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Hero Cat Saves Life of Ohio Resident

Jan 3 2006 // Move over canines, the felines have joined the rescue scene. Police aren’t sure how it could have happened, but when an officer in Columbus, Ohio walked into an apartment recently to answer a 911 call, an...

Former Kansas City cop pleads guilty in insurance fraud scheme

Jan 1 2006 // Todd Graves, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, reported that a former Kansas City, Mo., police officer pleaded guilty in federal court recently to a scheme to collect insurance on a fraudulent stolen car...

Meadowbrook to Offer Malpractice Insurance in Ohio

Dec 19 2005 // Michigan-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group recently announced the availability of a medical malpractice liability insurance product for preferred physicians in Ohio. Insurance policies will be issued through...

People & Places

Dec 19 2005 // Dan Carmichael Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005....

People & Places

Dec 19 2005 // Dan Carmichael Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005....

People

Dec 18 2005 // Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Carmichael...

Dan Carmichael

Dec 18 2005 // William Granato Brandon Hickey Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire...

Assurant Specialty Adding 200 Jobs at Ohio Service Center

Dec 6 2005 // Assurant Specialty Property, a provider of lender-placed hazard insurance and outsourcing services to the U.S. mortgage industry, announced plans to create 200 new jobs at its Ohio Service Center in Springfield over the...

Ohio Casualty Renews CEO Carmichael Pact for 5 Years

Dec 6 2005 // Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current President and Chief Executive Officer, Dan R. Carmichael, effective immediately.The prior contract with Carmichael was due to expire on...

Meadowbrook Introduces Med-Mal Product for Preferred Physicians in Ohio

Dec 1 2005 // Meadowbrook Insurance Group has launched a medical malpractice liability insurance product for preferred physicians in Ohio. Meadowbrook President and CEO Robert S. Cubbin said that the company has been successful in this...

Taxes Bump Off Insurance Costs as Chief Concern of Ohio Small Business

Dec 1 2005 // Taxes replaced the cost of insurance as the most frequently cited single most important problem faced by small business, according to the latest Ohio Small-Business Conditions report. The data, which was released by the...

Ohio’s Gay Marriage Ban Inviting Lawsuits Over Pre-Existing Contracts

Nov 28 2005 // A year ago, the attorney who wrote Ohio’s ban on civil unions said it wouldn’t affect the few public universities already offering health insurance to employees’ same-sex partners. Now he’s suing to...

PIA Names Eppstein as Director of State Affairs

Nov 25 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named David M. Eppstein Director of State Affairs. In his new position, he will be working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

People & Places

Nov 21 2005 // Kay W. McCurdy The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors. Bernhard Steves McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell &...

GOV. NAMES MABE CEO OF COMP BUREAU:

Nov 21 2005 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of William Mabe as the administrator/chief executive officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Mabe previously worked at Nationwide, most recently serving...

Thoughts while dog walking…

Nov 21 2005 // GOP gap Congress finally appears to be moving on terrorism insurance. After the year is up, whether or not the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is extended, there ought to be an independent high-level inquiry into why it took...

ILLINOIS

Nov 20 2005 // Lawmakers Pass Kids’ Health Plan: The Illinois House passed H.B. 806, Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s “All Kids” health insurance program on a 79-28 vote, following Senate approval on a 32-23 vote. The...

Nov 20 2005 // The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors. McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook in Chicago and has more than...

Editor’s Note: GOP gap

Nov 20 2005 // Congress finally appears to be moving on terrorism insurance. After the year is up, whether or not the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is extended, there ought to be an independent high-level inquiry into why it took so long...

Business Moves

Nov 20 2005 // Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency Expands Online Services Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency has expanded its online quoting offerings to include six popular lines of business. Now IES-appointed producers have...