Latest Ohio Headlines
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Number of Opioid Prescriptions for Injured Ohio Workers Drops
Apr 10 2016 // The amount of opioids prescribed to injured Ohio workers has fallen significantly since the state’s insurance fund for injured workers created a pharmacy management program amid concerns about painkiller usage. Fewer...
Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud, Owes $94K
Apr 10 2016 // A Youngstown, Ohio, woman has been ordered to repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) nearly $94,000 in workplace injury benefits she collected illegally. The Ohio BWD reported that Zelma Forro pleaded...
Buehrer Resigns from Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau
Apr 3 2016 // The head of the Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers is stepping down from his job this month. Gov. John Kasich’s office announced that Steve Buehrer is resigning as administrator and CEO of the Ohio...
OSHA: No Reinforced Walls in Deadly Ohio Trench Collapse
Apr 1 2016 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says inspectors probing a construction site where a worker was killed this week found no evidence the wall of the trench was reinforced. Cleveland.com reports OSHA...
Motor Vehicle-Related Pedestrians Deaths Up in Ohio
Mar 30 2016 // A safety group’s report shows the number of pedestrians killed by motor vehicles in Ohio in the first six months of 2015 climbed and Ohio led all states in the percentage increase over the same period in 2014. The...
How to Use Social Media, Surveillance to Catch Workers Compensation Lies
Mar 28 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv As workers’ compensation fraud costs top out at an estimated $7.2 billion a year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, insurers are looking at ways to combat the...
Security Worker Dies, Possibly from Nitrogen Exposure, in Ohio Steel Plant
Mar 25 2016 // A security worker at a steel plant in Ohio may have died from nitrogen exposure, federal investigators said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the 32-year-old worker was found dead inside...
NWS Confirms F-1 Tornado Caused Damage in Southwest Ohio
Mar 17 2016 // The National Weather Service confirms a tornado caused damage in a southwest Ohio village near Dayton. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the March 14 tornado. The National Weather Service says the EF-1...
Etzler Promoted to VP at Ohio-Based Central Insurance
Mar 4 2016 // The Central Insurance Companies in Van Wert, Ohio, has promoted Scott Etzler to vice president of Risk Management. Etzler’s responsibilities include chairing the risk management committee, managing Central’s...
Ohio-Based American Modern Insurance Taps Kleiner for CEO
Mar 1 2016 // Andreas Kleiner has been named president and chief executive officer of American Modern Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Munich Re, effective May 1. He succeeds Manny Rios, who left the position in August. Kleiner has...
Demotech Affirms Ratings of Midwest Public Entity Pools
Feb 17 2016 // Ohio-based Demotech Inc. recently affirmed the financial stability ratings (FSRs) assigned to six self-funded public entity pools in the Midwest. Demotech reviews and rates more than 415 insurers, writing every line of...
Jury Awards $600K to 3 Ohio Women in Chipotle Discrimination Suit
Feb 12 2016 // Three Ohio women who filed a federal lawsuit accusing Chipotle Mexican Grill of gender discrimination have been awarded a total of about $600,000 in damages. A U.S. District Court jury in Cincinnati found the Denver-based...
Police Warn of Uptick in Car Thefts in Dayton, Ohio
Feb 8 2016 // Police in a southwest Ohio city are warning residents of an increase in vehicle thefts. The Dayton Daily News reports Dayton Sgt. John Riegel says many car theft victims who left their vehicles running. He says it’s...
People – Midwest
Feb 8 2016 // Burr Ridge, Ill.-based Allegiance Insurance Services Inc. (AIS) appointed Barbara M. Strehmann as chief financial officer of the Allegiance Group of Companies. Strehmann has over 30 years’ experience in the...
Survey: Natural Gas Production in West Virginia Surpassing Expectations
Jan 28 2016 // A single Ohio County, West Virginia Marcellus Shale well yielded enough natural gas in 2014 to provide electricity for 24,315 homes, according to new numbers released by the West Virginia Geological & Economic...
Missouri Joins Other States in Barring Insurers’ Use of Price Optimization
Jan 25 2016 // In mid-January, the Missouri Department of Insurance issued a bulletin to insurers reminding them that the rating practice generally known as “price optimization” is prohibited in the state. “Price...
People – Midwest
Jan 25 2016 // Jamie Van Riet has been promoted to the role of Director of Operations at Middleton, Wis.-based Compass Specialty Risk LLC. Van Riet previously worked as an account manager for Compass Specialty Risk, overseeing...
New Ohio Law Strengthens Regulation of Certificates of Insurance
Jan 25 2016 // A new Ohio law that provides strengthened regulatory protocols and oversight in relation to certificates of insurance is now in effect. Businesses often share the document as proof that they have insurance, Ohio Department...
McClure to Head Insurance Operations for Ohio’s Fifth Third Bancorp
Jan 20 2016 // Fifth Third Bancorp hired Howard McClure, a 30- year veteran of the insurance industry, as senior vice president and head of insurance services. He will report directly to Lars Anderson, chief operating officer. McClure...
New Ohio Law Strengthens Certificate of Insurance Regulation
Jan 14 2016 // A new Ohio law that provides strengthened regulatory protocols and oversight in relation to certificates of insurance is now in effect. Businesses often share the document as proof that they have insurance. House Bill 259...
