A nationally-recognized study on the cost of workers’ compensation shows Ohio rates have improved dramatically over the past three years, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation reported. The Oregon Study is seen as a barometer of workers’ compensation costs among …
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas R. Sullivan has fined American Modern Home Insurance Co., headquartered in Ohio, $170,000 for violations to state law. Connecticut state law requires individuals sellingl insurance products within the state to be licensed. In addition to licensure, …
A federal jury has awarded more than $650,000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New Orleans, La., on public drunkenness charges two days before Hurricane Katrina and jailed for more than a month in the storm’s chaotic aftermath. …
Hylant Group, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, promoted Tammy Vaughn Cameron to vice president, marketing and branding. Cameron joined Hylant Group in 2006 as director of marketing and public relations. In this role, she spearheaded numerous branding and marketing communications initiatives …
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has settled an antitrust lawsuit against Marsh & McLennan Cos. for $4.75 million. Public entities throughout the state – including universities, schools, cities and counties – will receive reimbursements from the settlement. The lawsuit was …
Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news items in the state’s 2010 …
The Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Wash., will be fined a record $2.38 million for an April 2, 2010, explosion that killed seven refinery workers. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries cited the company for 39 willful violations and five …
The Demotech Company Classification System Identifies State Specialist P/C Carriers for 2010 American humorist and philosopher Josh Billings could have been describing State Specialists when he said, “Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.” …
Why the Time is Right for Agency Networks They go by many names — networks, alliances, franchises, clusters and aggregators — but all have similar goals. Aggregator groups have been around the insurance industry for more than three decades but …
The Ohio Insurance Institute is warning residents to beware of colliding with deer, as the state gears up for deer-breeding season and saw a 2.3 precent increasee in deer-vehicle crashes in 2009. According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, …
