A tax lien program that has collected more than $2 million in unpaid income tax, sales tax and workers’ compensation premium payments, Ohio Lt. Governor and Dept. of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced. The program was initiated in May 2011. …
A group of Ohio-based private business jet operators is suing the Internal Revenue Service for $643 million, saying the government wrongly applied a ticket tax meant for commercial passengers only. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Columbus by four …
Ohio’s 3,900 public employer taxing districts will pay an estimated $22 million less for workers’ compensation coverage next year following tadecision by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors to lower overall rates five percent beginning Jan. …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) reported that 10 Ohio businesses received more than $217,000 in safety intervention grants in September to improve workplace safety. The Safety Intervention Grant program is designed to assist Ohio employers in reducing illness …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. has named John Meder regional managing director for its Midwest region, which includes Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri. Meder will be based in Cleveland, Ohio, and report to Kevin Kenny, East area brokerage manager …
The American Academy of Actuaries has presented the 2011 Robert J. Myers Award for Public Service to Mary Downey Miller, assistant director of the product regulation and actuarial services division at the Ohio Department of Insurance. Miller was selected in …
The state and local communities would gain about 1,000 jobs and millions in tax dollars with reconstruction of a major highway interchange in central Ohio, according to a report released as officials formally kicked off the project. State transportation officials …
Ohio is seeing fewer deaths from motorcycle crashes, even as more Ohioans are becoming eligible to drive choppers. State Department of Public Safety numbers show 120 people have died in motorcycle accidents since the beginning of 2011, down from 158 …
Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has appointed Chris Brock the department’s director of communications. In his new role, Brock oversees communication strategy and planning while coordinating communication activities for the insurance department. He previously served …
Pat McKay recently joined Akron, Ohio-based Amer Insurance Agency as vice president. McKay previously was president of McKay Insurance Agency, which she founded in 1993. As vice president at Amer Insurance, McKay will continue to assist her current customers while …
