Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Director Says No to Federal Oversight, No to National Cat Plan
Nov 20 2008 // A public servant, attorney and community leader, Mary Jo Hudson officially took office as the 46th director of the Ohio Department of Insurance on Jan. 8, 2007. Just coming up on two years in office, Hudson speaks her mind...
Ohio Judge Sides With Challenge on Workers’ Comp
Nov 20 2008 // An Ohio judge on Nov. 18 blocked the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation from setting job-injury insurance rates while a lawsuit brought by several business owners moves forward. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge...
New Markets
Nov 16 2008 // 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. Employer Stop Loss Market Detail: Markel...
Voters Shuffle Deck of State Legislatures; Both Parties Claim Gains
Nov 5 2008 // Voters on Tuesday left their mark on the state political landscape, shifting the partisan control of state government in a dozen states. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Democrats gained control...
Ohio Courts: 30,000 Asbestos Injury Cases Tossed Out
Nov 2 2008 // Courts have tossed about 30,000 asbestos injury claims to comply with an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that upheld limits on such cases, but people whose lungs begin showing evidence of damage could refile their cases, a judge...
No Ruling by Arkansas Supreme Court on Fairness of Workers’ Comp System
Nov 2 2008 // But Justices Don’t Exclude Possibility of Revisiting the Issue The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission to deny an injured worker’s claim but...
New Markets
Nov 2 2008 // 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. Eliminate Forced Placed Coverage Market...
Ohio High Court Ruling Tosses Out Another Asbestos Claim
Oct 28 2008 // The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a second blow to people seeking damages in asbestos-related cases October 22, throwing out a widow’s claim that a company that insulated the pipes at her husband’s workplace...
Ohio Health Insurer Investigates Missing Data on Retirees
Oct 24 2008 // Eleven computer disks containing personal information on thousands of Ohio retirees are missing and are believed to be somewhere in the US Postal Service, Medical Mutual of Ohio recently announced. The disks contain member...
Cleveland Court Tosses 30,000 Asbestos Injury Claims After Ruling
Oct 23 2008 // Courts have tossed about 30,000 asbestos injury claims to comply with an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that upheld limits on such cases, but people whose lungs begin showing evidence of damage could refile their cases, a judge...
Storms’ Toll Takes on Many Forms
Oct 20 2008 // The industry group says at least $553.1 million in insured losses were left by remnants of Hurricane Ike, which swept through the state on Sept. 14. The economic crisis with the failures of Lehman Brothers, then AIG, and...
It Figures
Oct 20 2008 // 90 Percent Michigan says nine in 10 school buses passed safety inspections last school year. Ten percent failed the checks. Some could continue operating as long as defects were repaired within two months. Eight percent of...
Declarations
Oct 20 2008 // Consumer Beware “So often these entities will pop back up with a new name and take advantage of a new group of consumers. This is why we urge consumers to contact us before purchasing coverage to be sure the entity...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Landmark Asbestos Reform Law
Oct 16 2008 // An Ohio Supreme Court ruling upholds the nation’s first asbestos litigation reform legislation, thereby helping truly sick victims of asbestos exposure get compensated quickly and fairly for their injuries, according...
Ohio Probes 8 Fires in Eastern County
Oct 15 2008 // The state fire marshal’s office is asking for tips from the public as it investigates a rash of fires in eastern Ohio’s Columbiana County. Since mid-September, the county south of the Youngstown area has seen...
New Ohio Workers’ Comp Law to Help 40,000 Employers
Oct 13 2008 // A new law has gone into effect that erases a competitive disadvantage for roughly 40,000 Ohio employers paying workers compensation premiums. For years, about 40,000 of the roughly 280,000 Ohio employers paying...
Agency Findings: NASA Buildings in Ohio Didn’t Cause Cancer
Oct 10 2008 // A federal health agency determined that two buildings at the NASA Glenn Research Center did not cause cancer among its past and present employees, a survey released October 8 shows. The National Institute for Occupational...
Donegal Insurance Reports 3Q to Reflect Hurricane, Securities Events
Oct 9 2008 // Marietta, Pennsylvania-based Donegal Group Inc. reported that its net income for the third quarter of 2008 will reflect realized investment losses related to its equity securities and claim activity resulting from...
Hurricane Ike’s Windstorm Costs Insurers $550 Million in Ohio Damages
Oct 9 2008 // Winds from Hurricane Ike will cost insurance companies at least $553.1 million to cover property damage and other losses in Ohio, making it the state’s most expensive natural disaster in more than three decades, a...
Ohio’s Recent Windstorm Could Rival State’s Costliest at $600 Million
Oct 8 2008 // Ohio insurers say losses from last month’s windstorm will rival those from the state’s costliest natural disaster of recent decades. The 1974 tornado that devastated the western Ohio city of Xenia caused about...
