Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People & Places
Oct 3 2005 // Robert Testa Westfield Insurance has named Robert Testa executive, personal lines sales. In this capacity, he oversees employees in five states responsible for new personal lines business. Bryan Whipple Testa began his...
People
Oct 3 2005 // Westfield Insurance has named Robert Testa executive, personal lines sales. In this capacity, he oversees employees in five states responsible for new personal lines business. Testa began his career at Westfield in 1991...
Wells Fargo Acquires JS Crop Insurance
Sep 28 2005 // Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc., a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, has acquired the crop insurance business from Portland, Indiana-based JS Crop Insurance, Inc. (JS Crop), expanding Wells Fargo’s reach to...
Ohio Weighs High-Risk Health Insurance Pool
Sep 26 2005 // The Ohio Legislature is looking at plans to help patients with expensive conditions – lung disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis and other ailments – buy the drugs they need for treatment. However, the plans...
Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio
Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry — and the rest of us — are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...
OHIO DOI COLLECTING MED LIABILITY DATA:
Sep 19 2005 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently launched a Web-based medical liability data collection application that enables insurers and those who pay medical liability claims on behalf of health care providers to securely...
News Briefs
Sep 19 2005 // Illinois Katrina Could Affect Ill. Insurance Rates: Experts say the path of destruction left by Hurricane Katrina likely will lead to higher insurance rates in the metro-east and across the country, although it is unclear...
Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio
Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...
Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio
Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...
Ohio Dept. to Collect Medical Liability Claims Data
Sep 14 2005 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin recently announced the launch of a web-based medical liability data collection application that enables insurers and those who pay medical liability claims on behalf...
Ohio Workers’ Compensation Scandal Pulls in Governor
Sep 5 2005 // An ongoing investigation into investment mismanagement claims within the Ohio Workers’ Compensation Bureau has led to the charge of Republican Gov. Bob Taft with violating state ethics laws by failing to report gifts...
Ohio Agent Appeals Fraud Suspension
Sep 5 2005 // An Ohio insurance agent has appealed a five-year license suspension from the Ohio Department of Insurance for issuing fraudulent certificates to physicians who contracted for medical malpractice coverage. John Westhoven...
Ohio Workers’ Compensation Scandal Pulls in Governor
Sep 5 2005 // An ongoing investigation into investment mismanagement claims within the Ohio Workers’ Compensation Bureau have led to the charge of Republican Gov. Bob Taft with violating state ethics laws by failing to report...
Chicago Exec Convicted in Arson Scheme
Sep 5 2005 // A federal jury ruled last month that former commodities firm executive Marc E. Thompson set his home ablaze and burned his elderly mother alive to collect insurance money that he later hid during bankruptcy proceedings,...
Ohio DOI Offers Severe Weather Tips
Aug 30 2005 // With the possibility that severe weather associated with Hurricane Katrina will cause heavy rains and potential flooding, Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin is urging Ohioans to plan for emergency...
State Automobile Elects New Directors
Aug 26 2005 // Dwight E. Smith and Roger P. Sugarman were recently elected to the board of directors of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company of Columbus, Ohio. Smith is CEO of Sophisticated Systems, Inc., a software integration and...
Sky Financial Appoints Gulas as President and CEO
Aug 25 2005 // Sky Financial Group Inc. announced the appointment of John S. Gulas as president and CEO of Sky Trust N.A. Additionally, Gulas will be responsible for Sky’s wealth management business, which include Sky Trust, Sky...
Ohio BWC Unveils Fiscal Year 2005 Fraud Results
Aug 24 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s (BWC’s) special investigations department concluded fiscal year 2005 by exceeding its goals for both identified savings and return on expenditures. The...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Sets
Aug 22 2005 // Stung by reports of high medical costs, the Ohio insurance fund for injured workers has proposed to cut the amount of money it pays to reimburse hospitals. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will reduce its...
NASI Report Tracks Mich., Ohio Workers’ Comp Payments for 2003
Aug 11 2005 // Michigan’s total workers’ compensation payments for injured workers’ cash benefits and medical care fell by 2.4 percent to $1,477 million in 2003, according to a report released today by the National...
