All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...
Nov 22 2006 // A Butler County court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a state legislator who challenged Miami University’s same-sex partner benefits policy based on Ohio’s 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay...
Nov 20 2006 // For the first time, the state has compiled a report on the outcome of medical malpractice claims filed in Ohio _ providing a benchmark for future trends over what has been a hot-button issue between doctors and the lawyers...
Nov 20 2006 // 2 percent Four of the Ohio’s five largest medical malpractice insurers have revised their rates to produce an average decrease of almost 2 percent for Ohio doctors this year, following years of increases, the Ohio...
Nov 20 2006 // Med mal“Stabilizing measures taken in the last few years by the Ohio Department of Insurance and the Ohio Legislature to reverse Ohio’s medical liability insurance crisis continue to show positive...
Nov 20 2006 // The goal of fair and balanced courts in states throughout the country was advanced in a number of state Supreme Court elections, according to the American Insurance Association.Contestable state Supreme Court elections...
Nov 20 2006 // J.J. Morrow, Jr., formerly the managing director of St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company in Chicago has joined Georgia-based Swett & Crawford’s Chicago office as a property broker. Since 1997 he has managed...
Nov 17 2006 // Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named the 2006 Indiana Insurance Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI). The recognition came during the...
Nov 17 2006 // Ohio and West Virginia residents who sued DuPont over a chemical used to produce Teflon may have to wait up to five years before learning if their health has been adversely affected by the substance, members of a science...
Nov 16 2006 // Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Corp. recently announced that its principal insurance subsidiary National Interstate Insurance Co. has added a commercial vehicle product to its offering. The new product line,...
Nov 16 2006 // Westfield Group’s Debra Lyons, chief human resources officer, was recognized by Northern Ohio Live magazine as a 2006 Rainmakers recipient for her career achievements.According to the Westfield written release,...
Nov 15 2006 // Patients often came to Dr. Jorge Martinez screaming in agony from chronic pain.The Ohio pain-management specialist was their last hope. He exploited their misery to shake down insurers for an incredible $60 million in...
Nov 13 2006 // Financial Investigator Jeff Leovic, a member of Medical Mutual of Ohio’s Financial Investigations unit, is among the winners of the 2006 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association’s (NHCAA) Investigation of...
Nov 10 2006 // The Hylant Group recently hired William Gahr as a claims consultant, vice president in its Cleveland, Ohio location. According to the Hylant written statement, Gahr brings experience to the company in the areas of claims...
Nov 10 2006 // Four of the state’s five largest medical malpractice insurers have revised their rates to produce an average decrease of almost 2 percent for Ohio doctors this year, following years of increases, the Ohio Department...
Nov 9 2006 // Toledo, Ohio-based Hylant Group, a business insurance agency, has hired Steve Stuart as a property risk senior consultant in its Troy, Mich. location.Prior to joining Hylant, Stuart was a vice president and senior...
Nov 9 2006 // An insurer wants to determine whether it has coverage obligations in lawsuits involving a retirement plan at Cardinal Health Inc., the drug and medical supply distributor said in a Tuesday filing with the Securities and...
Nov 7 2006 // National Interstate Corporation today reported net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006 of $6.5 million ($0.34 per share diluted), compared to $8.2 million ($0.43 per share diluted) for the third quarter of...
Nov 7 2006 // ProSLIP, the insurance wholesaler errors and omissions program is marking its 15th anniversary, according to the written release by Ohio-based Quadrant Insurance Managers.ProSLIP was designed to provide a superior choice...
Nov 5 2006 // Ohio enters into $7 million settlement agreement with ZurichThe Attorney General and Ohio Department of In-surance offices announced that they have reached a settlement with Zurich American Insurance Co., resolving...