Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rauch Named Vice President of Marketing at Ohio-Based Central Insurance
Jul 17 2014 // The Central Insurance Companies, based in Van Wert, Ohio, has promoted Timothy L. Rauch, to vice president of marketing for both Central Mutual and All America Insurance Companies. Rauch will replace current Senior Vice...
Despite Increases Ohio Auto, Home Insurance Rates Remain Low
Jul 10 2014 // Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor says Ohio’s average auto and homeowners insurance rates remain among the lowest in the country despite recent increases. In 2013, the average rate...
Agent Appointment Fee Reduction in Ohio Expected to Save Insurers $11.3M
Jul 9 2014 // A reduction in the fee insurance companies pay to “appoint” insurance agents is expected to result in $11.3 million in reduced annual costs, Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor...
Toledo, Ohio Food Truck Rules Would Require $1M in Liability Insurance
Jul 8 2014 // Proposed regulations for food trucks in a northwestern Ohio city have gone back to the mayor for more discussion after opposition from supporters of the mobile businesses. The Blade newspaper in Toledo reports that Toledo...
People – Midwest
Jul 7 2014 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton named Joe Agnello president of the insurance broker’s Kansas City property/casualty business unit. Agnello, a 20-year Lockton veteran, succeeds Ron Lockton, who will devote more time to...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Agency Appeals Overcharge Ruling
Jun 30 2014 // The state is appealing a court ruling that says Ohio’s state insurance fund for injured workers set up an illegal rating system that resulted in employers being overcharged nearly $860 million over several years. The...
Tornado, Severe Storms Damage Homes in Ohio
Jun 26 2014 // Parts of Ohio are again cleaning up after severe storms rolled through — including a tornado that touched down in northeast Ohio. The National Weather Service confirmed a high EF1 or EF2 tornado touched down on June 23...
New Ohio Drilling Policy May Be Good for Oil & Gas, Insurance Industries
Jun 20 2014 // Ohio in mid-April 2014 enacted stricter regulations for oil and gas drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity, a move that some, including insurers, may view as a step in the right direction. The Ohio...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Gets Jail Time on Fraud-Related Charges
Jun 17 2014 // Former West Mansfield insurance agent Robert Horney, of Marysville, Ohio, was sentenced in Logan County Common Pleas Court to serve 60 days in jail, five years on community control and ordered to pay more than $21,000 in...
Ohio Sees Drop in Fatal Motorcycle Crashes
Jun 17 2014 // Motorcycle fatalities in Ohio have dropped by 21 percent since 2010, according to state statistics. Statistics show 133 motorcycle fatalities last year; 163 in 2012; 166 in 2011; and 168 in 2010. So far this year there...
Ohio Requires Seismic Monitors in New Drilling Operations
Jun 16 2014 // The New Policy May Be Good for Drillers and Insurers, Alike Ohio in mid-April 2014 enacted stricter regulations for oil and gas drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity, a move that some, including insurers,...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Opening New North Canton Location
Jun 11 2014 // The Hoover District site will soon become the new location for the area’s Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Service Office. The office, located at 339 E. Maple Street in North Canton, will house...
Willis Appoints Gunn Managing Partner in Cleveland, Ohio
Jun 5 2014 // Insurance broker Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, appointed Andrew Gunnas managing partner of Willis’ Cleveland, Ohio, operations. Willis of Ohio Inc. serves over 3,000 national and local...
Court Rules Against Ohio Workers’ Comp Agency in Overcharge Case
Jun 2 2014 // The director of Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers said he’s disappointed with an unusually pointed appeals court decision that says the fund overcharged employers by hundreds of millions of...
Ohio Insurance Director: New Insurance Reforms Benefit Consumers
May 30 2014 // Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor says the passage of reforms to Ohio’s insurance law will help maintain the strength and competitiveness of Ohio’s insurance marketplace while...
Private Employer Workers’ Comp Rates to Fall Again in Ohio
May 22 2014 // Ohio private employers will again benefit from lower overall workers’ compensation base-rates with a 6.3 percent reduction that will take effect July 1, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC)...
Court: Ohio Overcharged Employers Workers’ Comp For Years
May 19 2014 // The director of the state insurance fund for injured workers said Friday that he’s disappointed with an unusually pointed appeals court decision that says the fund overcharged employers by hundreds of millions of...
Medical Malpractice Claims Hit New Low in Ohio
May 19 2014 // Medical malpractice claims in Ohio hit a new low in 2012, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance’s Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report. There were 2,733 claims in 2012, the last year for...
Ohio Faces Flash Flood Threat Following Rains
May 16 2014 // Flood watches were in effect across much of eastern and northern Ohio as communities recovered from several days of heavy rain and storms. The National Weather Service predicted an end to the precipitation and some falling...
Tornado Confirmed in Ohio, Storm Damage Cleanup Begins
May 15 2014 // Crews at Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) Valley National Park in northeastern Ohio are cleaning up from a storm that washed out trails and damaged the tracks that carry the park’s scenic railroad. Storms on Monday...
