All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 31 2008 // More Ohioans would have access to health insurance through tax credits and other incentives and the state would offer programs to promote healthiness under a wide-ranging bill introduced in the Ohio House earlier this...
Jan 30 2008 // Atlanta-based Proudfoot Consulting named Dan R. Carmichael, former CEO of Ohio Casualty Corp., as senior advisor to the firm.Carmichael will help clients within Proudfoot’s insurance practice improve their operating...
Jan 29 2008 // A federal lawsuit filed by 33 inmates at a state prison accuses officials of lying about removing asbestos from the facility.Lab tests on a powdery substance collected by the inmates at the Chillicothe Correctional...
Jan 29 2008 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson earlier this month issued a bulletin concerning the recent extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), as enacted by Congress and signed by the President. The...
Jan 28 2008 // Some Ohio state officials aren’t quite ready to say that legislative efforts to cap award amounts and other tort reform efforts are having an impact on dropping claims numbers.The state insurance director said last...
Jan 27 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Three Year Policies — EPLI Nuts &...
Jan 24 2008 // A new report released this week by the Ohio Department of Insurance says the number of medical malpractice claims in the state dropped 20 percent from 2005 to 2006.The report says there were 4,006 medical malpractice...
Jan 22 2008 // The fraud and corruption trial of former state Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz, who is accused of trying to coerce an insurance company to donate money to his favorite charity rather than pay state fines, will...
Jan 15 2008 // It was just a relatively small shake, an earthquake beneath Lake Erie that was a mild 3.1 magnitude that could be felt in some lakeshore communities.Still, Ohio seems increasingly prone to the shakes; there have been 25...
Jan 13 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Small Residential General Contractors Nuts...
Jan 11 2008 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson recently announced the retirement of Peg Ising, who has served as the Department’s Deputy director since May 2006. According to Hudson, Ising is a seasoned...
Jan 4 2008 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is raising the deductible on its earthquake coverage because of the risk of major losses from an earthquake.Columbus-based Nationwide is raising the deductible from 2 percent to 5 percent of...
Jan 3 2008 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that until further notice, the department will be temporarily allowing insurance agent license applicants to complete the fingerprint/background check requirement at any...
Dec 27 2007 // Buffalo, N.Y.-based Merchants Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced that it has formed a subsidiary, Merchants Preferred Insurance Co. and is now accepting commercial and personal lines business in Ohio, effective Jan....
Dec 27 2007 // Three companies have filed a class-action suit against the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation over a system that they say costs employers million of dollars in excessive premiums.The companies argue that the...
Dec 23 2007 // Toledo, Ohio-based privately held commercial insurance brokerage, the Hylant Group, has named John W. Chaney as president of the Cleveland office and regional vice president.Chaney will be responsible for the overall...
Dec 23 2007 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Small Residential General Contractors Nuts...
Dec 19 2007 // A new National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) report shows Ohio homeowners and most Midwestern states pay some of the lowest homeowners insurance rates in the nation.The Ohio Department of Insurance...
Dec 17 2007 // The insurance industry says tracking devices and other measures to foil car thieves are working in Ohio, based on FBI data showing a nearly double-digit decline in auto thefts.A new report from the Ohio Insurance Institute...
Dec 11 2007 // Farmers Insurance Group of Cos., including Farmers Insurance Company of Columbus recently announced a new product for its over 256,000 insurance policyholders or new policyholders in Ohio.Beginning December 17, 2007, the...