Latest Ohio Headlines

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Ohio Targets Scrap Metal Thefts by Tracking Sales

Jan 5 2014 // Ohio has begun testing a scrap metal sales database in its effort to curb widespread metal thefts.The Dayton Daily News reports that the Ohio Department of Public Safety is working with selected dealers to input sales...

Ohio’s Financial Responsibility Law in Effect; Will Higher Auto Insurance Rates Follow?

Jan 3 2014 // While Ohio has traditionally had some of the lowest auto insurance premium rates in the country, going forward some Ohioans may see their rates rising. That’s because an increase in the state’s minimum limit of...

Ohio Business Owner Must Pay $55K in Workers’ Comp Premiums

Dec 31 2013 // A Cincinnati, Ohio, business owner has been sentenced to pay nearly $55,000 in unpaid premiums owed to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Todd Bittner, owner of Bittner Construction, pleaded guilty in...

Ohio Flood Control Plan Worries Farmers

Dec 24 2013 // Farmers in northwest Ohio who are upset with a plan being worked out to control flooding along a river met with an Ohio congressman to voice their concerns.The Courier newspaper in Findlay reports that about 120 people met...

Over $9.4M in Safety Rebates Awarded by Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau

Dec 19 2013 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced that thousands of Ohio employers are receiving more than $9.4 million in savings for their participation in one of 78 safety councils sponsored by BWC’s...

Worker’s Head Injury Leads to $90K Fine for Ohio Manufacturer

Dec 18 2013 // Ohio-based McNeil Group, doing business as Pinnacle Metal Products, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker suffered a serious head injury that...

Ohio Ex-Pharmacist Sentenced for $2.1M Insurance Fraud

Dec 9 2013 // Ohio officials say a former pharmacist convicted in a $2.1 million health care fraud scheme has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.Barbara Elise Miller of Coshocton was sentenced in federal court in Akron. A statement...

Local Gas Drilling Laws Get a Key Airing in Ohio

Dec 3 2013 // A closely watched lawsuit in Ohio is asking a question that’s burning in cities and towns throughout shale country: Can regulations in states eager for the jobs and tax revenues that come with gas and oil drilling...

2 Ohio Companies Cited for Alleged Safety Violations

Dec 2 2013 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued safety citations against two southwest Ohio companies after the deaths of workers. OSHA’s area director in Cincinnati said this week that Central...

People – Midwest

Dec 2 2013 // Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance announced that Joseph A. Martin, the company’s current chief operating officer (COO) and senior vice president of marketing, has been selected after a nationwide search to serve as its...

Ohio Agent Sentenced to 2 Years’ Probation for $7,700 Theft, Insurance Fraud

Nov 27 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that former life insurance agent Russell Lowery, of Olmsted Falls, was sentenced in Cuyahoga County Common Plea Court to two years of probation for...

$300K Awarded to 2 Terminated Ohio Truck Drivers

Nov 26 2013 // Under the terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department...

Drowsy Driving a Leading Cause of Ohio Crashes

Nov 20 2013 // State statistics analyzed by a newspaper show injury crashes blamed on drowsy driving are on the rise in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Public Safety reports that 1,415 injury crashes last year in Ohio were attributed to...

Ohio Dump Truck Driver Repays More Than $19K in Workers’ Comp Benefits

Nov 18 2013 // An Ohio man was sentenced and repaid more than $19,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. BWC began investigating Harry Livingston after...

Oswald Cos. Names Drushel Senior Client Executive in Ohio

Nov 14 2013 // Oswald Cos. named Terri Drushel to senior client executive of global accounts for its property/casualty division. In this role Drushel will be responsible for leading the delivery of risk management and brokerage services...

J&J Reaches $4 Billion Settlement of Hip-Implant Suits: Sources

Nov 13 2013 // Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $4 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants in the largest settlement of U.S. legal claims for a medical device, three people familiar with the deal...

Ohio Workers’ Comp Data Shows 5K-Plus Worker Amputations Since 2005

Nov 8 2013 // Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation were analyzed by The Dayton Daily News....

J.M. Wilson Hires Fee as Branch Manager in Ohio

Nov 8 2013 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has added Gina Fee, as branch manager of its Westerville, Ohio, location. Fee will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Westerville office and staff, and foster growth and...

Ohio Stats Show more than 5K Worker Amputations

Nov 6 2013 // Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation were analyzed by The Dayton Daily News....

People – Midwest

Nov 4 2013 // Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies President, Chairman and CEO Bob Restrepo has been elected chair of the board of governors of the 1,000-member Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Restrepo also...