Haddaway Appointed to Task Force on Insurance

(Annapolis, MD) - Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio has been appointed to serve on a task force that will review insurers of last resort in the State of Maryland. The task force includes three members of the Senate, three members of the House of Delegates, the Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration, the Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Division, representatives of the insurance industry and consumer rights advocate groups.


The task force will consider the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund (IWIF), the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF), the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation (PCIGC), the Maryland Health Insurance Plan (MHIP) and the Joint Insurance Association (JIA). The task force, which was established by legislation passed earlier this year, is expected to make preliminary recommendations to the Maryland General Assembly by December 1, 2012 and final recommendations by December 1, 2013. Their recommendations will include potential legal and corporate structure changes that would benefit Marylanders, potential affiliations, market stability factors and the potential for financial independence within each entity.

Haddaway-Riccio is a member of the House Economic Matters Committee and serves on the Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee. "I look forward to the work we will be doing on this task force," Haddaway-Riccio said. "These insurers play a major role in the lives of citizens and business owners so it is important for us to discuss how we can structure them to best serve Marylanders. That can only happen with good public input, so I am encouraging anyone with ideas or concerns in these areas to contact me throughout the process."


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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

A Shore Team Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

A Shore Team – Senator Richard Colburn, Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio and Delegate Addie Eckardt – are showing their support for Breast Cancer Awareness this month. Senator Colburn and Delegate Haddaway-Riccio will be celebrity grocery baggers at Safeway in Easton today, October 12 from 4:30-5:30pm and Delegate Eckardt will be a celebrity bagger on Friday, October 19th. The three representatives will also be attending a celebration/fundraiser at Aqua Pools tonight called “Poolin’ for the Cure”. The event is from 6pm – 8pm and benefits the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Register to Vote!



Many of you have also been asking how can I register to vote and when is the deadline?

Let's start with the deadline - you have to register to vote at least 21 days before the election so if you want to vote in the upcoming Presidential General Election, get your  registration in before 9pm on October 16, 2012.

To register, stop by your local board of elections or use the following link to register online:

https://voterservices.elections.state.md.us/OnlineVoterRegistration

If you are looking for an absentee ballot, you can stop by your local board of elections or you use this link to request one (but do it before October 30, 2012!):

http://elections.state.md.us/voting/absentee.html

Now you have NO EXCUSES left so get ready to vote!!!