Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Restaurant Group to Pay $75K to Settle Sex Harassment Suit
Oct 14 2020 // A Cincinnati, Ohio-area restaurant group will pay $75,000 to a former employee and implement other relief to settle a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Ohio Man Owes $141.5K After Second Workers’ Comp Fraud Conviction
Oct 13 2020 // An Ohio man who pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 to workers’ compensation fraud charges has been ordered to repay $141,578 in restitution and spend six months in jail, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC)...
Ohio Governor Says Aid for State’s Renters, Businesses Coming Soon
Oct 8 2020 // People struggling to pay rent, along with small businesses and nonprofits hurt by the pandemic and the weak economy, could have details by next week on an aid package to help them, Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on...
1 Dead After Ohio Dump Truck Crash Sends Highway Sign Falling Onto Pickup
Sep 25 2020 // A dump truck struck the base of a sign on a Cleveland, Ohio, highway during the morning commute on Sept. 24, causing the sign to fall on a passing pickup truck and kill one person in the pickup, authorities said, The Ohio...
Startups Developing Technologies to Clean Air in Workplaces of Coronavirus
Sep 21 2020 // Smithfield Foods Inc. thought it was doing great. In the first quarter of this year, the pork giant’s earnings were up 190% over the same period in 2019. Then the pandemic hit, and the close quarters of meatpacking...
Signs of Heart Damage After Covid Lead to Recommendation to Screen College Athletes
Sep 11 2020 // Doctors recommend cardiac screening tests for competitive athletes who have recovered from Covid-19 after a small study found heart damage in 1 in 7 college sports competitors, including in those whose coronavirus...
West Virginia Hospital Settles Whistleblower Suit for $50M
Sep 11 2020 // A financially strapped West Virginia hospital has agreed to pay the federal government $50 million to resolve claims that it improperly issued payments and kickbacks to physicians under the direction of management, the...
Ohio State University Sued for Age Discrimination
Sep 10 2020 // Federal officials have sued Ohio State University (OSU) for alleged age discrimination after the university fired a human resources generalist in the College of Education and Human Ecology (CEHE) because of his age. In its...
Court Revives Civil Suit Against Ohio Cops Over Fatal Shooting of Black Man
Sep 10 2020 // A federal appeals court reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against two police officers in Ohio’s capital city over the 2016 shooting of a Black man by undercover officers. In a ruling issued Sept. 8, a three-judge...
Business Moves
Sep 7 2020 // National Aon, Wills Towers Watson Shareholders of insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson have approved all of the proposals necessary to complete their previously announced combination, the firms announced. Aon...
McPeak Joins Ohio’s Root as Sr. Deputy General Counsel
Sep 2 2020 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Inc., the parent company of Root Insurance, has added Julie Mix McPeak, who formerly served as insurance commissioner in both Kentucky and Tennesse, as its senior deputy general counsel, effective...
American Financial Group Promotes Hertzman to Sr. VP, CFO
Sep 1 2020 // American Financial Group Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Brian S. Hertzman to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Hertzman joined AFG in 1991 and has held positions of increasing...
Ohio High Court: Private Company Workers Can’t Sue Over Urine Tests
Aug 27 2020 // Private company workers who provide drug test urine samples under direct observation can’t sue over invasion of privacy, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 26. The court’s 4-3 decision overturned a...
Brown & Brown Cancels Deal After Ohio Agency Exec Pleads Guilty in College Scam
Aug 27 2020 // Daytona Beach, Florida-based insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. has terminated its previously announced agreement to purchase the assets of HAUSER, an insurance and investment firm headquartered in Cincinnati,...
Risk Strategies Acquires Ohio’s McCamon Hunt Insurance Agency
Aug 26 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Boardman, Ohio-based, McCamon Hunt Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. McCamon Hunt adds to Risk...
Startup Branch Starts Reciprocal Exchange for Personal Lines Insurance
Aug 25 2020 // Columbus, Ohio-headquartered personal lines insurance startup Branch has launched the Branch Insurance Exchange that it says will reduce the cost for its members. Branch formerly operated as a managing general...
Ohio Department of Insurance Adds Barron to Senior Team
Aug 20 2020 // Lori Barron has joined the Ohio Department of Insurance as a senior policy advisor. Barron has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry, having served in business and product...
Palmieri Named Chief People Officer at Ohio’s Westfield Insurance
Aug 18 2020 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurance company, Westfield, has added Jennifer Palmieri as chief people officer. With more than 20 years of extensive human resources leadership experience, Palmieri is...
Brown & Brown Acquiring HAUSER in Ohio
Aug 10 2020 // Brown & Brown Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of HAUSER in Ohio. The deal is expected to close in September, subject to certain closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. HAUSER focuses on...
Ohio Auto, Home Insurance Premiums Still Among Lowest in U.S.
Aug 3 2020 // On average, home and auto insurance premiums in Ohio remain among the lowest in the country, the insurance department says. The Ohio Department of Insurance reported that a recent analysis shows the average homeowners...
