All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 5 2015 // Five Cincinnati-area residents have been indicted on multiple counts of alleged insurance fraud for filing a significant number of false insurance claims in 2014 totaling approximately $85,000, the Ohio Department of...
Mar 2 2015 // BP Plc double dipped by taking a total of more than $33 million from an Ohio compensation fund and insurers to clean up leaks from underground storage tanks, according to the state’s attorney general.Attorney General...
Feb 27 2015 // The Ohio House has passed a bill that gives legal protection to certain volunteers who provide service and expertise during emergencies.The measure gives architects, engineers, surveyors and tradespersons immunity from...
Feb 25 2015 // Fires killed 15 children in Ohio last year and have claimed at least 11 young lives in just the first two months of 2015, according to the state fire marshal’s office.Many factors affect those statistics, but the...
Feb 24 2015 // A truck owner says the city of Dayton should compensate him for sinkhole damage that left his truck inoperable.The Dayton Daily News reports that 52-year-old Mike McDonald is infuriated that the city rejected his $10,000...
Feb 23 2015 // Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has warned insurance companies operating in Ohio against the use of price optimization that can result in unfair discrimination.On Jan. 29 Taylor issued...
Feb 22 2015 // Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in a northern Ohio cancer cluster have dropped their federal lawsuit linking the illnesses to Whirlpool Corp.’s washing machine factory.The families asked this...
Feb 18 2015 // Certain local zoning laws can’t be used to supersede Ohio’s state-level system for regulating oil and gas drilling, a fiercely divided Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.In a 4-3 decision with three written dissents,...
Feb 12 2015 // The parents of a worker killed when a highway overpass collapsed have sued Ohio’s Department of Transportation, charging negligence and carelessness.They sued on behalf of the estate and family members of Brandon...
Feb 11 2015 // Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced Ohio’s top fraud and enforcement cases for 2014 investigated by the Ohio Department of Insurance.During the calendar year, the department processed...
Feb 10 2015 // Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has warned Ohio insurers against the use of price optimization that can result in unfair discrimination.Taylor recently issued Bulletin 2015-01, dated...
Feb 9 2015 // Workplace fatalities have been rising in Ohio, and federal officials cite lack of attention to safe work practices and training and the existence of younger and newer manufacturing and construction workforces.There had...
Feb 9 2015 // The owners of a $4 million suburban Ohio mansion that burned to the ground last year are suing their insurance company for almost $60 million, saying it didn’t honor their claims. Court documents show homeowners...
Feb 9 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield, Ohio, announced changes to its leadership team.Mike Prandi has been named to the new role of insurance operations leader. He is...
Feb 9 2015 // Combined, average homeowners and auto insurance premiums in Ohio are nearly $500 less than national averages, according to the state’s insurance department.Personal lines premiums in the state are among the lowest in...
Feb 6 2015 // The state of Ohio is proposing more fines for distracted driving, with the money going to help subsidize driver’s education courses for those who can’t afford them.The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Drive...
Feb 5 2015 // Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced the Ohio Department of Insurance through its consumer complaint process has helped Ohio consumers save or recover $24.5 million in 2014.Over the past four...
Feb 3 2015 // Combined, average homeowners and auto insurance premiums in Ohio are nearly $500 less than national averages, according to the state’s insurance department.Personal lines premiums in the state are among the lowest in...
Feb 2 2015 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has plans to move 175 jobs out of Des Moines, Iowa, to its Ohio headquarters. Company spokesman Eric Hardgrove tells the Des Moines Register the company’s home mortgage operations will...
Jan 30 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield, Ohio, announced the following changes to its leadership team:Mike Prandi has been named to the new role of insurance operations...