All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 15 2010 // A former clinical counselor in the Finlay, Ohio-area has pled guilty to insurance fraud. Authorities say John Blain Frankenburg, also known as Blain J. Frankenburg, fraudulently billed two insurance companies more than...
Dec 5 2010 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the Ohio Department of Insurance will require fees for rate, rule and form filings be filed via the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filings (SERFF) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Ohio...
Dec 3 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Cherokee Insurance...
Nov 30 2010 // Ohio consumers pay $226 less for homeowners insurance than the U.S. average and nearly $167 less for auto insurance than the U.S. average, according to a report updated by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII).The homeowners...
Nov 29 2010 // Ohio’s largest city will offer domestic partner benefits to its employees a dozen years after a similar plan was canceled under public pressure.The Columbus City Council has approved health insurance coverage for the...
Nov 29 2010 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced a new online tool designed to educate and assist Ohioans in finding auto insurance that fits their needs. The Auto Insurance Sample Premium Calculator,...
Nov 24 2010 // Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich named Senator Steve Buehrer as administrator of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Buehrer, a Republican from Delta, becomes the fourth agency director of the Kasich...
Nov 23 2010 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the Ohio Department of Insurance will require fees for rate, rule and form filings be filed via the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filings (SERFF) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Ohio...
Nov 22 2010 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Marsha Ryan has resigned, effective Jan. 9, 2011. Ryan was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland and has served as BWC’s administrator since May 2007....
Nov 19 2010 // Independent wholesale broker and underwriting manager Burns & Wilcox, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., has acquired NorthCoast Excess & Surplus Agency – a wholesale brokerage and underwriting manager based...
Nov 15 2010 // A manager at Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers has resigned amid ethical questions about whether his private side business benefited from connections he made while on the state payroll.Documents provided to...
Nov 14 2010 // AIM, Quincy MutualA.I.M. Mutual Insurance Cos. and Quincy Mutual Group will join forces to create the Commercial Solutions Underwriting Alliance, a business arrangement designed to meet the commercial lines product needs...
Nov 14 2010 // Republicans made big gains across the United States – and the Midwest was no exception – in the November 2 midterm elections. Across the country, GOP gains gave the party its largest number of seats in state...
Nov 14 2010 // Ohio Mutual, Casco IndemnityOhio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG) agreed to acquire N.E. Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Casco Indemnity Co., a property and casualty insurer located in Saco, Maine. The transaction is...
Nov 11 2010 // An accomplice in an insurance fraud scheme in Ohio has been sentenced to a six-month jail term and must pay restitution and fines totaling more than $131,000, Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson...
Nov 10 2010 // An Ohio-based insurance company is donating more than $20,000 worth of arson investigation gear to Toledo, which has seen a rash of vacant house fires. Westfield Insurance says the gift presented to the city on Tuesday...
Nov 4 2010 // Midwestern states were among those that added to Republican gains in governor’s offices across the country on Nov. 2.Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin are among the states that voted to replace Democrats in...
Nov 2 2010 // Ohio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG) has reached an agreement to acquire N.E. Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Casco Indemnity Co., a property and casualty insurer located in Saco, Maine. The transaction is expected to...
Oct 29 2010 // Medical liability insurer Healthcare Underwriters Group Mutual of Ohio announced a $1 million dividend to its policyholders/owners. In the last 30 months the group has distributed $3.5 million in dividends to its doctor...
Oct 28 2010 // A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the United States brought a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, tornadoes and now even some snow for parts of the Midwest.The storm packed wind gusts of up to 81 mph...