Ohio’s chief workers’ compensation insurance regulator announced that 12 individuals were convicted or pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system during the month of March. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Stephen Buehrer said the court …
Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers is deciding whether to appeal a ruling that would allow thousands of businesses to sue over a state rate-setting plan. At issue is an allegation by small business owners that the Ohio Bureau of …
A North Baltimore, Ohio, man has pleaded guilty to one count to workers’ compensation fraud. An investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Division (SID) found that Harold Hayne was remodeling homes and opening a hardware …
Six postal contractors in Ohio have been sanctioned for workers’ compensation fraud, state regulators say. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) said a task force created by its Special Investigations Department (SID) in collaboration with the US Postal Service …
Pitts Insurance Agency of Columbus, Ohio, has joined The Iroquois Group, a network of property and casualty insurance agencies with more than 1,800 members in 37 states. Pitts Insurance Agency joined Iroquois on March 14. Agency owner Johnny O. Pitts …
Ohio workers’ compensation system regulators have received nearly $2 million from an Akron area anesthesiologist who was convicted in 2006 on 56 criminal counts of health care and insurance fraud. Dr. Jorge Martinez was convicted after a wide reaching health …
Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich has signed legislation continuing Ohio’s involvement in the surplus lines insurance market, the governor’s office announced. House Bill 122 permits the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance to join a compact if deemed advantageous …
Dennis Raab has been named chief financial officer of Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. Raab, a 16-year veteran of the insurance industry, will manage all of the financial procedures and practices of Huntington …
As part of an investigation into prescription drug abuse in the state, Ohio law enforcement officials and workers’ compensation bureau investigators have conducted a raid on the offices of a doctor in the state’s workers’ compensation system. Ohio officials previously …
A former Hicksville, Ohio, insurance agent has been sentenced to three years’ probation for his role in an auto insurance fraud scheme, state insurance regulators announced. Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor said Greg Newton was …
