All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 6 2003 // A decision by the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn its own previous ruling on commercial auto insurance coverage has finally corrected an injustice in the legal system, according to the Alliance of American Insurers.The...
Oct 20 2003 // The notice condition in general liability policies requires that the insured provide the insurer with timely notice of any potential occurrence and the receipt of suit papers. Failure to give proper notice of either of...
Oct 2 2003 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced that two Department initiatives designed to protect residents from fraudulent health insurance policies and to simplify liquidation proceedings involving...
Sep 26 2003 // Insurer Ohio Casualty Corp. announced that third quarter earnings will be impacted by net catastrophe losses estimated at $16 million before tax which were incurred during the period July 1 through Sept. 24. About $9...
Sep 17 2003 // Ohio Casualty Group (OCG), based in Fairfield, received the 2003 Interface Best Practices Award from Applied Systems Inc. OCG was among 15 insurance carriers to be formally recognized at the September Applied Systems...
Aug 26 2003 // Ohio Sen. George Voinovich will not return the $85,000 now-bankrupt PIE Mutual Insurance co-founder and convicted fraudster Larry Rogers donated to his campaign, according to the Associated Press. PIE, once a leading...
Aug 25 2003 // Fairfield, Ohio-based insurer Ohio Casualty Corp. has appointed Myra C. Selby a member of its board of directors. Selby, 48, is a partner in the business section of IceMiller, Legal and Business Advisors in Indianapolis,...
Aug 13 2003 // Columbus, Ohio-based brokerage and risk-management firm Assurex Global announced the appointment of central Ohio’s James R. Hackbarth as CEO. Hackbarth takes the helm immediately. Hackbarth brings to Assurex Global...
Aug 8 2003 // Fairfield, Ohio-based carrier Ohio Casualty Corp. announced second-quarter net income of $11 million, or 18 cents per diluted share, down from a year ago’s $13.1 million, or 21 cents per diluted share. The company...
Aug 4 2003 // The Ohio Department of Insurance will conduct a review of Ohio insurance companies to inquire about the industry’s current use of credit scoring and how companies are moving toward complying with a new regulation...
Jul 9 2003 // Bowling Green, Ohio-based Sky Financial Group Inc. has acquired Insurance Buyers’ Service Agency Inc. (IBS) of Boardman, Ohio. IBS is an agency that sells professional liability, personal and commercial insurance....
Jun 27 2003 // An investigation initiated by the Ohio Department of Insurance led to a 16-count federal indictment yesterday of Robert J. Lucia, former CEO of Beachwood, Ohio-based Credit General Insurance Co., for alleged bank fraud,...
Jun 18 2003 // Ohio Indemnity Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bancinsurance Corp. announced the promotion of Daniel J. Stephan to senior vice president of marketing and Thomas F. Ryan to assistant vice president of claims. Stephan has...
Jun 13 2003 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced the promotion of Chief of Staff William J. Tsibulsky to Deputy Director in a move consolidating the chief of staff and deputy director...
Jun 13 2003 // The Ohio Senate passed a litigation reform measure that will reportedly stem the tide of economic damage caused by out-of-control jury verdicts and other abuses of the tort system, according to a statement released by the...
Jun 5 2003 // To further strengthen its corporate governance structure, the Nationwide Financial Services Inc. board of directors today announced that it has separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. As a result,...
Jun 3 2003 // Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced that Michael Fulwider will join her senior staff as communications director. Fulwider is currently the director of Communications and Media Relations for Columbus Public...
May 30 2003 // The Ohio General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review accepted an administrative rule sought by the Ohio Department of Insurance regarding an insurance company’s use of a consumer’s credit...
May 23 2003 // Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin ordered International Water Marine Safety Foundation and North American Marine General Insurance Co. to stop writing insurance policies in Ohio. The property and casualty insurers...
May 15 2003 // Ohio Casualty Corporation announced that second quarter earnings will be impacted by net catastrophe losses estimated at $12 million before tax which were incurred during the period April 1 though May 11,...