Paramount Insurance Company is based in Baltimore, Maryland, and has been selling insurance since 1938. it has over 8,000 policyholders. For those of your familiar with the Baltimore area, Paramount Insurance is located on Security Boulevard in Baltimore County (Woodlawn). (There is also an insurance company in New York called Paramount Insurance that is entirely unrelated to this group selling automobile insurance in Maryland.)
There is not a lot of information available about Paramount Insurance. We believe it is owned by a company called Motts Acquisition (although good luck finding that out or anything of much help on their website which looks like it was designed in 1995). Clearly, it is a small company. It has .2% of the Maryland car insurance market. It is ranked 55th in market share in Maryland. But the reality is that our firm sees Paramount far more often than 2 out of every 1000 cases. Why? Because Paramount insurers higher risk drivers. These folks are a higher risk for a reason: they cause more car accidents.
In our opinion, the only language Paramount Insurance understands is a clenched fist. The chances of getting a reasonable settlement offer are unbelievably low if you do not file a lawsuit. Our lawyers have won millions of dollars in both settlements and verdicts against insurance companies in Maryland. We fight every case we accept as it if were the only case we have. If you want us in your corner, call 800-553-8082 or get a free online consultation.
- 2018 Update: Paramount is in bankruptcy. The company is no longer writing new policies. Will claims get paid? There is no guarantee. But there is reason to believe there is a good chance that they will.
Our experience with Paramount has rarely been good. They have few insurance adjusters and most of the ones that get most of the Paramount claims our firm has handled are extremely difficult to work with on accident claims. Returning calls is a challenge. We have had cases where we have had to file lawsuits against Paramount where it was clear our claim exceeded the policy limits. We always thought maybe it was a negotiating tactic. Now that we see they are in bankruptcy, it paints a clearer picture. This company was a train wreck.
Worse still, this carrier writes small insurance policies in Maryland only for the minimum limits of $30,000 per person, $60,000 per crash. These low limits, paradoxically, embolden Paramount. Why? Because they can act tough knowing they can always tender the policy limits before trial and meet their obligation to their client. Paramount is afraid of a trial in Circuit Court because the jurisdictional minimum is more than $30,000 which means they could be responsible for more than $30,000 if they do not offer their entire policy. This could conceivably bankrupt the company so you do not see Paramount trying cases in Circuit Court. They act tough and then they chicken out before trial
If you have a large case, expect to have a harder time getting Paramount to pay its policy limits than you have the underinsured motorist carrier. We have had file lawsuits against Paramount Insurance insureds where it was clearly a waste of time because the underlying claim was worth far more than Paramount’s policy limits. In terms of guilty by association, Paramount Insurance teams up with MAIF at times, selling property damage coverage to supplement MAIF’s (now called Maryland Auto Insurance) liability insurance.
The adjusters we have dealt with at Paramount are Tim Stevens, Monica Lucas, Stacy Byrd, and Ahlia Goldsborough. This insurer uses different law firms to handle their claims. Bodie, Dolina, Smith & Hobbs, a good Towson law firm, seems to handle most of their Maryland vehicle crash lawsuits.
We send demand packages to Paramount at
The Paramount Insurance Company
P.O. Box 47520
Baltimore, MD 21224
But their actual address is 6326 Security Blvd # 200, Gwynn Oak, MD 21207. Why do they use a P.O. Box? Like a lot of things with Paramount Insurance, it is a mystery.
Hiring a Lawyer to Fight Paramount
If you have a potential car accident injury claim and you need a lawyer to fight this insurance company, call our accident attorneys at 800-553-8082 or get a free online no obligation consultation on your claim.
More Personal Injury Resources
- Valuing Personal Injury Cases (how much is your car accident case worth?)
- Personal Injury Claims Without a Lawyer (tips for accident victims who are handling their case without an attorney)
- Property Damage Claims (tips for auto accident property damage claims)
- Example Demand Letter (letter to insurance company for compensation by settlement)
- Personal Injury Frequently Asked Questions (questions about handling claims against Paramount Insurance and other insurance companies)
- Maryland Car Accident Claims (an overview)
- Maryland Car Accident Attorney Help Center (examples accident lawyers can use in bringing claims against Paramount Insurance or their insureds)