Latest Ohio Headlines
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Smart Vehicle Testing OK’d for Ohio Public Roads
May 10 2018 // Republican Gov. John Kasich is opening all of Ohio’s public roads to smart vehicle testing. Kasich signed an executive order authorizing autonomous vehicle research to take place across the state. The order also lays...
Ohio Looking at Increased Oversight of Amusement Park Rides
May 9 2018 // State lawmakers will consider whether to increase oversight of carnival rides, including hiring more inspectors, following a deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair that flung riders onto the midway. The proposed changes...
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May 7 2018 // Associated Agencies Inc. in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has hired Talicia Bashford as chief operating officer, a newly created position. Bashford will focus on overall operations and several areas of opportunity, including...
Insurers Should Take Notice of Ohio Workers’ Comp Subrogation Ruling
May 7 2018 // The Ohio Supreme Court has held two insurers jointly and severally liable to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for past, present and estimated future payments the BWC made under a workers’...
Connor Tapped as President of Ohio’s Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency
Apr 27 2018 // Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of the Great American Insurance Group. Connor succeeds Randy Denker, who retires in April...
Porter Named Chief HR Officer at Ohio’s Grange Insurance
Apr 26 2018 // Damon Porter has been appointed vice president, chief human resources officer at Grange Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Porter was previously vice president, talent management and human resources business...
Ohio Plastics Company Fined $261K for Workplace Safety Hazards
Apr 24 2018 // Federal safety regulators have cited a Bellevue, Ohio-based plastics company for multiple safety violations after an inspection found employees exposed to fall, machine, and electrical hazards. The U.S. Department of...
Woman Injured at Ohio Fair Gets $1.8M from Ride Owner, Inspection Companies
Apr 20 2018 // A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a thrill ride accident at last year’s Ohio State Fair will receive $1.8 million. A judge this week approved the settlement that calls for the ride’s owner,...
Ohioans Charged with Defrauding Insurer of More than $300K
Apr 18 2018 // Three people in Ohio have been charged with insurance fraud totaling more than $330,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio Kifiyun Daniels of Akron, and Jessie Banks of...
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Apr 16 2018 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group added Betty Shepherd as divisional senior vice president of Cyber Liability. She will oversee the company’s cyber initiatives and existing cyber underwriting...
Over 7 Tons of BBQ Beef Recalled by Ohio Company
Apr 10 2018 // Federal authorities say an Ohio-based food company is recalling more than 14,000 pounds of pulled barbeque beef products that could be contaminated with rubber. The U.S. agriculture department’s Food Safety and...
Ohio’s Central Insurance Promotes Korte to VP, Information Technology
Apr 10 2018 // The Central Insurance Companies, headquartered in Van Wert, Ohio, has promoted Matt Korte to vice president of Information Technology for both Central Mutual Insurance Co. and All America Insurance Co. Korte succeeds John...
Thatcher Joins Ohio Workers’ Comp Insurer as Inclusion & Diversity Director
Apr 9 2018 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has hired its first director of Inclusion & Diversity. Carolina Thatcher assumes the role following a similar stint with the Ohio Department of Job and Family...
Weather Service Confirms Tornadoes Slammed Illinois, Ohio
Apr 6 2018 // National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed at least four tornadoes slammed through parts of Ohio. The NWS also confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in southern Illinois after a round a storms Tuesday. In...
Ohio Now Requiring Transparency on Prescription Drug Pricing
Apr 6 2018 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment has issued a bulletin requiring heightened protections for Ohio consumers related to prescription drug prices. The bulletin requires insurers and pharmacy benefit...
Ohio Manufacturer Settles Health, Safety Violations Case for $1M
Apr 2 2018 // An Ohio auto parts manufacturer has agreed to a settlement that includes a $1 million penalty resulting from workplace health and safety violations, federal safety officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
States Experiment with How to Address Towing and Storing Abuses
Mar 31 2018 // As stories about nonconsensual or “predatory” practices proliferate, a number of states have begun to consider legislation to mitigate some of the abuses of the towing and vehicle-storage industry. However, we...
$1.27M Settlement Proposed in Ohio State Fair Death
Mar 29 2018 // A proposed $1.27 million settlement has been announced with the family of an 18-year-old killed in an accident last year at the Ohio State Fair. Court documents show the parents of Tyler Jarrell would receive $870,000, and...
Ohio Manufacturer Agrees to $1M Penalty for Health, Safety Violations
Mar 23 2018 // An Ohio auto parts manufacturer has agreed to a settlement that includes a $1 million penalty resulting from workplace health and safety violations, federal safety officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Forklift Operator Dies at Ohio Plant; Federal Safety Agency Investigating
Mar 22 2018 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a forklift operator crushed between the machine and a 1-ton pallet of glass at an Ohio plant previously cited for safety violations. The...
