Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio BWC Board Approves Additional $1B Rebate to Employers
Sep 26 2014 // Ohio employers will receive another $1 billion rebate and workers will benefit from a major new investment in worker safety research and training, according to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). The...
9.1% Drop in Local Government Workers’ Comp Rates Proposed by Ohio BWC
Sep 25 2014 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) proposed to its board of directors an average rate reduction of 9.1 percent for Ohio’s 3,800 cities, counties, townships, villages, schools and special districts...
Ohio Utility Hopes to Deter Metal Thieves with New Fencing, Cameras
Sep 23 2014 // A major electricity provider in northeast Ohio is installing special security fencing and thermal-imaging cameras at some substations to keep out would-be metal thieves. Akron-based FirstEnergy is spending $15 million this...
Conklin Named Ohio Insurance Department Legislative Liaison
Sep 19 2014 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has named Allison Conklin as the Department’s legislative liaison. Conklin will work in the Executive Office’s Legislative Affairs...
Ohio: Man Must Sue State to Fix Damage from Falling Concrete
Sep 19 2014 // A man whose car was damaged by concrete falling from a bridge just blocks away from where Cincinnati Bengals fans were tailgating will have to sue to get any money out of the state of Ohio. No one was injured, but the car...
Beckman Joins Berkley Fire and Marine Underwriters in Ohio
Sep 16 2014 // Chicago, Ill.-based Berkley Fire and Marine Underwriters hired Chris Beckman as operations and risk management director. He is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Beckman will be responsible for underwriter support in systems, risk...
People – Midwest
Sep 8 2014 // Columbia, Mo.-based Cornerstone Management Partners Inc. named William J. Wheeler as the firm’s new chief executive officer. He succeeds Cornerstone founder, President and CEO James C. French. French will remain with...
Though Productive and More Educated, Ohio Workers Earning Less
Sep 5 2014 // Ohio workers are more productive and better educated these days, yet they aren’t necessarily making more money as a result, according to a new report. Ohio productivity grew by nearly 67 percent between 1979 and...
State Says Old Mines to Blame for Sagging SE Ohio Highway
Aug 27 2014 // State transportation officials believe a section of a main highway in southeast Ohio is sagging because of abandoned coal mine space beneath the road, and they are trying to pinpoint the problem areas that might need to be...
Freiman Joins Risk International as Senior Consultant
Aug 26 2014 // Risk International, based in Fairlawn, Ohio, announced that Mark Freiman has joined the outsourced risk management provider as a senior consultant. He will contribute his nearly 20 years of group benefits consulting...
Appeals Court Says Ohio County Could Be Liable for Fatal Wreck
Aug 25 2014 // An appeals court says a northeastern Ohio county could be liable in the death of a 17-year-old girl who apparently lost control while driving on a road under repair. At issue is the absence of white lines on the rural road...
NFP Acquires Cincinnati, Ohio-Based Benefit Resources
Aug 22 2014 // National Financial Partners Corp. (NFP), a provider of benefits, property/casualty and life insurance, and wealth management services, announced it has acquired Benefit Resources Inc., a Cincinnati-based insurance...
Ohio Woman Convicted in Arson-for-Insurance Case
Aug 19 2014 // A Youngstown, Ohio, woman has been convicted of setting fire to a rental property in order to collect insurance money, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Latasha Curtis,...
1994 Full-Size Pickup Most Stolen Vehicle in Ohio Last Year
Aug 19 2014 // A new report from a national insurance group has identified the vehicle most targeted by thieves in Ohio last year: a 1994 full-size pickup truck. It was the second straight year that this Chevy truck headed the list from...
Berkley Fire & Marine Underwriters Hires O’Connell in Ohio
Aug 18 2014 // Chicago, Ill.-based Berkley Fire & Marine Underwriters hired Kiley O’Connell as territory underwriting manager for the states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. He is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. O’Connell is...
Findlay, Ohio, Could Face Higher Flood Insurance Costs
Aug 18 2014 // Leaders in a northwestern Ohio city that has seen more than its share of flooding say the Federal Emergency Management Agency has threatened to put the its flood insurance program on “probation.” Officials in...
People – Midwest
Aug 18 2014 // Dwight Zivo has been named vice president of marketing for Chicago-based Parr Insurance Brokerage. Zivo will be responsible for developing and executing the marketing and brand strategy for the company, which serves...
Another $1B Workers’ Comp Rebate Proposed for Ohio
Aug 13 2014 // Governor John R. Kasich and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer announced a $1 billion rebate to Ohio’s private and public sector workers’ compensation customers, as...
Former Employee of Ohio Insurer Charged with Embezzling $2.9M
Aug 13 2014 // A former longtime employee of Ohio’s biggest health insurance company has been charged in federal court in Cleveland with embezzlement for diverting nearly $3 million in phony payments that he deposited into his own...
Ohio Roofer Gets Prison Time for Insurance Fraud, Money Laundering
Aug 11 2014 // Columbus, Ohio, roofer Terrance J. King, owner of Home Improvement Terrance King, which also did work in the Dayton area, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay $241,000 in restitution. In November...
