All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2019 // A dog suspected of posing a danger to people does not have to carry an official “dangerous dog” label under state law for prosecutors to charge an owner for violating the law, the Ohio Supreme Court has...
Dec 10 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based national shoe retailer, DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., will pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief throughout the stores in its Midwest Great Lakes Region (including Michigan and Ohio) to resolve a race...
Dec 6 2019 // Personal car insurance company, Noblr, is now offering coverage to Ohio drivers, the company announced.Noblr said it rewards customers’ good driving behaviors with real-time competitive rates. Noblr is built on a...
Dec 3 2019 // The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether educators were reckless in failing to prevent an injury to a student even though they had been notified she was being bullied by a fellow kindergartner.The...
Dec 2 2019 // Aon, CoverWalletGlobal insurance broker Aon has agreed to acquire CoverWallet, a digital insurance platform for small and medium-sized businesses. No purchase price was disclosed.Founded in 2015 by technology entrepreneurs...
Nov 22 2019 // MRI Software (MRI), a global provider of real estate software, has acquired Ohio-based Multifamily Insurance Partners, which provides resident insurance programs for the US multifamily rental market.The launch of MRI...
Nov 20 2019 // AgencyZoom, a Columbus, Ohio-based sales analytics and automation platform for insurance agents, has hired Katherine Ternes as vice president of SalesTernes time as a legislative aide and her experience within insurtech...
Nov 14 2019 // Root Insurance, a property casualty insurtech, has launched a streamlined renters insurance designed and personalized for consumers starting at $6 a month.In addition to covering customers’ personal property and...
Nov 13 2019 // More than two dozen cities and counties across Kansas have sued the opioid industry, from a small town with a population of 150 near the Colorado border to the state’s most populous county at its opposite end.More...
Nov 13 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Zito Insurance Agency, a full service firm headquartered in Mentor, Ohio, northeast of Cleveland.Terms of the deal were...
Nov 12 2019 // Picturesque, and at times, worrisome.The Muskingum University dam in OHio holds back what locals call “College Lake” on the campus of the private liberal arts college. Perched directly over the inlet to the...
Nov 12 2019 // Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property/casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has appointed Dave Cox as managing director of the Transportation Division. Cox brings over 30 years of experience...
Nov 6 2019 // Hagerty, a membership, insurance and media organization for enthusiast vehicles and owners, continued its growth as an automotive lifestyle company today by announcing a new operations center in Dublin, Ohio.The new...
Nov 5 2019 // A Cincinnati, Ohio, woman must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) nearly $41,000 after being convicted of workers’ compensation fraud.The BWC reported that Michelle D. Smith, 57, pleaded...
Nov 4 2019 // Solon, Ohio-based Suracy Insurance Agency Inc. (formerly AmVenture Insurance Agency Inc.) has launched a sub-brand, Suracy Faith.Suracy Faith focuses on providing insurance solutions for churches and other religious...
Oct 29 2019 // AmVenture Insurance Agency Inc. (AmVenture) has changed its company name to Suracy Insurance Agency Inc. (Suracy). Suracy is located in Solon, Ohio.This name change marks the last stage in the company’s launch as an...
Oct 29 2019 // Two former managers of an Ohio aluminum plant have been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice in an investigation into a...
Oct 25 2019 // Figures released by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy show that more than two-thirds of the state’s medical marijuana cardholders are over the age of 40.The data shows about 21% are between the ages of 40 and 49,...
Oct 23 2019 // A roofing contractor in Martin, Ohio, has been cited for willful, repeated and serious violations of federal workplace safety standards and faces penalties of totaling $247,544.The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Oct 22 2019 // A janitorial contractor in the Cleveland suburb of Cuyahoga Heights will pay $315,000 to settle federal charges of age and disability discrimination.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says that an...