $2 million civil suit against the agency, saying she was the victim of harassment and retaliation after she began dating a coworker.

The Maryland Insurance Administration is warning insurance agents about a fake license renewal website that could harm their computers.

The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved the Cigna‘s acquisition of Bravo Health, a Baltimore, Md.-based operator of Medicare Advantage plans.

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A group tasked with implementing federal health reform in Maryland is recommending that insurance agents and brokers continue to sell small-group health insurance when health exchanges begin operating in the state.

Former Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler, who left the Maryland Insurance Administration in January 2010, now has left his position as chief counsel of the U.S Food and Drug Administration.

Beth Sammis, the acting Maryland insurance commissioner for nearly 18 months, ending in June, has taken a job at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, one of the health insurance companies she regulated.

The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) announced changes to the state’s health insurance rate review process after a study advised it needed more transparency and better access for consumers.

The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) should make itself more transparent to consumers, and also should give brokers better access to information, said consulting firm officials in a public hearing June 23.