During calendar year 2018, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer, Jr., issued 64 civil orders and 12 criminal orders totaling $320,671 in fines, penalties, and restitution.
“Our insurance fraud division continues to investigate all tips regarding suspected civil and criminal insurance fraud,” Commissioner Redmer said. “We want Marylanders to know they can and should call us if they suspect insurance fraud. All tips are confidential and we follow up on each lead. The bad actors need to be held accountable for their actions.”
Sixty-four individuals were ordered to pay $215,090 in administrative penalties and restitution for committing civil insurance fraud in Maryland.
Additionally, the investigative work of the insurance fraud division led to 12 people being criminally prosecuted for committing insurance fraud, resulting in $105,581 in fines, penalties, and restitution.
The insurance fraud division of the Maryland Insurance Administration is staffed by former law enforcement officers and prosecutors who investigate reports of fraudulent activity related to insurance matters.
Learn more: www.insurance.maryland.gov.
Steven A. Meyerowitz
Steven A. Meyerowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate, is the founder and president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. He may be contacted at [email protected].