Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Charter Bus Collision With Semi-Truck Leaves 3 Dead, 15 Injured in Ohio
Nov 15 2023 // ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear- ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, according to an emergency...
Ohio Court Revives Dog Bite Injury Claim Against Insurer Due to Ambiguous Policy Exclusion
Nov 14 2023 // An Ohio appellate court revived a dog bite injury claim against an insurer after finding that the terms of an exclusion in the homeowners’ insurance policy, intended to bar coverage for dogs with a history of...
Ohio Votes to Legalize Marijuana For Adult Recreational Use
Nov 9 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th...
Ohio Voters to Decide on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Nov 7 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana, but people on both sides of the issue say more hangs in the balance than simply decriminalizing the drug. Supporters...
Business Moves
Nov 6 2023 // East World Insurance Associates, Oakwood Insurance Agency World Insurance Associates has acquired the business of Oakwood Insurance Agency LLC, also doing business as Insure Big Rig, of Califon, New Jersey. Oakwood has...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Escape Clause in Progressive Auto Liability Policy
Nov 6 2023 // Acuity and Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. disputed who should pay after a 16-year-old boy borrowed a friend’s car and crashed it into a utility pole in Streetsboro, Ohio. The driver was insured by Acuity through...
Ohio Law Applies in Insurance Dispute over Superfund Remediation Costs, Court Rules
Nov 3 2023 // Ohio law must be used to resolve an insurance dispute involving a polluted site in Michigan caused by manufacturing companies based in Ohio and Indiana, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The 5-2 decision may force...
Hub Acquires Ohio’s Overmyer Hall Associates
Nov 2 2023 // Hub International Limited announced the acquisition of the assets of OH-INS, LLC, d/b/a Overmyer Hall Associates. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Overmyer Hall Associates is...
Patriot Growth Acquires Ohio’s Douce James Agency
Nov 1 2023 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC (Patriot), one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing insurance services firms, expanded its presence in Ohio and Pennsylvania with its partnership with the Douce James...
People Moves: Rubosky Joins Alliant in Ohio
Oct 24 2023 // Rubosky Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Cleveland, Ohio Al Rubosky has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as vice president within its employee benefits group. Rubosky is based in...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Escape Clause in Progressive Auto Liability Policy
Oct 23 2023 // Acuity and Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. disputed who should pay after a 16-year-old boy borrowed a friend’s car and crashed it into a utility pole in Streetsboro, Ohio. The driver was insured by Acuity through...
U.S. Labor Department Finds 19 Safety Violations at GM Joint Venture Battery Plant in Ohio
Oct 17 2023 // DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. Labor Department said that investigators found 19 safety and health violations at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio during a two-week period this year. The...
Ohio Governor Signs New Law Ensuring Full Compensation for Boy Scout Abuse Victims
Oct 16 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Victims of child sexual abuse in Ohio will see more compensation for the crimes committed against them while in the Boy Scouts of America after Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new law...
People & Places
Oct 16 2023 // National The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) installed Michigan’s Mike McBride, president of Mason-McBride in Troy, as the 2023-2024 chairman at the recent Big...
Liberty Acquires Ohio’s Farley-Peeples
Oct 11 2023 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers (Liberty) has announced the acquisition of Farley-Peeples Insurance under the umbrella of Liberty Buren Insurance Services based in Ashland, Ohio. Farley-Peeples has been a cornerstone...
Merger of Wisconsin-Based United Mutual into Ohio Mutual Holding Company Completed
Oct 6 2023 // The merger of Wisconsin-based United Mutual Insurance Company as a subsidiary under Ohio Mutual Insurance Group’s mutual holding company structure has been completed. Immediate plans include adding new products and...
Ohio Senate Passes Bill to Increase Compensation for Boy Scouts Abuse Victims
Oct 3 2023 // Ohio victims of child sexual abuse while in the Boy Scouts of America could see more compensation for the crimes committed against them under legislation passed by the state Senate last week in a unanimous vote and is...
Ohio Adopts Four International Building Codes
Sep 29 2023 // The state of Ohio has adopted four of the 2021 International Codes including the 2021 editions of the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Plumbing Code and the International...
Railroads Work to Make Sure First Responders Can Quickly Look Up What is on a Train After a Derailment
Sep 22 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – In the chaos after a Norfolk Southern train careened off the tracks and caught fire in eastern Ohio in February, it took roughly 45 minutes for firefighters to learn exactly which chemicals were...
Ohio Trucking Company Faces Lawsuit for Harassing and Terminating Gay Mechanics, EEOC Alleges
Sep 20 2023 // An Ohio trucking company violated federal law by subjecting two gay mechanics to harassment and termination because of their sexual orientation and retaliated against them for opposing or complaining about the harassment,...
