Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio auto and homeowners rates decrease in 2006
Feb 26 2007 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 auto and homeowners insurers — which represent 72 percent of both markets — decreased 1.2 percent and 0.8...
Ohio auto and homeowners rates decrease in 2006
Feb 25 2007 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently an-nounced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 auto and homeowners insurers — which represent 72 percent of both markets — decreased 1.2 percent and 0.8...
Ohio KeyCorp Settles Leased Cars Case for $279 Million
Feb 23 2007 // Cleveland, Ohio-based KeyCorp Bank will receive $279 million from a Swiss insurance company to settle a six-year-old lawsuit over losses it claimed in its car leasing business. The settlement, disclosed this week in a...
Ohio Schedules 2007 Insurance Fraud Seminar
Feb 20 2007 // The 2007 Ohio Insurance Fraud Seminar will be conducted Thursday, March 15 at Quest Conference Centers, located at 8405 Pulsar Place in Columbus. The hosts are the Ohio Department of Insurance, the Ohio Chapter of the...
Ohio Auto and Homeowners’ Rates Decrease in 2006
Feb 15 2007 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 auto and homeowners insurers – which represent 72 percent of both markets – decreased 1.2 percent and 0.8...
People and Places
Feb 12 2007 // Chicago-based The Park Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage has announced the promotion of Peter Upjohn to the position of manager of the newly established Professional Liability Brokerage Department. Upjohn is...
New Markets
Feb 12 2007 // Trucking Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group, Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting...
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Feb 11 2007 // 9 – IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,MI,MN,MO,WI 4 – AZ,CA,IL,NV 11 – AK,AZ,CA,CO,MS,NV,OR,TN,TX,UT,WA 29 – AL,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DC,FL,GA,HI,IL,IN,KY,MD,MA,MI,MN,MS,MO,NV,NJ,NY,NC,OH,OR,PA,TN,TX,VA,WA 7 –...
17 – AZ,CO,ID,IL,IN,IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,NV,ND,OH,OR,SD,UT,WI
Feb 11 2007 // 28 – AL,AK,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,KS,LA,ME,MD,MI,MO,NV,NJ,NY,OH,OR,PA,TN,TX,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI 22 – AL,AZ,CO,FL,GA,IL,IN,IA,KY,MI,MN,MO,NE,NC,ND,OH,SC,SD,TN,UT,VA,WI 14 –...
Ohio ProCentury Management to Present at N.Y. Conference
Feb 9 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based ProCentury Corp.has announced that its management team is scheduled to present at the New York Society of Security Analysts’ 11th Annual Insurance Industry Conference in New York City on Monday,...
Ohio State Auto Offers Reimbursement when Anti-theft Devise Installed
Feb 8 2007 // The State Auto Insurance Cos., a regional property and casualty insurance group, has announced enhanced coverage for customers who have installed technology that can help quickly recover stolen vehicles or equipment. State...
Ohio Grange Mutual Exits the Banking Business
Feb 7 2007 // Maryland-based American Bank Holdings, Inc. and Ohio’s The Grange Bank announced today that the two companies have entered into an agreement under which American’s subsidiary, American Bank, will acquire The...
Ohio Insurance Director Announces Staff and Structural Changes
Feb 2 2007 // Newly appointed Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has announced staff and structural changes. Hudson was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland and officially began serving as the state’s 46th...
Ind. Insurance Schedules 4 New Safer Schools Seminars in Midwest
Feb 1 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced today that it will host four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars beginning February 19th at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ken. Seminars will...
Washington Commissioner Issues Multiple Fines, Enforcement Actions
Jan 31 2007 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has ordered UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. of Minneapolis to pay a $59,000 fine following an agency investigation into the company’s use of unapproved contracts...
Ohio Westfield Insurance Adds Senior Executive, Corporate Risk
Jan 31 2007 // Pete Schwanke has been named senior executive, corporate risk management, at Westfield Insurance. His responsibilities include designing Westfield’s risk management programs and maintaining its reinsurance...
Ohio Nationwide Insurance Members’ Data Taken in Theft from Vendor
Jan 25 2007 // Computer records containing medical claim information, health data and Social Security numbers of 28,279 Nationwide insurance customers were stolen from the office of a vendor in Massachusetts, the company said. A lockbox...
Ohio State Auto Adds New System to Benefit Agent Force
Jan 25 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Cos. have eliminated an automation roadblock for independent State Auto agencies using Applied Systems agency management systems. State Auto has implemented IVANS Transformation...
Ohio Westfield Adds New Online Risk Control Tool for Businesses
Jan 23 2007 // Westfield Insurance has introduced a new online Risk Control Assessment to help businesses identify their risk issues. The 24-question survey, on www.WestfieldInsurance.com, is available to all visitors and provides a...
Ohio Health-care Provider Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 19 2007 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced today that a Cleveland woman pleaded guilty to a felony count of workers’ compensation fraud. Carolyn Burten, also known as Carolyn Cook, pleaded guilty...
