All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 15 2011 // Federal safety regulators say Ohio had one of the biggest increases in crash deaths last year and was one of 16 states that saw more fatalities related to drunk driving.A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Dec 13 2011 // A medical malpractice claim alleging lack of informed consent requires expert medical testimony to establish harm, Ohio’s high court has ruled.In a case arising from a medical malpractice suit filed by Robert and...
Dec 6 2011 // A newspaper’s analysis shows the most common complaints received by the Ohio Department of Insurance come from people who had health claims denied.The Columbus Dispatch reports the department got more than 3,100...
Dec 6 2011 // Ohio Lt. Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced the successful completion of The Physicians’ Assurance Corp. (TPAC) liquidation proceeding. TPAC was ordered into liquidation on Aug. 18,...
Dec 5 2011 // It would be difficult to find an industry more competitive than the insurance business. Our long-term results prove that to be true. Far more often than not, the industry loses money on what is supposed to be our core...
Dec 5 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) introduced a new rating plan that encourages employers to maintain safe workplaces and to work with injured workers to speed their return to work.“Destination:...
Dec 5 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Trissel Graham & TooleItasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Trissel Graham & Toole Inc., headquartered in Davenport, Iowa. With roots dating back to 1896,...
Dec 2 2011 // A Sharonville, Ohio, man has been sentenced in court for working as a cable installer while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Gary Metz must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) $7,165...
Dec 1 2011 // A Toledo, Ohio, man who treated injured workers without a medical license must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $100,000 as a result of his sentencing for workers’ compensation...
Nov 23 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) awarded 13 businesses safety intervention grants totaling more than $273,000 during October to make Ohio workplaces safer, the agency announced.BWC designed the Safety...
Nov 21 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has introduced a new rating plan that encourages employers to maintain safe workplaces and to work with injured workers to speed their return to work.The new rating...
Nov 18 2011 // A group of Ohio-based private business jet operators is suing the Internal Revenue Service for $643 million, saying the government wrongly applied a ticket tax meant for commercial passengers only.The lawsuit in U.S....
Nov 16 2011 // If you live in Texas, Illinois or Ohio, you’re more likely to experience a cooking fire on Thanksgiving Day than those in other states.That’s according to claims data from Illinois-based State Farm Insurance....
Nov 8 2011 // Mount Vernon, Ohio-based Dumbaugh Insurance Agency is now a partner in Keystone Insurers Group (KIG). Dumbaugh Insurance is Keystone’s 28th franchise partner in Ohio, bringing the property and casualty insurance...
Nov 8 2011 // Keystone Insurers Group, a franchisor of insurance agencies headquartered in Northumberland, Penn., has added a new franchise partner in Ohio.Keystone said it has established a partnership with Mount Vernon, Ohio-based...
Nov 7 2011 // Westfield Insurance, headquartered in Westfield, Ohio, selected Dennis Baus to lead the company’s surety operations. Baus assumes the national surety leader responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2012, replacing Rick Kinnaird...
Nov 7 2011 // Staged automobile accidents in Canada’s most populated province of Ontario pose a unique problem for American auto insurers that must deal with Ontario’s stringent no-fault benefits.Some U.S.-based adjusters...
Nov 1 2011 // A tax lien program that has collected more than $2 million in unpaid income tax, sales tax and workers’ compensation premium payments, Ohio Lt. Governor and Dept. of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced. The...
Oct 28 2011 // Ohio’s 3,900 public employer taxing districts will pay an estimated $22 million less for workers’ compensation coverage next year following tadecision by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC)...
Oct 27 2011 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) reported that 10 Ohio businesses received more than $217,000 in safety intervention grants in September to improve workplace safety.The Safety Intervention Grant program...