Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Companies Told to Stop Selling Insurance in Ohio
Jul 28 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has issued cease and desist orders to two companies that were found to have been selling insurance in the state without licenses to do so. Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo...
Ohio Auto and Homeowners Insurance Rates Increased in 2008
Jul 28 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 private passenger auto insurers increased 0.8 percent in 2008. The average rates for the state’s top...
Ohio Department of Insurance Changes Web Address
Jul 23 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has announced that the Department Web site address will now be http://www.insurance.ohio.gov. The old address, (www.ohioinsurance.gov) will remain active for a several...
Ohio Casualty Introduces Commercial Fleet Management System
Jul 17 2009 // Fairfield, Ohio-based Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has introduced Onboard Advisor, a fleet management system that helps companies increase commercial fleet safety and productivity, save...
People
Jul 6 2009 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company and State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company has named new managers in various divisions. Robert (Bob) A. Bachtell is claims manager for State...
Merchants Flexible Choice Auto Product Introduced in Ohio
Jul 1 2009 // Buffalo, N.Y.-based Merchants Insurance Group launched its newest insurance product in Ohio, Merchants Flexible Choice Auto, effective July 1, 2009, for new business and Sept. 1 renewals, the company announced. Merchants...
Former State Auto Chairman Dies at 81
Jun 25 2009 // Theodore R. (Ted) Magley, a nearly 45-year employee of Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies and former chairman of the board, died at home on June 22, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 81. In 1949, shortly...
MSO Now Offering Personal Lines Programs in Ohio
Jun 23 2009 // New Jersey-based MSO Inc. (The Mutual Service Office Inc.) is now offering its personal lines programs in Ohio. Personal lines programs include homeowners, mobile homeowners, combination dwelling, inland marine and...
Ohio High Court: Employer not Eligible for Work Comp Benefits Refund
Jun 17 2009 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a double dismissal of a workers’ compensation appeal does not entitle an employer to a refund of compensation benefits from the state. Specifically, according to the Ohio high...
Ohio High Court Affirms Use of ‘Open and Obvious’ Hazard Defense
Jun 15 2009 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that when a plaintiff’s injuries arise from a hazardous condition on a defendant’s property that is in violation of the Ohio Basic Building Code, the property owner may...
Breitmayer Named Ohio PIA’s Vice President of Member Services
Jun 11 2009 // David M. Breitmayer, of Dublin, Ohio, has been hired by the Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio Inc. (PIA) as the group’s vice president of Member Services. Prior to coming to PIA, Breitmayer served as...
Ohio’s State Auto Announces New Management Positions
Jun 11 2009 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company and State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company have announced new managers in various divisions. Robert (Bob) A. Bachtell is claim manager for State...
Families Fight Ohio Uranium Plant Workers’ Compensation Ruling
Jun 8 2009 // Relatives of workers who died of exposure to radiation or toxic materials at a Cold War-era uranium enrichment plant in Ohio are fighting a ruling by state officials that keeps them from receiving workers’...
Ohio High Court Affirms Use of ‘Open and Obvious’ Hazard Defense
Jun 4 2009 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that when a plaintiff’s injuries arise from a hazardous condition on a defendant’s property that constitutes a violation of the Ohio Basic Building Code, the property owner...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Board OKs Safety Rules, Rate Decrease
Jun 2 2009 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors has approved rule changes associated with the safety standards in the Ohio Administrative Code for several industries. Ohio law allows BWC to adopt...
Declarations
Jun 1 2009 // Undue Stress “The pending sale could create undue stress on our workers’ compensation system. We will fight every step of the way to ensure Ohio’s self-insured employers and their workforce are...
My New Markets
Jun 1 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Staffing Firms Market Detail: World Wide...
Ohio Joins in Objecting to Chrysler Sale for Workers’ Comp Reasons
May 19 2009 // The state of Ohio has joined Michigan in its objection to the pending sale of Chrysler LLC because of workers’ compensation issues. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said his office filed a limited objection to...
New Markets
May 18 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Livestock Mortality Insurance Market...
J.M. Wilson Adds Tipton in Ohio
May 12 2009 // Vanessa Tipton has joined managing general agency J.M. Wilson as a property and casualty underwriter in its Westerville, Ohio, office. Tipton will quote and service P/C accounts. Prior to joining J.M. Wilson, she was an...
