All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2016 // A former inmate has won $3 million in a lawsuit against an Ohio prison after the state failed to file an answer for several years.John Henricks, 59, of Fulton County, had sued now-retired Dr. Ida Gonzalez and the Pickaway...
Sep 19 2016 // A newspaper investigation has found that 21-year-olds received the most traffic citations out of any age group in Ohio, despite not being the most licensed drivers.The analysis by The Plain Dealer of more than 612,000...
Sep 19 2016 // In terms of employment opportunities, the insurance industry in Ohio is growing at a robust pace, a state insurance industry trade group says.In the 2016 edition of its “Insurance in Ohio” report, the Ohio...
Sep 13 2016 // A former Ohio insurance agent and agency owner has been sentenced for grand theft after pleading guilty to misappropriating more than $58,000 from two clients, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced.Charles Gabel, of...
Sep 12 2016 // The state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has awarded two Ohio universities with money to research occupational health and safety.The grants support research in how injuries can prevented in the workplace and ways to...
Sep 7 2016 // In terms of employment opportunities, the insurance industry in Ohio is growing at a robust pace, a state insurance industry trade group says.In the 2016 edition of its “Insurance in Ohio” report, the Ohio...
Sep 7 2016 // A newspaper investigation has found that 21-year-olds received the most traffic citations out of any age group in Ohio, despite not being the most licensed drivers.The analysis by The Plain Dealer of more than 612,000...
Sep 2 2016 // Ohio Mutual Insurance Group plans to offer its policyholders distracted driving technology from Cellcontrol to help reduce distracted driving claims.Cellcontrol is a combination hardware device and software. A toll booth...
Aug 26 2016 // A wave of severe storms produced at least a dozen tornadoes in Indiana and Ohio earlier this week, damaging homes and businesses but causing no serious injuries, authorities said as crews worked to restore power and remove...
Aug 22 2016 // Insurance brokerage Hylant, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has promoted Doug Miller to vice president, Executive Risk Practice leader. He assumes the Executive Risk Practice group leadership from Jim Lash, who was recently...
Aug 8 2016 // Auto safety regulators in two countries are investigating another deadly airbag problem that could affect up to 8 million vehicles.Investigators in the U.S. and Canada are looking into a crash in the Canadian province of...
Aug 8 2016 // Insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services (USI) appointed David A. Nurre president, employee benefits for the Cincinnati, Ohio, office.Nurre has more than 17 years of industry experience and has been with USI Insurance...
Jul 26 2016 // Toledo, Ohio, collected almost $630,000 during its first four months of using hand-held cameras to catch speeding drivers, providing a financial boost to a city facing budget troubles.The program was expected to generate...
Jul 26 2016 // Michael D. Farley has joined the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) as vice president of legal and government affairs. Farley will assume leadership of the association’s legislative and regulatory affairs initiatives, a...
Jul 25 2016 // Ohio Insurance Institute President Dan Kelso is retiring and senior staffer Dean Fadel has been named the OII’s new president.Formerly vice president of Government Relations, Fadel joined OII in 1988. He previously...
Jul 19 2016 // DuPont Co. and Dow Chemical Co. must tell shareholders before next week’s merger vote that they may face exposure to costly potential damages from claims that a chemical used to make Teflon caused cancer and other...
Jul 11 2016 // Wholesale insurance broker Burns & Wilcox added Mary Mullen as personal insurance manager in its Chicago office.Mullen, who most recently served as vice president, regional operations officer at Willis Towers Watson,...
Jul 11 2016 // Rogers & Gray, Albert Brock Co.Cape Cod, Mass.-based Rogers & Gray Insurance has acquired the independent insurance agency, Albert G. Brock Co., located on Nantucket Island, Mass. The newly formed entity will...
Jul 8 2016 // Ohio Insurance Institute President Dan Kelso is retiring and senior staffer Dean Fadel has been named the OII’s new president, the organization announced.The leadership transition will occur over the next several...
Jul 6 2016 // Insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, announced that Chris Godley has been named president in the Columbus, Ohio, office, Craig Markos has been promoted to president of Property/Casualty, and Richard Hylant has been named...