Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio 3rd State to Reject Cases Against Paint Manufacturers
Jun 26 2007 // Ohio is the third state this month where courts have rejected the lawsuits by parents whose children were made sick by lead paint against the companies that might have made the paint. The state is the third this month...
Bell-Anderson Agency Named Key Producer by Ohio Casualty
Jun 8 2007 // Bell-Anderson Agency Inc., a locally based independent insurance agency, has been named as a “Key Producer” by the member companies of Ohio Casualty Group. “The status of Key Producer is awarded to a...
Republic CEO: P/C mergers and acquisitions likely to ‘skyrocket’
Jun 4 2007 // The statutory surplus for property and casualty insurers is at a record $488 billion, according to the CEO of one Dallas-based regional carrier, and they are going to be looking for somewhere to put that cash to work....
Personal Lines LEADERS
Jun 4 2007 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the...
Republic CEO: P/C mergers and acquisitions likely to ‘skyrocket’
Jun 4 2007 // The statutory surplus for property and casualty insurers is at a record $488 billion, according to the CEO of one Dallas-based regional insurer, and they are going to be looking for somewhere to put that cash to work....
Personal Lines Profiles
Jun 4 2007 // Dawson Insurance Inc. Rocky River, Ohio Owner(s)/principal(s): D. Michael Sherman 2006 personal lines premium: $26.2 million No. of personal lines insurers: 50 Dawson Insurance Inc., founded in 1931, operates offices in...
GMAC Insurance Reduces Auto Rates in Ohio
May 29 2007 // GMAC Insurance today announced the company will reduce its auto insurance rates in Ohio, effective immediately. Drivers can expect to save an average of 10.22 percent when purchasing GMAC Insurance coverage. There are 246...
Ohio Governor to Pass Up State Health Insurance Benefit
May 25 2007 // Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who took office in January, will not accept the state’s health insurance benefit for employees while so many Ohioans are uninsured, a spokesman said. Strickland took the same position when...
Business Moves
May 21 2007 // United Heritage, Alliance Mutual Insurance Alliance Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., and United Heritage Financial Group Inc., based in Meridian, Idaho, have reached a preliminary agreement under...
Business Moves
May 21 2007 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, Global Special Risks Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. (HRH) acquired the operating assets of Global Special Risks LLC, effective May 1, 2007. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Global...
Ohio American Modern Insurance Offers Incentive Program for Agents
May 8 2007 // The companies of American Modern Insurance Group, a national specialty insurance leader, are sponsoring a sweepstakes designed to demonstrate the ease of use of their on-line modernLINK suite of applications, most notably...
A.M. Best Affirms Liberty Mutual, Ohio Casualty Ratings
May 8 2007 // Ratings agency A.M. Best Co. reported that its ratings of Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies in Boston and and its subsidiaries along with those of The Ohio Casualty Corp. of Fairfield, Ohio. remain unchanged following the...
Violence in schools: Having a plan is key to survival
May 7 2007 // It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: worrying about the safety of a child. But many parents were thrown into that situation on April 16. As the nation well knows by now, on that day, student Seung-Hui Cho unleashed...
Ohio’s New Teen Driving Law Leads Some Companies to Lower Rates
Apr 27 2007 // Ohio’s new law restricting young drivers is saving some people money on car insurance bills because the companies believe the regulations will lower accident rates. Some insurance companies lowered teen driver rates...
Business Moves
Apr 23 2007 // Houston General Houston General Insurance Exchange plans to begin offering personal lines products — including coverage for automobiles, homes, condominiums, watercraft and personal liability — to Illinois...
New Ohio Law Allows Rate Reduction for 16-Year-Old Drivers
Apr 20 2007 // A recent changes in Ohio’s Graduated Driver License law, will allow a rate reduction for 16-year-old drivers. The reduction will be made available to new policyholders beginning June 1, 2007, according to...
N.D. Workers’ Comp Director, Investigator Face Criminal Charges
Apr 20 2007 // North Dakota’s workers compensation director was put on leave Wednesday after criminal charges were filed against him and the agency’s top fraud investigator involving questionable spending on gifts and...
Ohio Grange Insurance Appoints Newest Board Member
Apr 19 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Mutual Casualty Co. has announced that it has appointed M. Marnette Perry as its newest board member. Perry is senior vice president for The Kroger Co., one of the nation’s largest retail...
Ohio Oak Hill Financial Acquires Meeker & Meeker Agency
Apr 19 2007 // Oak Hill Financial, Inc. has announced that its insurance affiliate, Oak Hill Financial Insurance Agency, Inc., has acquired the assets of Meeker & Meeker, Inc., a privately-held insurance agency located in Franklin,...
Three More Charged in Probe of Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau
Apr 19 2007 // Three former employees of the state’s insurance fund for injured workers were charged with accepting golf outings, meals and other items from investment firms seeking to do business with the state, authorities said...
