Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Commissioner Says to Look Out for Deer
Nov 17 2004 // With deer-vehicle collisions on the rise, Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin has asked motorists to investigate their insurance options and to take extra precaution while traveling. Typically, vehicle accidents...
Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission Meets Tomorrow for 18th Time
Nov 16 2004 // The Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission will hold its 18th meeting tomorrow at 1 p.m. EST. The commission will hear testimony regarding the feasibility of a patient compensation fund, the effectiveness of medical...
Tight Ohio Supreme Court Stays in Republican Hands
Nov 10 2004 // Republicans solidified their year-old voting majority on the Ohio Supreme Court last wek, but the races were closer than the vast campaign fund-raising advantage over Democratic rivals would indicate. Insurers and other...
ASCnet Conferees Hear How to Manage a Profitable Business
Nov 8 2004 // The latest technologies to allow independent agents and brokers to efficiently manage and ensure a profitable business were presented to more than 1,800 conferees attending the Applied Systems Client Network’s...
ASCnet Conferees Hear How to Manage a Profitable Business
Nov 8 2004 // The latest technologies that allow independent agents and brokers to efficiently manage and ensure a profitable business were presented to more than 1,800 conferees attending the Annual Technology, Education and Networking...
People & Places
Nov 8 2004 // In Asheville, N.C., Don Evans, president, and Bob Bird, CEO, honored outstanding Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina members with Lifetime Achievement, Company Professional of the Year, Agent of the Year, and...
Ohio Casualty Corp. Sees 14.0 Percent Jump in Net Income for Q3 2004
Nov 3 2004 // Ohio Casualty Corp. (Nasdaq:OCAS) announced the following results for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004, compared with the same period of the prior year: — Net income of $19.6 million, or $0.31 per diluted...
People and Places
Oct 25 2004 // William Hickey Chicago-based insurance industry investment banker Cochran, Caronia & Co. has named William Hickey its chief operating officer. Hickey is responsible for spearheading the firm’s strategic planning...
Ohio Department Investigates Alleged Wrongdoing
Oct 22 2004 // The Ohio Department of Insurance is investigating allegations of bid rigging and other sales-related insurance activities both locally and, in conjunction with other states, at the national level Department of Insurance...
Ohio Casualty CEO Receives ASCnet’s Pinnacle Award
Oct 20 2004 // Ohio Casualty Group CEO Dan R. Carmichael received the third-annual Pinnacle Award from the Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group of Applied Systems management technology. One of the association’s...
Report: Despite Malpractice Worries, Number of Ohio Doctors Growing
Oct 13 2004 // Despite claims that growing malpractice insurance premiums are forcing doctors to leave Ohio or retire early, the number of doctors in the state actually has gone up slightly the past three years, The Cincinnati Enquirer...
More Than $13 Million Approved for Disaster Assistance in Buckeye State
Oct 10 2004 // Since President Bush issued a disaster declaration on Sept. 19, more than $13 million in grants and low-interest disaster loans have been approved to assist flood-stricken residents in southeastern Ohio, according to...
Ohio Man Sentenced on Comp Fraud Charge
Oct 10 2004 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Springfield man has been sentenced for a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Jeff Hamm was sentenced to three months incarceration, a...
Ohio Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 7 2004 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) 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...
Ohio Ruling Gives Priority to Sick Asbestos Claimants
Oct 4 2004 // Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, where the majority of asbestos cases have been filed in the state, issued an administrative order recently that gives priority to cases filed by individuals exhibiting...
Haniewich Leaves Ohio Casualty’s Commercial Lines Division as Executive VP, COO
Oct 1 2004 // Insurer Ohio Casualty Corp. announced that Jeffery L. Haniewich, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the commercial lines division of the Ohio Casualty Insurance Co., has left to pursue other career...
OHIO CAR THEFTS DROPPED 2%:
Sep 20 2004 // Ohio’s auto thefts decreased about 2 percent from 2002, according to estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), a property/casualty trade group. Based on auto theft survey results of 17 major Ohio city...
Ohio Gets Help Following Storms
Sep 20 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President Bush has ordered federal disaster aid to help families and businesses in eastern Ohio recover...
Infinity Offers CE at Ohio Agents Conference
Sep 16 2004 // The Ohio Agents Alliance will hold its conference Oct. 22-23 this year in Worthington, Ohio. The group is a state affiliate of the National Auto Agents Alliance, an association formed specifically to address the needs of...
Ohio Man Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Sep 7 2004 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Swanton man has been sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud. David Tressler was sentenced to five years of community control, ordered to pay...