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Md. workgroup, brokers disagree on setup of health insurance exchanges
Maryland’s federally mandated health insurance exchange should be a public, government-run agency with a board tasked with overseeing its operations, according to a state task force. Beth Sammis That...
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Acting insurance commissioner to talk at Dec. 16 NAIFA-Baltimore event
The Baltimore chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors will hold its annual legislative breakfast Thursday, Dec. 16, at the Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys in Baltimore, Md....
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Md. rate cap may cut John Hancock’s 40% long-term care rate increase
Maryland law may prohibit John Hancock Life Insurance Co. from raising rates on its existing long-term care insurance policies in the state by 40%. Beth Sammis Beth Sammis, Maryland’s acting insurance...
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Maryland I Day planned for April 5 in Linthicum
Maryland I Day will be held April 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Md. The event is sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of...
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Maryland insurance regulator approves OM Financial Life sale
Maryland’s acting insurance commissioner, Beth Sammis, approved the sale of Baltimore, Md.-based life insurance company to Harbinger Group. Beth Sammis The sale of OM Financial Life Insurance Co., a...
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U.S. House kills health reform funding for state health exchanges
The U.S. House voted 238-183 to strip the funding included in last year’s federal health reform law for states to establish health insurance exchanges. Frederick Upton The House’s Republican majority...
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O’Malley nears deadline to appoint Md. insurance commissioner
Update: Therese Goldsmith to replace Sammis as Maryland insurance commissioner Sixteen months after naming Beth Sammis as acting Maryland insurance commissioner, Gov. Martin O’Malley has to make...
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Therese Goldsmith to replace Sammis as Maryland insurance commissioner
Therese Goldsmith, a lawyer who has served on the Maryland Public Service Commission for the last two years, was named Maryland’s insurance commissioner, effective June 13. Therese Goldsmith Goldsmith,...
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Sammis to remain at MIA, returning to deputy commissioner post
Beth Sammis, who last week was not appointed as insurance commissioner in Maryland, will remain at the Maryland Insurance Administration as a deputy commissioner. Beth Sammis Sammis will be returning...
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Maryland Deputy Commissioner Sammis takes policy position at CareFirst
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....
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Maryland regulators suspend insolvent Oklahoma insurer
The Maryland Insurance Administration has ordered the end of new and renewal business for an Oklahoma insurer recently ordered into liquidation. Beth Sammis In an order dated May 25, acting Maryland...
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Maryland acts against ATA after finding it sold bogus health insurance
Maryland insurance regulators have ordered American Trade Association and its subsidiaries to stop selling what they called bogus health insurance, according to an administrative order. Beth Sammis The...
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Maryland regulators to join IWIF premium taxation debate
The Maryland Insurance Administration is going to investigate if the Injured Workers Insurance Fund should pay premium taxes after the Towson, Md.-based workers’ compensation insurer’s attempt to...
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Candidates trump calendar in search for new Md. insurance commissioner
Six months ago, Beth Sammis was named acting insurance commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration and she may hold that title for a bit longer. Beth Sammis Gov. Martin O’Malley’s office,...
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Hartford Fire, Hartford Casualty pay Md. $25,000 for violations
Maryland insurance regulators recently ordered Hartford Fire Insurance Co. and Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. to collectively pay a $25,000 fine for violating seven state laws. Beth Sammis Maryland...
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