Maryland Comptroller Removes Captive Insurance Tax Petition To Federal Court

( July 16, 2026, 8:16 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — Maryland’s comptroller removed to a Maryland federal court a whistleblower’s petition seeking mandamus and declaratory relief requiring the comptroller to treat premium receipts tax recoveries arising from captive insurance arrangements, including certain transactions involving reinsurance, as covered related actions, pay the whistleblower a 15% to 30% award and promulgate regulations governing the state’s Whistleblower Reward Program....