All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 23 2003 // A federal court has ruled that insurance carriers not domiciled in Ohio are not bound by a state Supreme Court decision which held that corporate uninsured motorist policies extend to employees and their private...
Apr 17 2003 // Fairfield-based Ohio Casualty Corp. has added two members to its board of directors: William P. Boardman and Robert A. Oakley.Boardman, 61, a native of Columbus, Ohio, is a retired executive of Bank One Corporation. At the...
Apr 15 2003 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin today ordered First Actual American Insurance Company (FAAIC) to cease and desist its illegal operation in the state of Ohio.The order alleges that the Canby,...
Apr 9 2003 // Leading auto insurer Progressive Insurance Co., well known for its claims service, is now stepping up that service to the next level, according to a statement released by the company.The Mayfield Village, Ohio-based...
Apr 7 2003 // Ohio Casualty Corp will Webcast its annual shareholder meeting. The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m., April 16, in the Ohio Casualty University Auditorium at the company’s Fairfield, Ohio, corporate headquarters,...
Apr 1 2003 // The member companies of Ohio Casualty Group (OCG) are installing Mitchell International Inc.’s Web-based claims workflow solution for auto physical damage claims. OCG’s choice, part of the eMitchell solutions...
Mar 31 2003 // A report released this month regarding Ohio insurers’ use of credit-based insurance scores incorrectly asserts that such scores intentionally and unfairly create a disproportionate impact on minority and low-income...
Mar 24 2003 // Have we finally arrived at the point where the economy is a critical factor in personal automobile insurance?Not quite but it is my opinion that we are closing in. Although insurance company annual statements do not...
Mar 19 2003 // Medical Justice™ Corporation announced it is partnering with local insurance brokers in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as the Florida Medical Association, to protect physicians from frivolous malpractice cases with its...
Mar 17 2003 // Preliminary estimates from February’s snow and ice storms that hammered 16 states from the Mid-Atlantic to New England caused less than $20 million in insured losses in Ohio, according to the Ohio Insurance Institute...
Mar 13 2003 // The CPCU Society has scheduled numerous workshops to be presented in April, including two in Ohio and one in Michigan. These workshops are open to CPCUs and other insurance professionals, and provide the opportunity for...
Mar 6 2003 // Bancinsurance Corp., the Columbus, Ohio-based parent of P&C insurer Ohio Indemnity Co., reported a profit of $889.6 million in 2002, down 71 percent from $3.1 billion in 2001, thanks in part to an after-tax charge of...
Mar 4 2003 // An Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) housing conference will host several panel discussions about the impact of insurance scoring on access to homeownership in the state.Three sessions dealing with different issues...
Feb 24 2003 // Ohio Casualty Corp. has laid off 87 claims staffers, which the company says will save $1.8 million this year and $4 million annually thereafter. The Fairfield, Ohio, insurer says the cuts will not affect claims service...
Feb 21 2003 // Ohio Casualty Group (OCG) agents using Applied Agency Management Systems will now have access to Policy Loss Run Reports available through IVANS Transformation Station. The Loss Run Reports also will be accessible through...
Feb 19 2003 // James J. Kennedy has been named CEO of the Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, headquartered in Bucyrus, Ohio. The announcement came after a nationwide search by Ohio Mutual’s board of directors and Jacobson Executive...
Feb 18 2003 // The Ohio Mutual Insurance Group’s Board of Directors has named James Kennedy, the CEO of their “A” excellent-rated property and casualty insurance group. “We believe that Jim’s foundation in...
Feb 6 2003 // Ohio Casualty Corp. reported lower quarterly profit as it took lower gains from investments, but it beat analysts’ forecasts as premium prices rose.The Fairfield, Ohio-based property/casualty insurer reported...
Feb 3 2003 // A Jan. 23 Ohio appeals court decision to protect Progressive Corp. against a national class action suit averted “significant cost increases” in auto insurance premiums, according to Ohio Insurance Director Ann...
Jan 29 2003 // Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin named William Tsibulsky as the Department’s Chief of Staff. “I am excited that the Department will have a person of Bill’s dedication and experience helping...