Latest Ohio Headlines

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16 More Alumni Sue Ohio State Over Abuse by Team Doctor

Jun 14 2019 // Sixteen more Ohio State University alumni have sued the university over how school officials dealt with a team doctor who an investigation recently concluded had sexually abused at least 177 young men between 1979 and...

Ohio Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration, Assistance Due to Storm Damage

Jun 13 2019 // Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration and federal assistance for 10 counties impacted by tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds,...

Cleveland, Ohio, Shaken by Mag 4 Earthquake

Jun 12 2019 // Federal geologists say an earthquake of an estimated magnitude 4.0 hit Monday morning just northeast of Cleveland in Lake Erie, shaking up residents who flooded dispatch centers with calls.There were no immediate reports...

Federal Crews Begin Assessing Ohio Tornado Damage

Jun 6 2019 // Federal workers are in Ohio and have begun assessing the damage left behind by tornadoes that recently swept through 10 counties.Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and many more were damaged during the...

Ohio Doctor Now Faces Murder Charges in Painkiller Overdose Deaths

Jun 6 2019 // A critical care doctor who is already accused of ordering painkiller overdoses for dozens of Ohio hospital patients has been charged with murder in 25 patient deaths, authorities said on June 5.A grand jury indicted...

Lawsuit: Maker of Ohio Amusement Ride Knew of Defect Before Crash

Jun 5 2019 // A lawsuit filed against the maker of an amusement ride that broke apart at the Ohio State Fair says the company knew years before about a defect that caused the deadly crash.The family of an 18-year-old who died at the...

State of Emergency Declared in Ohio; Insurers Asked to Allow Deferred Payments

May 30 2019 // Ohio Insurance Director Jillian Froment has issued a bulletin to all insurance companies and other entities transacting the business of insurance in the state to allow leeway to insurance consumers in counties covered by a...

1 Dead After Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction Across Indiana, Ohio

May 29 2019 // A swarm of apparent tornadoes so tightly packed that one crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes and blowing out windows. One person was killed and dozens were injured.The...

Attorneys Say Ohio State Must Reveal Who Knew About Abuse by Team Doctor

May 23 2019 // Administrators at Ohio State University should release the names of all coaches, trainers and personnel who knew of but failed to act on complaints about a now-dead team doctor who sexually abused male students for nearly...

Safe Auto in Ohio Files Registration Statement with SEC for IPO

May 20 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Safe Auto Insurance Group Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common...

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May 20 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head of HML....

Ohio Launches Campaign Urging Safety Belt Use by Drivers

May 17 2019 // The Ohio State Highway Patrol has begun a campaign urging Ohio motorists to wear their safety belts.The patrol says troopers will be encouraging drivers to “buckle up” to save lives. A statement released by the...

Proposed Ohio Bill Bars Towing Services from Hiring ‘Spotters’

May 17 2019 // A bill that would prohibit towing services from hiring “spotters” to report illegally parked vehicles is up for consideration in an Ohio House committee. A spotter as described in the bill is a person whose...

Ohio’s International Excess Taps Brown-Hurtado to Lead Cannabis Division

May 9 2019 // Beachwood, Ohio-based insurance program manager, International Excess, has appointed Kathleen Brown-Hurtado vice president of Specialty Programs. She will be spearheading the company’s Cannabis Insurance...

More States Could Settle Opioid Suits in Wake of West Virginia’s McKesson Deal

May 6 2019 // McKesson Corp.’s settlement of an opioid lawsuit with West Virginia — the state with the highest U.S. rate of drug-overdose deaths — may encourage other states to seek quick cash to cope with the rising...

Reliance Global Group Acquires Ohio’s Fortman Insurance

May 3 2019 // Reliance Global Group Inc. (RELI) through its subsidiary Reliance Global Holdings LLC has completed the previously announced acquisition of Ohio-based Fortman Insurance Agency LLC, for a total purchase price of $4.138...

Council Formed with Goal of Changing Ohio’s Distracted Driving Culture

Apr 29 2019 // Gov. Mike DeWine says a newly formed council will develop a plan to change the distracted driving culture in Ohio. The Republican governor this week announced creation of the Distracted Driving Advisory Council. The...

Ohio Company Admits to Concealing Information After Worker’s Death

Apr 29 2019 // An Ohio aluminum manufacturing company accused of misleading investigators and its parent company after a fatal workplace accident has pleaded guilty to a related federal charge about concealing information on a...

Keesey Joins Cannasure Insurance Services as Sr. Underwriter in Ohio

Apr 25 2019 // Cannasure Insurance Services (Cannasure), a Cleveland, Ohio-based managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker for the cannabis and hemp industries, hired Jenna Keesey as a senior underwriter in its growing MGA...

Ohio Hospital Settles 3 Excessive Dose Claim Lawsuits

Apr 25 2019 // The Ohio hospital system where an intensive care doctor is accused of ordering excessive doses of painkillers for dozens of patients who died is settling three resulting wrongful-death cases, while 24 more lawsuits are...