Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Jury Awards $7 Million in Electric Plant Explosion Death
Aug 30 2011 // A West Virginia jury has awarded $7 million in damages to the family of a worker killed in a 2007 explosion at an American Electric Power plant in Ohio. A Marshall County jury found AEP and subsidiary Ohio Power Co....
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Proposes Job Creation Plan
Aug 29 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has proposed an economic development initiative with the goal of creating jobs in that state. Under the proposal, BWC could offer new employers in Ohio a 50 percent or higher...
Ohio High Court: ‘Start Action’ Rule in Homeowners Policy Not Ambiguous
Aug 25 2011 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that when read in context with other policy language, a provision in a homeowner’s insurance policy requiring that “any action” against the insurer “must be...
Stacey Named CEO of Ohio’s Britton-Gallagher & Assoc.
Aug 25 2011 // Lee Stacey has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Britton-Gallagher & Associates Inc., one of Ohio’s largest privately owned insurance brokers. He assumes many of the current duties of Bruce...
Froment Named Deputy Director of Ohio Insurance Department
Aug 24 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has named Jillian Froment the department’s deputy director. Froment previously served as assistant director/chief administrative officer and...
Ohio Insurance Director: Auto, Homeowners Rates Still Competitive
Aug 17 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor says Ohio’s average auto and homeowners insurance rates are among the most competitive in the United States. The department annually compiles...
Exclusive: Unreported Insurance Mergers
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
First Responder Fees: Insurers Should Expect to Pay More
Aug 12 2011 // While fee recovery by fire departments is nothing new, an increasing number of local municipalities have begun to charge for first responder, primarily fire department, services. Though the types of fees and rates vary...
Hosket & Ulen Join Keystone Insurers Group in Ohio
Aug 9 2011 // Hosket & Ulen Insurance Agency of Dublin became Keystone Insurers Group’s 27th franchise partner in Ohio. The announcement was made jointly by Bill Hosket, the agency’s co-owner, and Keystone Ohio Vice...
Ohio and Nebraska Agencies Join Iroquois Group
Aug 9 2011 // Mittelstadt Agency of Nebraska and Nelson Insurance of Ohio joined the Iroquois Group. The agency was founded in June of 2000 and recently went independent after 11 years of being affiliated with Farmers Insurance...
’00 Dodge Caravan Again Ohio’s Most Stolen Vehicle
Aug 4 2011 // An insurance industry group says a very specific Chrysler minivan is Ohio’s most stolen vehicle for the third year in a row. Once again, the 2000 model Dodge Caravan tops the annual report from the Ohio Insurance...
Ohio Storm Losses Top $500M
Aug 1 2011 // Five storms in Ohio this year have caused an estimated 125,000 claims and losses of $537 million or more, and more than half that came when a series of tornadoes struck in May. The claims and damage estimates are expected...
Ohio’s Losses From 2011 Storms Top $500M
Jul 26 2011 // A handful of major storms that damaged parts of Ohio this year have caused more than a half-billion dollars in insured losses, and that number is expected to increase. Five storms have led to an estimated 125,000 claims...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Administrator Cites Successes, Areas for Improvement
Jul 20 2011 // In an overview of his first six months on the job, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator/CEO Stephen Buehrer said he has identified three primary areas improvement: reducing medical and indemnity costs...
People
Jul 18 2011 // Barbara Zito has been named senior vice president of Marketing at Founders Insurance Co. in Des Plaines, Ill. Founders is a member company of the Utica National Insurance Group of New Hartford, N.Y. Zito is responsible for...
7 Midwest Insurance Agencies Join SIAA
Jul 14 2011 // Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a national alliance of independent insurance agents, announced it added 40 new member agencies in June, seven of which are located in the Midwest. Of SIAA total new members, 28...
Hamilton, Abrams Appointed to Ohio BWC Leadership Team
Jul 14 2011 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has appointed two veteran workers’ compensation and insurance industry professionals to leadership roles. Dale Hamilton will serve as chief operating officer and Kevin...
Agents’ Licenses Revoked in Ohio
Jul 13 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has revoked the insurance licenses of several resident and non-resident agents. The following revocations became effective on June 27: The resident...
Workers’ Comp Rates for Ohio Marine Industry Employers Decrease 20%
Jul 8 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has reduced its rates for marine industry employers by 20 percent, effective July 1, the BWC said. The change lowers the rates for employers conducting business on Ohio...
Levee in Flood-Prone Ohio City Decertified
Jul 6 2011 // The only earthen levee along the troublesome Blanchard River in the northwest Ohio city of Findlay is no longer recognized as viable for flood control. The Courier newspaper reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
