Beginning June 30, Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies will add flood insurance to the list of State Auto coverages available for home, business and farm offered through more than 3,400 independent insurance agencies. The company noted that every property …
A Jefferson County Circuit Court jury has ruled paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams Co. was liable for the illnesses of a Mississippi boy who ate lead-contaminated paint chips. The jury awarded $7 million in damages in the lawsuit filed on behalf of …
More than 3,400 Americans will be injured or killed by a defective Chrysler or General Motors vehicle during the first year of the car makers’ bankruptcies, according to a report by a consumer safety advocacy group. The report predicts that …
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group announced that its Ocean Marine Division, is offering a new policy endorsement that recognizes the efforts of insured marina owners who achieve and maintain “Clean Marina” status. “Clean Marina” status is awarded to marinas …
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 after receiving …
Capitol Insurance Companies (Capitol) based in Middleton, Wis., has launched a commercial automobile insurance product. The company said the product is available for appointed insurance agents and brokers through a newly designed online processing system that will allow them to …
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 umbrella liability. The company said the offerings complement the MSO …
U.S. states probing employee bonuses paid by American International Group Inc. using taxpayer money plan to join federal investigators in the matter, while leaving open the possibility of pursuing the case themselves. Since March, a 19-state coalition has been investigating …
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 court’s information office, the …
Harleysville Insurance of Pennsylvania has named Jonathan Young senior vice president and chief claims officer. Young will oversee all claims activities for the Harleysville organization, which includes oversight of the company’s home office central claims unit and its four regional …
