Ohio News

Health Insurance Rebates in Ohio to Total $11.3 Million

More than 81,000 Ohio families will be getting health insurance rebates this summer that will total $11.3 million across the state, a newspaper reported. The average refund will be $139, but some of the 81,500 families will receive hundreds of …

CBIZ Acquires Texas-Based Stolz and Co.

Ohio-based professional business services firm, CBIZ Inc., announced it has acquired the assets of insurance firm Stoltz and Co. LTD., L.L.P., of Midland, Texas, effective July 1, 2012. With operations in Midland, San Antonio and Amarillo, Texas, Stoltz and Co. …

Ohio Storm Victims Could Get Interest Rate Reduction

Small business owners, farmers and other Ohioans affected by severe weather this weekend might be eligible for interest rate reductions on loans to recover or rebuild from the storm damage. Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel said he’s made $25 million available …

Federal Emergency Declared in Ohio after Weekend Storms

Severe storms struck Ohio over the weekend with powerful, damaging winds that one utility compared to the remnants of Hurricane Ike in 2008, prompting Gov. John Kasich to declare a state of emergency and call out the National Guard. Kasich …

Flood-Prone Ohio City Scouting Land for Solution

Federal officials who’ve been surveying land to find a place to divert water during flooding in this northwest Ohio city have run into a bit of a challenge. Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the land along …

School Children Fundraise to Fix Vandalized Ohio Museum

Months after an Ohio State University student trashed the Orton Geological Museum, an artist, a curator and elementary schoolchildren are helping to piece history back together. About 175 second- and third-grade gifted students from Hilliard elementary schools did chores, held …

Judge: Ohio Dog Accused of Biting Not ‘Dangerous’

A judge has sided with an Ohio dog owner who argued her small bichon frise shouldn’t be labeled as “dangerous” under a new state law, which opened the door for canines other than pit bulls to be deemed dangerous for …

Kent State Announces New Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance Studies

Ohio’s Kent State University announced it will offer a bachelor’s degree in insurance studies. The Ohio Board of Regents recently approved the new degree, which will initially be offered only at Kent State University at Salem. Interested students may begin …

National Interstate Broadens Trucking Insurance Programs

Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Insurance Co. announced it is expanding its trucking insurance program by targeting heavy haul, crane and rigging operations. The program offers coverage for auto liability, physical damage, workers’ compensation and general liability, and is available in …

Britton Gallagher Acquires Wisconsin’s Beckman Insurance Agency

Britton Gallagher, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has acquired Beckman Insurance Agency of Wisconsin. The acquisition is part of the firm’s strategic growth plan in the amusement industry, the company said. Mike Beckman said he will continue working with the Beckman …