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Inadequate Water Supply a Factor in Ohio Firefighter Deaths: Report

Apr 30 2015 // A federal agency’s draft report on a suspected arson fire that killed two Ohio firefighters last year said that an inadequate water supply was among several factors that contributed to their deaths. The report also...

Buckeye’s Haines Becomes AAIS Chairman; Motorists’ Kaufman Elected to Board

Apr 23 2015 // R. Douglas Haines, president and CEO of Buckeye Insurance Group, Piqua, Ohio, is the new chairman of the board of the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS). Also, the group has elected David Kaufman, president...

Westfield CEO Clay Named Chair of Team Northeast Ohio

Apr 21 2015 // Jim Clay, chairman and CEO of the Ohio-based insurance and financial services company, Westfield Group, has been named chairman of the private sector business development group, Team Northeast Ohio (Team NEO). Team NEO is...

People – Midwest

Apr 20 2015 // Kristine Neate, Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corporation and State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (State Auto Mutual) hired Michael E. LaRocco as president and chief executive officer. LaRocco officially takes over...

Chubb Countersues Owners of Ohio Mansion Gutted by Fire

Apr 20 2015 // An insurance company is suing the owners of a $4 million mansion that burned to the ground in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio, last year. Chubb National Insurance Co. recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in Cincinnati in...

Feds: Ohio Flood-Control Project Would Cost $66M

Apr 15 2015 // A plan to reduce flooding along the Blanchard River in northwestern Ohio, which includes building a 10-mile channel to divert water away from downtown Findlay, would cost nearly $66 million, according to the federal agency...

Fire at Kentucky Water Treatment Plant Leads to Sewage Spill in Ohio River

Apr 13 2015 // More than 100 million gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the Ohio River in southern Louisville, Ky., after a fire disabled a water treatment plant last week. Metropolitan Sewer District spokesman Steve Tedder told...

Chubb Countersues Owners of Ohio Mansion Gutted by Fire

Apr 9 2015 // An insurance company is suing the owners of a $4 million mansion that burned to the ground in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio, last year. Chubb National Insurance Co. recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in Cincinnati in...

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...