Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Regulators, Nationwide Insurance Warn of Mail Fraud Scheme
Sep 14 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance and Nationwide Insurance have issued a warning regarding an international mail fraud scheme that uses the Nationwide name. Consumers in as many as 10 states have reportedly received...
Ohio Insurance Department to Make Electronic Filing Mandatory
Sep 11 2009 // Effective Dec.31, 2009, all insurance entities that do business in Ohio will be required to submit rate, rule and form filings for all lines of insurance electronically using the System for Electronic Rate and Form...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison
Sep 8 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson reported that on Sept. 01, 2009, former Maineville insurance agent William R. Appleton, II, was sentenced in United States District Court to 97 months imprisonment for...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Sep 7 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
People
Sep 7 2009 // Markel Corp. has promoted Henry Lopez to president for Markel Midwest. Lopez has served as executive vice president for the Midwest region since November 2008. He joined Markel in 1995 as a financial analyst and has held a...
It Figures
Sep 7 2009 // 8,200 At least 8,200 Ohioans complained of identity theft with the Federal Trade Commission in 2008, according to Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, but only about 40 percent of the victims filed a police report....
Ohio Work Comp Agency Cites Successes, Including Rate Stabilization
Sep 2 2009 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors recently marked its two-year anniversary and detailed significant progress made in the past 24 months. The board was created in House Bill 100 of the...
Trade Group: Insurance Industry Adds $1.2M Daily to Ohio Treasury
Aug 28 2009 // The insurance industry is a key player in Ohio’s economy, according to the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII). With 261 insurance companies located there, Ohio is a top state for industry employment with close to a $6...
States Give ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Aug 21 2009 // Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be drunk drivers, robbers, forgers, possibly even rapists. They got their producer licenses in...
Major Ohio County to Offer Benefits to Workers’ Domestic Partners
Aug 20 2009 // One of Ohio’s largest counties plans to offer health coverage to the partners of its gay and unmarried employees. Franklin County commissioners in Columbus voted unanimously on Aug. 18 to extend domestic partner...
Ohio Places The Physicians Assurance Corporation Into Liquidation
Aug 19 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance has placed The Physicians Assurance Corporation (TPAC) into liquidation. The liquidation order, which was filed Aug. 18, 2009, allows the department to take possession of the insurer’s...
Ohio Reaches $115M Settlement with AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg, Others
Aug 14 2009 // Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has announced an agreement in principle to settle claims against former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg and other AIG executives (Howard...
Ohio High Court: Negligent Act Can Be ‘Occurrence’ in Some Cases
Aug 10 2009 // In a decision announced Aug. 4, 2009, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that when a liability insurance policy defines a covered “occurrence” as an “accident,” a negligent act committed by an insured...
Ohio Revokes Agent’s License for Falsifying CE Hours for Other Agents
Aug 6 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has revoked the insurance education provider contract and license of an agent the department found to be falsifying continuing education credit hours for hundreds of insurance...
Ohio Personal Lines Premiums Remain Lower than U.S. Average
Aug 5 2009 // The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) recently reported that premiums for homeowners and auto insurance in that state remain lower than the U.S. average. On its Web site, www.ohioinsurance.org, the OII released the following...
Ohio Insurance Department Announces Policy Staff Addition
Aug 4 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced the addition of Melissa Kuhn Wheeler to the agency’s policy department. Wheeler has five years of experience working with the Ohio General Assembly. Most...
Ohio to Strengthen Oversight of Workers’ Comp Group Sponsors
Aug 3 2009 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors has voted to further strengthen the requirements for group sponsors, those associations that provide services to employers who qualify for group...
Ohio Insurance Department Gets New Web Site Address
Aug 3 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has a new Web site address: http://www.insurance.ohio.gov. The old address, www.ohioinsurance.gov, will remain active for a several months but will eventually be shut down in place of the...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Aug 3 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
Michigan’s American Community Launches PPO Network in Ohio
Jul 31 2009 // Michigan-based American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of group and individual health insurance, has introduced its own proprietary medical provider network in Ohio. The company said the American Community...
