Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Payout of Ohio Workers’ Comp Settlement Delayed
Apr 1 2015 // Thousands of employers in Ohio who were overcharged for workers’ compensation insurance premiums will have to wait at least a few more weeks before collecting a share of the $420 million court settlement, according...
Payout of Ohio Workers’ Comp Settlement Delayed
Mar 30 2015 // Thousands of employers in Ohio who were overcharged for workers’ compensation insurance premiums will have to wait at least a few more weeks before collecting a share of the $420 million court settlement, according...
M&A Calendar: P/C Agent, Broker Mergers & Acquisition Headlines in 2014
Mar 23 2015 // Insurance Journal reported on more than 200 deals involving agencies’ or brokerages’ mergers and acquisitions in 2014. Activity was busiest in the first and fourth quarters, with more than 60 announcements...
People – Midwest
Mar 23 2015 // Westfield, Ohio-based banking and insurance organization, Westfield Group, has selected Edward J. Largent III to succeed James R. Clay as company leader, president and CEO. The transition will occur July 1. Clay will...
Electronic Proof of Insurance Accepted in Ohio Beginning March 23
Mar 20 2015 // Effective March 23, 2015, Ohio motorists will now be able to show proof of financial responsibility to traffic violations bureaus, courts, Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and/or law enforcement through use of an electronic...
3 Promoted to Top Posts at Ohio Department of Insurance
Mar 13 2015 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor has promoted three members of the Ohio Department of Insurance leadership team. Laura Miller, previously chief of the department’s Product Regulation and...
Largent Tapped to Take the Reins at Ohio’s Westfield Group
Mar 11 2015 // Westfield, Ohio-based banking and insurance organization, Westfield Group, has selected Edward J. Largent III to succeed James R. Clay as company leader, president and CEO. The transition will occur July 1, 2015. Clay will...
Ohio Measure Would Allow Workers’ Comp for Police PTSD
Mar 11 2015 // Ohio’s emergency responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits even if they don’t have physical injuries under proposed legislation a state...
Former Hylant Executive in Ohio Denies Trade Secret, Recruiting Charges
Mar 10 2015 // A former Hylant Group Inc. official denied that he misappropriated trade secrets and tried to recruit Hylant employees to Chicago-based Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc. Todd J. Belden, in a March 4 court filing, opposed...
Ohio Democrats Want State to Create Health Insurance Exchange
Mar 6 2015 // Democratic lawmakers in Ohio want the state to consider creating its own health insurance exchange as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care law. People can find health...
Ohio-Based Central Insurance Appoints White to Board of Directors
Mar 6 2015 // The Central Insurance Companies, headquartered in Van Wert, Ohio, has appointed John E. White to the board of directors for Central Mutual Insurance and All America Insurance Companies, and the Central Insurex Agency...
5 Members of Alleged Ohio Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Indicted
Mar 5 2015 // Five Cincinnati-area residents have been indicted on multiple counts of alleged insurance fraud for filing a significant number of false insurance claims in 2014 totaling approximately $85,000, the Ohio Department of...
Ohio Sues BP for $33M Over Tank Leak Cleanup Costs
Mar 2 2015 // BP Plc double dipped by taking a total of more than $33 million from an Ohio compensation fund and insurers to clean up leaks from underground storage tanks, according to the state’s attorney general. Attorney...
Ohio House Passes Bill Protecting Skilled Volunteers from Liability
Feb 27 2015 // The Ohio House has passed a bill that gives legal protection to certain volunteers who provide service and expertise during emergencies. The measure gives architects, engineers, surveyors and tradespersons immunity from...
15 Children Killed in Ohio Fires in 2014, 11 So Far This Year
Feb 25 2015 // Fires killed 15 children in Ohio last year and have claimed at least 11 young lives in just the first two months of 2015, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Many factors affect those statistics, but the...
City’s Refusal to Pay for Sinkhole Damage Upsets Ohio Driver
Feb 24 2015 // A truck owner says the city of Dayton should compensate him for sinkhole damage that left his truck inoperable. The Dayton Daily News reports that 52-year-old Mike McDonald is infuriated that the city rejected his $10,000...
Ohio Warns Insurers Against Using Price Optimization in Premium Rating
Feb 23 2015 // Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has warned insurance companies operating in Ohio against the use of price optimization that can result in unfair discrimination. On Jan. 29 Taylor issued...
Ohio Cancer Cluster Suit Against Whirlpool Dropped
Feb 22 2015 // Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in a northern Ohio cancer cluster have dropped their federal lawsuit linking the illnesses to Whirlpool Corp.’s washing machine factory. The families asked this...
Ohio’s Supreme Court Affirms State’s Power to Regulate Oil and Gas
Feb 18 2015 // Certain local zoning laws can’t be used to supersede Ohio’s state-level system for regulating oil and gas drilling, a fiercely divided Ohio Supreme Court has ruled. In a 4-3 decision with three written...
State Sued by Family of Worker Killed in Ohio Overpass Collapse
Feb 12 2015 // The parents of a worker killed when a highway overpass collapsed have sued Ohio’s Department of Transportation, charging negligence and carelessness. They sued on behalf of the estate and family members of Brandon...
