Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Woman Arrested in Comp Scam
May 23 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Clark County woman has been sentenced for a felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Roxanne Anania was sentenced to five years probation, $2,447.36 in...
Ohio House Bill Makes It Harder for Injured Employees to Sue
May 10 2005 // As of April 6, 2005, injured employees will find it harder to have “their day in court.” Through the recent passage of Ohio House Bill 498, changes will occur to the current state of employee liabilities in the...
AG PETRO GETS IN ON AIG LAWSUIT
May 9 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro is expanding the scope of the securities fraud class action lawsuit currently pending against American International Group and others by filing an amended complaint in federal court in New...
COMMISSION CALLS FOR MED-MAL DOCKET
May 9 2005 // A pilot malpractice docket for medical liability suits and a “patient safety center” to help prevent medical errors are among the final recommendations offered by a commission chaired by Ohio Insurance Director...
Purmort Insurance Agency’s Family Tree’s Roots Go Back to 1876
May 9 2005 // When I stepped from the hot sunshine and left the traffic speeding along Sarasota, Fla.’s busy Bee Ridge Road into Al Purmort Insurance Agency Inc.’s cool air-conditioned lobby, it was like taking a step back...
Ohio Casualty Reports Q1 Net Income Up 96%
May 2 2005 // Property/casualty insurer Ohio Casualty Corp. reported first-quarter net income of $37.7 million, or 55 cents per diluted share, versus $19.2 million, or 31 cents per diluted share in the first quarter of 2004. The...
Ohio AG Gets in on the AIG Lawsuit
Apr 21 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro is expanding the scope of the securities fraud class action lawsuit currently pending against American International Group (“AIG”) and others by filing an amended complaint in...
People & Places
Apr 18 2005 // Gregory Case Chicago-based brokerage giant Aon Corp. elected Gregory Case its new president and CEO and has added him to its board of directors. Case succeeds Patrick Ryan, who has served as Aon’s CEO since the...
Ohio Casualty Names Gerard New Senior VP of Investments
Mar 28 2005 // The Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. announced that Paul Gerard has been named senior vice president of investments, effective March 21. Gerard, 45, comes to Ohio Casualty from GE Asset Management and Genworth Financial, where...
AG TO MAKE CASE AGAINST AIG IN CLASS ACTION SUIT
Mar 7 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro announced last month that three of Ohio’s public retirement systems have been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit against American International Group Inc....
Harcum-Schuett Agency Personnel Join Hylant Group in Ohio, Will Consult on School Plan
Mar 1 2005 // Toledo, Ohio-based Hylant Group has expanded its operations in Ohio with key personnel of the Harcum-Schuett Agency of Columbus joining Hylant Group. Dave Harcum will serve as a consultant to the Ohio School Plan, which is...
Weiss: Insurers Earn $28B in First Three Quarters of 2004
Feb 28 2005 // Despite a hurricane-ravaged third quarter, property/casualty insurers reported profits of $28.1 billion in the first nine months of 2004, representing a 22.4 percent increase over the $22.9 billion earned during the same...
Ohio Casualty Reports Q4 Profit Rise of 105%
Feb 25 2005 // Fairfield, Ohio-based insurer Ohio Casualty Corp. announced fourth-quarter net income of $56.9 million, or 82 cents per diluted share, versus $27.7 million, or 42 cents per diluted share. The company reported statutory...
Bancinsurance Hires Merlinos & Associates to Analyze Ohio Indemnity Loss Reserves
Feb 22 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based specialty insurer Bancinsurance Corp. announced that Merlinos & Associates Inc. has been engaged to provide actuarial consulting services to its subsidiary, Ohio Indemnity Co. Merlinos &...
HOMEOWNERS RATES 4TH LOWEST IN NATION
Feb 21 2005 // Ohio insurance consumers continued to benefit from a healthy property/casualty market in 2004 and rates are not expected to change significantly in 2005, the state’s insurance department announced. Homeowners...
Ohio’s Common Sense Legal Reform
Feb 21 2005 // 2004 was a landmark year for common sense legal reform in Ohio. The state enacted significant asbestos reform, silica and mixed dust reform, and comprehensive tort reform legislation. The many benefits of these historic...
Ohio AG Reports Buckeye State Appointed Lead Plaintiff in Suit Against AIG
Feb 17 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro announced this week that three of Ohio’s public retirement systems have been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit against American International Group Inc....
Ohio Man Ordered to Pay Up
Feb 7 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Columbus man has been sentenced for a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Souhil Sabbagh was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to...
Ohio Man Commits Misdemeanor Fraud
Feb 7 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Springfield man has been sentenced for a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Jeff Hamm was sentenced to three months incarceration, a $300...
Ohio Woman Caught in Comp Scam
Feb 7 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Clark County woman has been sentenced for a felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Doris Marcy was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay...
