Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Home, Auto Insurance Costs Still Below National Average
Apr 7 2014 // An insurance industry trade association says homeowner and auto insurance costs for most Ohioans remain below the U.S. average. The Ohio Insurance Institute released a report saying Ohio has the sixth lowest average...
States Collaborating on Rules to Address Earthquake Risks of Fracking
Mar 31 2014 // Several U.S. states are banding together to combat the mounting risks of earthquakes tied to the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Regulators from Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio met for...
Durst Joins SIA of Northern Ohio as Regional VP
Mar 27 2014 // Russ Durst has joined SIA of Northern Ohio (SIANO) as regional vice president. Durst’s primary duty in this role will be to identify and appoint growing independent agencies in the northern Ohio area. SIANO is a...
Ohio-Based Central Insurance Promotes Simpson, White, Moore
Mar 26 2014 // Van Wert, Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies announced several promotions effective March 10, 2014. Todd Simpson was promoted to assistant vice president of claims. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law,...
Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities Down in Ohio, Report Finds
Mar 25 2014 // A national transportation safety report shows pedestrian traffic fatalities are down nationally, including in Ohio. The recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association found that Ohio was one of 25 states where...
Ohio Ranks 2nd in Job Gains for January
Mar 19 2014 // The U.S. Department of Labor says Ohio had the second-biggest job gains of any state in January, adding 16,700 positions. The January state employment report says 23 states reported more hiring for that month, while 27...
Prices for Ohio Auto, Home Insurance Below U.S. Average
Mar 17 2014 // An Ohio insurance industry trade association says homeowner and auto insurance costs for most Ohioans remain below the U.S. average. The Ohio Insurance Institute released a report saying Ohio has the sixth lowest average...
Bisker Joins Aite Group in Ohio as a Senior Analyst
Mar 14 2014 // Jamie Bisker has joined the Aite Group as a senior analyst in the company’s property/casualty insurance team. He is based in Columbus, Ohio. Bisker has more than 28 years of experience across insurance lines of...
Ohio State Partnering with Nationwide Insurance on Discounts, Internships
Mar 14 2014 // Ohio State University has announced a 10-year, $17.1 million sponsorship agreement with Nationwide Insurance. The university says the expanded partnership will provide discounts for faculty, staff, students and...
Court Rules Ohio Landlords Are Liable for Safety of Tenants’ Guests
Mar 10 2014 // Landlords are on notice after a ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court. The high court ruled that landlords owe the same duty of safety to guests as they do for tenants. In Mann v. Northgate Apartments, a 16 year old was injured...
Ohio’s Exotic Animal Law, with Insurance Component, Survives Federal Lawsuit
Mar 6 2014 // A federal appeals court has upheld Ohio’s restrictions on exotic animals, rejecting a challenge by owners who had claimed the law was too stringent and forced them to join organizations they disagree with. Among...
Court Rulings Against Speeding Cameras Mount in Ohio
Mar 3 2014 // The speeding cameras have gone dark in another Ohio community, the latest turned off by a string of court rulings against automated traffic enforcement. A Butler County judge last week ordered the village of New Miami to...
Ohio Insurance Institute: Early January Storm Could Be One of State’s Costliest
Mar 2 2014 // Ohio insurance officials say the early January deep freeze, accompanied by heavy snow and ice, will end up being one of the costliest winter storms in the state in recent decades. Preliminary figures released by the Ohio...
Ohio Bottler Fined Nearly $87K for Repeat Safety Violations
Feb 25 2014 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Inc. for seven workplace health and safety violations at its plant in Franklin Furnace, Ohio. The...
Ohio Man Ordered to Repay $60K in Workers’ Comp Death Benefits
Feb 25 2014 // An Ohio man has been ordered to repay nearly $60,000 in workers’ compensation death benefits, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation reported. Adam Osterman pleaded guilty Feb. 13 in the Franklin County Court...
Toledo Has Most Arson Fires in Ohio; Few Perpetrators Caught
Feb 25 2014 // The state’s fourth-largest city, where two firefighters died in what investigators say was a blaze set by an apartment building owner, has reported more arsons than anywhere else in Ohio over the past few...
Non-Fatal Workplace Injuries in Ohio Below National Average
Feb 24 2014 // Ohio’s rate of non-fatal workplace injuries is below the national average, according to the head of the state’s primary workers’ compensation insurance provider. Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation...
Business Moves
Feb 24 2014 // Kemper Corp. Kemper Corp. is realigning its property/casualty business. This realignment will result in one property/casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The new Kemper...
Ohio Supreme Court: Landlords Liable for Safety of Tenants’ Guests
Feb 13 2014 // The Ohio Supreme Court has found that landlords must provide a safe environment to guests of their tenants. The unanimous decision resolves a conflict in two lower appeals courts that reached different conclusions in...
Ohio Regulators Save or Recover $23.5M for Insurance Consumers in 2013
Feb 10 2014 // The Ohio Department of Insurance reported that it helped save or recover $23.5 million for Ohio consumers in 2013 while assisting nearly 200,000 Ohioans mainly through its toll-free hotlines, community outreach efforts and...
