All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 4 2009 // A group looking for ways to prevent another serious flood in northwest Ohio said it will use $3 million in state aid to buy homes and land along the Blanchard River in two hard-hit towns.Buying the low-lying properties in...
Feb 26 2009 // General Re Corp., a reinsurance unit of billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., agreed to pay $72 million to settle investor claims about its role in a fraudulent transaction involving American...
Feb 23 2009 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has created a new deductible program, the first-ever for BWC, it says will give employers better control of their workers’ compensation insurance spending and provide an...
Feb 22 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Fire Protection Contractors Market Detail:...
Feb 20 2009 // An Ohio man convicted of performing physical therapy on injured workers without a license has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge Herman Weber sentenced Michael Stinson in federal court...
Feb 19 2009 // Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has announced that state agencies are collaborating to combat the misclassification of workers. Employee misclassification is part of an “underground economy” in which an...
Feb 12 2009 // Ohio State University argues it’s not responsible for the death of a Pennsylvania freshman pinned by a dormitory elevator in 2006.In a court document filed this week, the university says in response to a lawsuit that...
Feb 6 2009 // More cash-strapped states want to give law enforcement officers the authority to pull over motorists who aren’t wearing seat belts.The 15 states, including Ohio, that are considering making the switch need to do so...
Feb 4 2009 // Take a guess — how long are the dashed lines that are painted down the middle of a road?If you’re like most people, you answered, “Two feet.” The real answer is 10 feet. That’s the federal...
Feb 3 2009 // Lori Ault has joined S. H. Smith & Co., a national specialty insurance broker, as vice president of Sales. She will be part of the Midwestern sales team located out of S. H. Smith’s office in Ohio. Ault’s...
Feb 2 2009 // In some parts of rural Kentucky, they’re getting water the old-fashioned way — with pails from a creek. There’s not room for one more sleeping bag on the shelter floor. The creative are flushing their...
Jan 29 2009 // ACE Private Risk Services has expanded the availability of its ACE Platinum Portfolio policy to Kentucky and Ohio.Launched in May 2008 and sold through independent agents and brokers, the new product is designed to meet...
Jan 28 2009 // A state agency is reviewing the way it tracks how employees use the Internet after a report concluded that a worker remained undetected for years as he alternately viewed pornographic Web sites and did work for his...
Jan 27 2009 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) board of directors has approved a rule that is expected to prevent spikes in workers’ compensation insurance costs for many employers.The cap on an...
Jan 26 2009 // Ohio’s Mount Union College head football coach Larry Kehres has been selected as the 2008 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year for Division III.Kehres and Liberty Mutual will present four local charities and the Mount...
Jan 25 2009 // The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association named Richard Look president. He is a marketing communications veteran with agency and insurance company experience, and currently serves as vice president of...
Jan 21 2009 // The number of fire deaths across the state increased by 42 percent last year over 2007, according to the Ohio fire marshal’s office.Officials have no clear explanation for the increase to 183 fire deaths in 2008 from...
Jan 20 2009 // The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio, Inc. (PIA) elected Douglas J. Fox, of Perrysburg, president of its board of directors. Fox’s term commenced Jan. 1.Fox is an independent insurance agent, with...
Jan 11 2009 // Top 100 Agency Profile RANKING: No. 7 Agency Name: The Hylant Group Headquarters: Toledo, Ohio Year Founded: 1935 Additional Locations: 11 other offices in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee 2007 Property/Casualty...
Jan 7 2009 // Hylant Group, one of the nation’s largest privately held commercial insurance brokerage firms, recently named Todd Belden as president in its Cincinnati, Ohio office. In his new role, Belden will be responsible for...