Erie Insurance claims Md. discrimination finding issued after ‘political pressure’

A Pennsylvania-based insurer accused of pushing agents to avoid selling policies in areas with large minority populations is now claiming the Maryland Insurance Administration bowed to political pressure when it issued public findings against the company earlier this year. In court records filed before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Erie Insurance alleges that it is the victim of “politically motivated government overreach” that has caused the company “immense reputational harm.”