Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ILLINOIS Feds Subpoena CNA on Finite Reinsurance: Chicago-based commercial insurer CNA Financial Corp. has received a subpoena from New York federal prosecutor David Kelley relating to his investigation of finite...
Ohio Dems Look to Cash in on Comp Fund Investment Mishap
Jul 4 2005 // COLUMBUS, Ohio–Democrats hoping to take advantage of an investment scandal at the state’s insurance fund for injured workers unveiled a TV ad targeting Republicans as the root of problems in Ohio. The ad...
Ohio Employers Can Split Comp Premium Into 2 Payments
Jun 30 2005 // Beginning July 18, Ohio employers will be allowed to split their premium into two payments for the Jan. 1 to June 30, 2005, payroll period. If an employer chooses the online 50/50 plan, the Bureau of Workers’...
Ohio Auto Thefts Down 2% for 2nd Straight Year
Jun 22 2005 // Auto thefts in Ohio appear to have declined more than 2 percent for the second consecutive year, according to estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute. Based on auto theft survey results of 17 major Ohio city...
AIA CHEERS ELIMINATION OF PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT
Jun 20 2005 // The American Insurance Association called the elimination of Ohio’s certificate of compliance publishing requirement a welcome move that reaffirms the state’s commitment to a modern, vibrant insurance market....
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // INDIANA Commissioner Withdraws Controversial ‘Sole-Use’ Bulletin Indiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Atterholt has withdrawn a bulletin that interpreted the “sole-use” provision of the state’s...
Ethics Panel Expands Probe Into Ohio Comp Bureau Investments
Jun 20 2005 // Ohio taxpayers may own 3,500 bottles of expensive wine and 265 illegal Cuban cigars found in the cellar of the suburban Denver home of a former employee of coin dealer Tom Noe. Authorities on Friday seized the wine,...
Ohio’s Oversight Commission Votes Down BWC Dividend
Jun 17 2005 // The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Oversight Commission has voted not to concur with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s (BWC) recommendation to grant a one-time percent dividend on upcoming employer...
Ohio AG Calls Again for Authority to Review Contracts by BWC, Other Agencies Before Signing
Jun 10 2005 // Too many state agencies continue to enter into state contracts without the state attorney general’s office reviewing them beforehand, a problem that can only be corrected by changing state law, Ohio Attorney General...
Ohio Eliminates Publication Requirement; AIA Cheers
Jun 9 2005 // The American Insurance Association called the elimination of Ohio’s certificate of compliance publishing requirement a welcome move that reaffirms the state’s commitment to a modern, vibrant insurance market....
Ethics Panel Expands Probe Into Ohio Comp Bureau Investments
Jun 8 2005 // Ohio taxpayers may own 3,500 bottles of expensive wine and 265 illegal Cuban cigars found in the cellar of the suburban Denver home of a former employee of coin dealer Tom Noe. Authorities on Friday seized the wine,...
Taft Tabs Kielmeyer as Interim Ohio Comp Bureau Chief; Panel Will Review Investment Portfolio
Jun 7 2005 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of Tina Kielmeyer as the interim administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and appointed a panel of top bureaucrats to review the bureau’s investment...
Coins of the Realm
Jun 6 2005 // You’ve probably heard by now about what happened in Ohio. The administrator of the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Robert Conrad, has resigned amid a scandal over hundreds of missing coins. But...
Editor’s Note: Coins of the Realm
Jun 6 2005 // You’ve probably heard by now about what happened in Ohio. The administrator of the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Robert Conrad, has resigned amid a scandal over hundreds of missing coins. But...
Ohio Comp Fund Director Resigns Over Coin Investment Gone Awry
Jun 6 2005 // Ohio’s workers’ compensation director, once hailed as government’s “Mr. Fixit,” has resigned because of a growing scandal about the disappearance of about $10 million worth of rare coins the...
Ex-CNAer to Lead Ohio Captive Consulting Firm
May 31 2005 // Dennis Silvia, most recently of CNA Insurance Co.’s group captive practice, leads the operations at newly founded Cedar Consulting. The Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based firm will offer captive consulting and feasibility...
Ohio Comp Fund Director Resigns Amid Scandal Over Missing Rare Coins
May 31 2005 // Ohio’s workers’ compensation director, once hailed as government’s “Mr. Fixit,” has resigned because of a growing scandal about the disappearance of about $10 million worth of rare coins the...
Ohio AG Moves to Block Greenberg Sale of AIG Common Stock to Wife
May 27 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has filed suit against former American International Group Inc. CEO Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg and his wife, Corinne P. Greenberg, in order to put a hold on the transfer of more...
Riczko Leaving Ohio Casualty as President of Insurance Operations
May 25 2005 // The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company reported the resignation of President of Insurance Operations Elizabeth (Beth) Riczko, 38, effective June 3, 2005. Riczko is leaving to pursue other interests. Ohio Casualty Corporation...
ACUITY Tabs Fahrenkrug to Manage Mich., Northern Ohio Territories
May 24 2005 // Jennifer Fahrenkrug has been promoted to territory manager at Sheboygan, Wis.-based regional property/casualty insurer ACUITY and will handle the company’s Michigan and Northern Ohio territories. Fahrenkrug began her...