Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Employers to Share $1.2B Workers’ Comp Premium Credit
Apr 23 2014 // Ohio private employers and local governments will soon receive a credit on their workers’ compensation bills totaling $1.2 billion, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced. The credit approved...
Ohio Warning Rideshare Drivers About Insurance Risks
Apr 17 2014 // Ohio is warning drivers considering work with a ridesharing service such as Uber or Lyft to understand the insurance implications. Rideshare companies operating in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland use smartphone apps to...
Ohio Coast Guard Station Leads Nation in Drunken Boating Arrests
Apr 17 2014 // A U.S. Coast Guard station that watches over western Lake Erie led the nation in drunken boating arrests last year. The Coast Guard says officers with Marblehead, Ohio, station charged 67 people with boating under the...
Unlicensed Ohio Company Told to Stop Selling Insurance Product
Apr 15 2014 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor ordered an unlicensed insurance entity, My Community Care LLC, and its owner Tannile Ortiz to stop selling what the insurance department says is an...
Ohio Fracking Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
Apr 11 2014 // A couple who sued to try to stop shale gas drilling around a state-owned lake in eastern Ohio won an early victory this week as a judge ruled their lawsuit can proceed. The Franklin County judge ruled that the Guernsey...
Ohio Jury Awards $39M in Fatal Repaving Accident
Apr 9 2014 // An Ohio jury has awarded $39 million to the family of a construction inspector killed during a highway repaving project. An attorney for the family of victim Randy Roginski described the working conditions in the...
Report: Bicycle Fatalities, Injuries Down in Ohio
Apr 8 2014 // Riding a bicycle on Ohio roads seems to be getting safer, according to state statistics. The Ohio Department of Public Safety statistics show that fewer bicyclists were injured or killed while riding in the state last year...
People – Midwest
Apr 7 2014 // Van Wert, Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies announced several promotions in March. Todd Simpson was promoted to assistant vice president of claims. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, Simpson has been...
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...
