Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Insurance Department Reaccredited by Regulators
Dec 13 2006 // A National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) independent review team has completed a review of the Ohio Department of Insurance’s staff and procedures and has reaccredited the Department for its financial...
Ohio Hylant’s Wholf Named Insurance Professional of the Year
Dec 12 2006 // Toledo, Ohio-based Hylant announced that Marla Wholf was selected as Insurance Woman of Toledo’s (IWOT) “Insurance Professional of the Year.” Wholf accepted thie prestigious award on Nov. 8, 2006 at...
Ohio Arsonists ‘Light Up’ in Pool of Gasoline
Dec 11 2006 // It’s not easy being an arsonist. Just ask Musa Shteiwi and his son Essa who had a clear criminal vision for their Steak Thyme Subs eatery: They wanted to torch the West Chester, Ohio food outlet for insurance money....
People and Places
Dec 11 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...
New Markets
Dec 11 2006 // Trucking Operations Nuts & Bolts: Kansas-based Interstate Insurance Management and Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance announce the immediate expansion of their insurance program for the trucking industry into...
Violence in schools–having a plan
Dec 11 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, hosted a free, day-long seminar this fall to help Ohio school officials develop better school...
People
Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...
People
Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...
Ohio Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Same-sex Benefits
Nov 22 2006 // A Butler County court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a state legislator who challenged Miami University’s same-sex partner benefits policy based on Ohio’s 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay...
Ohio Report Provides Benchmark for Future Medical Mal Trends
Nov 20 2006 // For the first time, the state has compiled a report on the outcome of medical malpractice claims filed in Ohio _ providing a benchmark for future trends over what has been a hot-button issue between doctors and the lawyers...
It Figures
Nov 20 2006 // 2 percent Four of the Ohio’s five largest medical malpractice insurers have revised their rates to produce an average decrease of almost 2 percent for Ohio doctors this year, following years of increases, the Ohio...
Declarations
Nov 20 2006 // Med mal “Stabilizing measures taken in the last few years by the Ohio Department of Insurance and the Ohio Legislature to reverse Ohio’s medical liability insurance crisis continue to show positive...
Supreme Court races have positive outcomes
Nov 20 2006 // The goal of fair and balanced courts in states throughout the country was advanced in a number of state Supreme Court elections, according to the American Insurance Association. Contestable state Supreme Court elections...
People and Places
Nov 20 2006 // J.J. Morrow, Jr., formerly the managing director of St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company in Chicago has joined Georgia-based Swett & Crawford’s Chicago office as a property broker. Since 1997 he has managed...
Indiana Insurance Named ‘Insurer of the Year’ by Independent Agents
Nov 17 2006 // Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named the 2006 Indiana Insurance Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI). The recognition came during the...
Court-Appointed Scientists Say Teflon Health Studies Could Take Years
Nov 17 2006 // Ohio and West Virginia residents who sued DuPont over a chemical used to produce Teflon may have to wait up to five years before learning if their health has been adversely affected by the substance, members of a science...
Ohio National Interstate Launches Commercial Vehicle Product
Nov 16 2006 // Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Corp. recently announced that its principal insurance subsidiary National Interstate Insurance Co. has added a commercial vehicle product to its offering. The new product line,...
Ohio Westfield Group’s Officer Named 2006 ‘Rainmaker’
Nov 16 2006 // Westfield Group’s Debra Lyons, chief human resources officer, was recognized by Northern Ohio Live magazine as a 2006 Rainmakers recipient for her career achievements. According to the Westfield written release,...
Ohio Pain Management Specialist Scams Insurers for $60 Million
Nov 15 2006 // Patients often came to Dr. Jorge Martinez screaming in agony from chronic pain. The Ohio pain-management specialist was their last hope. He exploited their misery to shake down insurers for an incredible $60 million in...
Ohio Medical Mutual Investigator Wins National Fraud-fighting Award
Nov 13 2006 // Financial Investigator Jeff Leovic, a member of Medical Mutual of Ohio’s Financial Investigations unit, is among the winners of the 2006 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association’s (NHCAA) Investigation of...