All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 14 2019 // The Ohio hospital system that found a doctor ordered possibly fatal doses of powerful painkillers for dozens of patients has tightened policies and drug access to address problems in pharmaceutical services that...
Feb 12 2019 // Chicago-based employee benefits advisory group, United Benefit Advisors (UBA), has added Andres O’Neil & Lowe Insurance Agency, headquartered in Bryan, Ohio, as an agency partner. Founded in 1923, Andres...
Feb 7 2019 // United Group Alliance (UGA), an alliance of independent insurance agencies, has hired Dianne Swanson as regional vice president for Ohio.Swanson will be responsible for membership service and business development for all...
Feb 4 2019 // Market Detail: Insurmark, a division of Financial & Professional Risk Solutions, Inc., (www.insurmark.com) offers private flood insurance for commercial properties. Coverage is lender compliant/NFIP guarantee...
Jan 31 2019 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group has named Rick Ringenwald divisional vice president of its environmental division. Ringenwald will serve as a member of the executive underwriting team where he will...
Jan 25 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance, says it plans to expand into additional states in 2019 and increase its workforce by 150 percent.The insurtech in 2018 added 12 states — Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Arkansas,...
Jan 23 2019 // Cannasure Insurance Services (Cannasure), an insurance managing general agent (MGA) and wholesale broker for the cannabis and hemp industries, has hired Jay Dharia as client service director in the group’s Cleveland,...
Jan 22 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based David Sichko Agency has affiliated with Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services and will now do business as Leavitt Group Midwest-Smith, Molino & Sichko, the companies said.The agency will continue...
Jan 18 2019 // An Ohio man said on Jan. 16 he was stunned to learn of allegations that his wife’s hospital death last year was caused by a doctor’s order for a fatal dose of pain medication.David Austin said he called an...
Jan 18 2019 // An intensive care doctor ordered “significantly excessive and potentially fatal” doses of pain medicine for at least 27 near-death patients in the past few years after families asked that lifesaving measures be...
Jan 15 2019 // Berkley One, a startup insurance provider targeting the high net worth personal lines market, has expanded into Florida and Ohio.Working with select independent agents, Berkley One offers home, automobile, fine art and...
Jan 10 2019 // For the second time in three years, the lower Mississippi River is flooding in January.High water is moving downriver from the junction with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio crested over the weekend. The...
Jan 7 2019 // Officials in Columbus, Ohio, strengthened a city law protecting tenants to prevent landlords from evicting renters for complaining about housing issues.The updated law, which was approved earlier this month, takes effect...
Jan 7 2019 // Ohio Insurance Agents Association Inc. (OIA) has launched IntellAgent LLC, an analytics-driven organization that specializes in actionable insights for independent agents.IntellAgents LLC was formed to help independent...
Jan 7 2019 // With some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan’s no-fault insurance laws — much maligned by the insurance industry and business interests — are sure to be a target for legislative...
Jan 7 2019 // 2019 CIWA Industry DaysJan 6-8 Hilton La Jolla Torrey PinesLa Jolla, CACIWAwww.ciwa.net2019 Big ‘I’ Winter MeetingJan 9-12 Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the ArchSt. Louis, MOIndependent Insurance Agents &...
Jan 2 2019 // New laws in Ohio will benefit Ohio consumers while further strengthening Ohio’s robust insurance market, according to Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment.Among the changes made by Ohio’s...
Dec 31 2018 // The State Highway Patrol says nine people were killed in traffic crashes around Ohio during the Christmas weekend. The patrol says three people died in drug or alcohol related crashes during the five-day holiday period...
Dec 31 2018 // The Coast Guard says a section of the Ohio River in Kentucky has re-opened after a tugboat and coal barge accident forced its closing.Coast Guard officials say a towing vessel was pushing 15 loaded coal barges when it hit...
Dec 28 2018 // Ohio Insurance Agents Association has hired Ashley Fitzsimmons as customer experience manager.Growing OIA’s vision to be a “change agent for agent change,” Fitzsimmons has a goal to lead the...