All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 7 2006 // When the going gets tough, the tough go … shopping! Judging by the 18 percent increase in the development of retail shopping centers in the United States in 2005 over 2004, that tongue-in-cheek adage has more than a...
Aug 1 2006 // Federal officials who plan to assess flood damage in northeast Ohio and residents still needing to clean up will have to work in searing heat.The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Monday and Tuesday in...
Aug 1 2006 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group, Inc. expects to release its 2006 second quarter results after the market closes today, Tuesday, August 1, 2006. The earnings release will be available shortly thereafter on...
Jul 26 2006 // Hundreds of injured workers temporarily received less in state benefits than they deserved because of poor record-keeping at a scandal-plagued state insurance fund, according to a memo released Monday.The disclosure was...
Jul 25 2006 // The Hylant Group, a commercial insurance brokerage headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, announced today that Len Dyer has been hired as president to head the newly-established office in Grand Rapids, Mich.Dyer comes to Hylant...
Jul 25 2006 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro moved to intervene in the case against the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s claim for lands in Ohio.In May 2005, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma filed this suit claiming that...
Jul 25 2006 // The family of a Columbus, Ohio girl, now five years old, whose brain was damaged as doctors prepared her for surgery was awarded more than $17.8 million in one of Ohio’s largest medical-malpractice awards.The...
Jul 24 2006 // Professional Liability ProgramNuts & Bolts: London American Profess- ional Liability program designed for a diverse set of professions, including many types of consultants, insurance services, media and real estate...
Jul 21 2006 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation agreed this week to drop its appeal and pay $52 million awarded to injured state employees in a class-action lawsuit.The bureau had argued that state laws prevented workers...
Jul 20 2006 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft recently signed legislation which includes provisions benefiting farm mutual insurance companies and their policyholders, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies’...
Jul 18 2006 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich announced today that Charles (Chuck) Adamczyk and Marcy Croyle have joined its accident and health group as business development manager and sales account executive, respectively.Adamczyk and...
Jul 18 2006 // Federated Investors Insurance Company Holdings, Inc. announced this week that effective immediately, Mirador Consulting, LLC., will handle all investor relations and shareholder communications on behalf of the...
Jul 13 2006 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said this week that the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s decision to drop the state from its claim for lands in Ohio is a clear indication that their legal claims are...
Jul 12 2006 // School insurance policies in Ohio that used to cover the basics, workers’ compensation for staff, liability insurance for jungle gym accidents, now also cover catastrophes such as terrorist attacks or school...
Jul 12 2006 // While much of the controversy surrounding former New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna has centered on Con Alma, his conduct wasn’t limited to the health foundation he founded, court documents allege.Serna...
Jul 11 2006 // Reforms implemented by Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and lawmakers didn’t go far enough to strengthen the board that oversees Ohio’s troubled state insurance fund for injured workers, an independent consultant studying...
Jul 5 2006 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group, Inc. announced a July 1, 2006, quarterly dividend of $0.13-3/4 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on July 25 to holders of record on...
Jul 5 2006 // Albert “Buzz” Brown, a retired chairman of Frederick Rauh and Company, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based insurance firm, and former president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), has been named a co-recipient...
Jun 21 2006 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, recently announced the launch of its healthcare professional liability product for group and individual physicians in the Ohio and Michigan...
Jun 19 2006 // The Progressive Corp. appointed John A. Barbagallo as the new president of the company’s Drive Group. Barbagallo, who joined the company more than 20 years ago as a claims representative, currently serves as the...