Latest Ohio Headlines
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Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: Rates for Local Governments Falling
Nov 3 2014 // Ohio public employers can look forward an average 9.1 percent reduction in workers’ compensation rates for local governments, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced. The new rates cover 3,800...
Millions Unclaimed in Ohio Workers’ Comp Overcharge Case
Oct 31 2014 // The law firm handling a $420 million state settlement over Ohio employers being overcharged for workers’ compensation premiums says millions of dollars weren’t claimed by the deadline. The Bricker & Eckler...
First Trial Over ‘Moldy’ Washers Ends with Win for Whirlpool
Oct 31 2014 // Michigan-based Whirlpool Corp has been found not liable by a U.S. jury in the first lawsuit to go to trial accusing the company of selling front-loading washing machines containing a design flaw that made them prone to...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: Rates for Local Governments Falling
Oct 24 2014 // Ohio public employers applauded an average 9.1 percent reduction in workers’ compensation rates for local governments that was approved by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors. The...
Number of Young Ohioans Getting Driver’s License Drops
Oct 22 2014 // Fewer young people in Ohio are getting their driver’s license, according to state data and new research. The number of licensed drivers in Ohio ages 16 to 20 is 8.5 percent lower than 10 years ago, The Columbus...
Health Official: 7 Quarantined in Ohio for Ebola
Oct 17 2014 // A health official says at least seven people in northeast Ohio are quarantined and being monitored because they had contact with a Texas nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after visiting the area. The Summit County Public...
Study Links Fracking to Hundreds of Ohio Quakes
Oct 16 2014 // A new study suggests fracking triggered hundreds of small, unnoticeable earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to the much-debated oil-and-gas extraction...
J.M. Wilson Names Gautz Ohio Branch Manager
Oct 16 2014 // Portage, Mich.-based managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has promoted Kurtis Gautz to branch manager of its Westerville, Ohio, office. Kurtis Gautz Gautz will plan the day-to-day operations of...
Deer-Related Car Crashes Declined in Ohio in 2013
Oct 7 2014 // Ohio officials say the number of reported deer-related car crashes in the state decreased in 2013. The Ohio Department of Public Safety says about 20,200 deer-vehicle crashes were reported last year. That’s nearly...
People – Midwest
Oct 6 2014 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) appointed NAIC President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm to serve a two-year term as the state insurance commissioner representative on the...
Additional $1B Ohio BWC Rebate OK’d; Public Employer Rate Reduction Proposed
Oct 6 2014 // Ohio employers will receive another $1 billion rebate and workers will benefit from a major new investment in worker safety research and training, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). The...
Ohio Supreme Court Says Ambiguity Determination Must Consider Context
Oct 2 2014 // The general rule holds that when a policy provision is susceptible to more than one interpretation courts should construe the ambiguity against the insurer and liberally in favor of the insured. This principle is often...
Ohio BWC Board Approves Additional $1B Rebate to Employers
Sep 26 2014 // Ohio employers will receive another $1 billion rebate and workers will benefit from a major new investment in worker safety research and training, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). The...
9.1% Drop in Local Government Workers’ Comp Rates Proposed by Ohio BWC
Sep 25 2014 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) proposed to its board of directors an average rate reduction of 9.1 percent for Ohio’s 3,800 cities, counties, townships, villages, schools and special districts...
Ohio Utility Hopes to Deter Metal Thieves with New Fencing, Cameras
Sep 23 2014 // A major electricity provider in northeast Ohio is installing special security fencing and thermal-imaging cameras at some substations to keep out would-be metal thieves. Akron-based FirstEnergy is spending $15 million this...
Conklin Named Ohio Insurance Department Legislative Liaison
Sep 19 2014 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has named Allison Conklin as the Department’s legislative liaison. Conklin will work in the Executive Office’s Legislative Affairs...
Ohio: Man Must Sue State to Fix Damage from Falling Concrete
Sep 19 2014 // A man whose car was damaged by concrete falling from a bridge just blocks away from where Cincinnati Bengals fans were tailgating will have to sue to get any money out of the state of Ohio. No one was injured, but the car...
Beckman Joins Berkley Fire and Marine Underwriters in Ohio
Sep 16 2014 // Chicago, Ill.-based Berkley Fire and Marine Underwriters hired Chris Beckman as operations and risk management director. He is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Beckman will be responsible for underwriter support in systems, risk...
People – Midwest
Sep 8 2014 // Columbia, Mo.-based Cornerstone Management Partners Inc. named William J. Wheeler as the firm’s new chief executive officer. He succeeds Cornerstone founder, President and CEO James C. French. French will remain with...
Though Productive and More Educated, Ohio Workers Earning Less
Sep 5 2014 // Ohio workers are more productive and better educated these days, yet they aren’t necessarily making more money as a result, according to a new report. Ohio productivity grew by nearly 67 percent between 1979 and...
