Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Supreme Court: Armed School Employees Must Have Training
Jul 5 2021 // School districts that allow employees to be armed must also require police-level training for those workers, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled on June 23 in a victory for a group of parents who challenged a local...
Ohio Governor Says Fines to Remain for Pandemic Rule-Breaking Businesses
Jul 2 2021 // Refunding fines to Ohio businesses cited for violating public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic would send a “horrible” message to the vast majority of companies that followed the rules, GOP Gov....
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Stellar Benefits Group in Ohio
Jun 30 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Solon, Ohio-based Stellar Benefits Group LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ronald Rafal, Alan Greenberg and their associates will continue to operate from their current...
Armed School Employees Require Training, Ohio Supreme Court Says
Jun 24 2021 // School districts that allow employees to be armed must also require police-level training for those workers, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled on June 23 in a victory for a group of parents who challenged a local...
Severe Storms, Tornadoes Cause Damage in Iowa, Missouri, Ohio
Jun 22 2021 // A tornado damaged several buildings and knocked down power lines and trees in eastern Iowa Sunday night; a tornado near the Ohio-Indiana border damaged houses and other structures; and several parts of Missouri were...
Amorous Cicada Blamed for Causing Ohio Car Crash
Jun 9 2021 // An amorous cicada was blamed for causing a car crash in Cincinnati, Ohio. The insect flew through an open window, striking the driver in the face on Monday night, Cincinnati police said. The motorist drove off Riverside...
Ohio Company to Pay $22.5K to Settle Sex Harassment/Retaliation Suit
Jun 8 2021 // A company based in the Cincinnati, Ohio-area will pay $22,500 to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation suit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had charged in its lawsuit Total Maintenance...
Scottish American Acquires Ohio Work Comp Specialist, Fastcomp
Jun 8 2021 // Wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent, Scottish American, has acquired Fastcomp of Boston Heights, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fastcomp was created in 1998 by an experienced team of...
Ohio School District OKs $3M Settlement in Bullied Child’s Suicide
Jun 7 2021 // The parents of an 8-year-old boy who killed himself after being bullied repeatedly at an Ohio school have reached a tentative $3 million settlement with his school district. The agreement will go to the school board for...
Credit Ratings Assigned to Ohio’s Westfield Specialty Insurance
Jun 3 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) to Westfield Specialty Insurance Co. (Westfield Specialty), a...
Michigan Companies Cited After Worker Deaths at Ohio Power Plant
May 27 2021 // Two Michigan companies face nearly $200,000 in combined proposed penalties after two workers were killed in the collapse at an Ohio power plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that Killen Power...
Deck Collapse at Ohio Home During Party Leaves 4 Hospitalized
May 23 2021 // The collapse of the deck of an Ohio home during a party with more than two dozen people present sent at least four people to the hospital and injured several others, authorities said. The Madison Township fire department...
Dozens More Sue Ohio State over Doc’s Alleged Sex Abuse, Misconduct
May 19 2021 // Dozens more men are suing Ohio State over the university’s failure to stop sexual abuse and misconduct decades ago by team doctor Richard Strauss. They echo claims filed previously by over 400 men, many of whom...
G2 Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Ohio’s Schroeder Group
May 18 2021 // San Francisco-based insurance brokerage firm G2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired the assets of Schroeder Group Inc., an independent insurance brokerage firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more than 30 years, Schroeder...
Emerson Reid Acquires Ohio’s May Insurance Services
May 17 2021 // Emerson Reid LLC, an employee benefits wholesale general agent, has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based employee benefits services firm, May Insurance Services Inc., led by John May. Established in 1990, May Insurance Services...
Outlooks to Revised to Positive for Ohio’s Grange Insurance, Subsidiaries
May 7 2021 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” of Columbus, Ohio-based...
Right-Wing Institute Ordered to Pay $2.4M to Ohio Man Hurt at Rally
May 7 2021 // A federal judge in Ohio has ordered a right-wing think tank led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to pay $2.4 million to an Ohio man severely injured during a white supremacist and neo-Nazi rally two years ago in...
Ohio State Plans Process to Settle with More Strauss Sex Abuse Victims
May 5 2021 // Ohio State University said on May 3 it is planning an individual settlement program that could help resolve more of the remaining claims over alleged sexual misconduct by Richard Strauss, the team doctor accused of abusing...
Ohio Bill Would Ban Drivers from Holding Phones, Devices
May 4 2021 // Holding a cell phone or other electronic device while driving in Ohio would be illegal under legislation introduced May 3 that takes aim at distracted driving by targeting not just texting but scrolling through social...
People Moves: Riddle Joining Ohio Mutual; Schauer Group Adds Guyer; Burnett Joins AF Group
Apr 15 2021 // Ohio Mutual Mendi Riddle will be joining Bucyrus, Ohio-based insurer, Ohio Mutual, as vice president of Sales effective May 10, succeeding Howie Barber who is retiring in July. Riddle has served in a number of senior sales...
