MARYLAND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES CONSUMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY

The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) will offer a variety of consumer materials on all types of insurance products from annuities to title insurance and health, auto and homeowners insurance. Trained staff from this state regulatory agency will be available to answer consumer questions at the following locations in January:

• Wheaton Neighborhood Recreation Center, 11711 Georgia Ave. in Wheaton, Jan. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Long Branch Senior Center, 8700 Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring, Jan. 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Prince George’s District Court, 4990 Rhode Island Ave., Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“A key aspect of the Maryland Insurance Administration’s mission involves educating the citizens of our state about the choices available to them as consumers of insurance products,” says Therese M. Goldsmith, Maryland Insurance Commissioner.  “The more informed consumers are, the better equipped they are to make purchasing decisions that are right for them.”

A full schedule of agency outreach activities and consumer materials are available on our website, www.mdinsurance.state.md.us, as well as by request and at various community events. The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA), founded as the Maryland
Insurance Division in 1872, is an independent State agency located in downtown Baltimore.  This agency regulates Maryland’s $26 billion insurance industry and makes certain that insurance companies, health plans and producers (agents and brokers) comply with Maryland insurance law.  

The MIA also licenses over 110,000 producers and approximately 1,500 insurance companies, regulates insurance rates, monitors insurer solvency, investigates consumer complaints and travels across the State providing consumers with educational materials on insurance. These materials may also be found at www.mdinsurance.state.md.us.