Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
Jul 7 2008 // 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. International Energy Package Market Detail:...
N.D. Surpreme Court Revives Workers’ Comp Charges Against Former Director
Jul 2 2008 // North Dakota’s Supreme Court revived two felony charges on June 30 against a former state workers’ compensation director, saying prosecutors may put him on trial for allegedly misspending more than $18,000 in...
Experts Predict Flooded Midwest Will Lose Billions
Jul 1 2008 // Floodwaters receding into the Mississippi River and its tributaries will suck billions of dollars out of the Midwest’s economy, though experts have not agreed on whether the damage will be as devastating as the 1993...
Ohio Director Reminds Consumers: Driving Less Saves on Auto Insurance
Jun 27 2008 // If gasoline at $4 a gallon has you driving less, one Ohio official says be sure to tell your insurer. State Insurance Department Director Mary Jo Hudson says many Ohioans have switched to public transportation or car...
It Figures
Jun 16 2008 // $300,000 Owners of pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman Pinscher in Kenmare, N.D. won’t have to get rid of them, if they license the dogs and keep them secure. Kenmare City Council members had considered a ban on some...
New Markets
Jun 16 2008 // 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. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac...
Officials Say Ohio Grown Tomatoes Not Part of Safety Alert
Jun 12 2008 // Government food inspectors say Ohio-grown tomatoes are still safe to eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Ohio tomatoes are not part of a salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw...
Storms, Hail and High Winds Batter Kansas, Indiana, Ohio
Jun 5 2008 // Authorities say lightning from a line of strong thunderstorms crashing through the Midwest ignited a large fire at a petroleum terminal in downtown Kansas City, Kan. City fire Capt. Stan Castaneda says lightning struck a...
Meteorologists Confirm Tornado Touched Down in Northwest Ohio
Jun 4 2008 // Two of the three tornadoes that traveled through northwest Ohio early on May 31 destroyed homes and left a path of debris, meteorologists said. The National Weather Service said one tornado with winds up to 130 mph touched...
Ohio Tanker Crash Victim’s Wife Seeks $12 Million in Damages
Jun 3 2008 // An Ohio woman whose husband was killed in a crash with a tanker truck in 2006 is seeking $12 million in damages. Cynthia Heider of Cridersville has sued the Ohio Department of Transportation in the Ohio Court of Claims in...
Ohio Woman Gets $20M Over Baby Stuck in Birth Canal
Jun 2 2008 // An Ohio jury has awarded more than $20 million to a woman whose baby was stuck in her birth canal for 13 hours. On May 19, a jury found doctors negligent for trying to push Heather Grow’s 9-pound baby through in...
New Markets
Jun 2 2008 // 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. Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has...
Ohio Agents Sponsor 2008 Insurance Career Internship Program
May 30 2008 // The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio, Inc. (PIA) Internship Program, recently announced that its 2008 program for insurance industry interns was operational. On May 28 the PIA welcomed 12 interns hosting a...
Ohio Governor Names Law Professor as Temporary Attorney General
May 29 2008 // Democratic Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on May 28 (Wednesday) tapped the dean of the Ohio State University law school to serve temporarily as attorney general after a sexual harassment scandal forced out the previous attorney...
Ohio Woman Gets $20 Million over Baby Stuck in Birth Canal
May 22 2008 // An Ohio jury has awarded more than $20 million to a woman whose baby was stuck in her birth canal for 13 hours. On Monday, May 19th, a jury found doctors negligent for trying to push Heather Grow’s 9-pound baby...
$3M Ohio Mold Decision Kindles Coverage Questions
May 19 2008 // Insurance professionals took note recently when a Franklin County, Ohio judge awarded $3 million plus legal costs to a family whose central-Ohio home became overrun with toxic mold, presumably caused by the...
Ohio Employers Ask for Another Review of Workers’ Comp Rates
May 19 2008 // A group of Ohio employers who say their businesses are being crushed by injured-worker insurance rates that the state modified last year has asked the state’s watchdog to take another look at the program. The newly...
Ohio Employers Ask for Another Review of Workers’ Comp Rates
May 12 2008 // A group of Ohio employers who say their businesses are being crushed by injured-worker insurance rates that the state modified last year has asked the state’s watchdog to take another look at the program. The newly...
Buchanan to Manage New Ohio Casualty Office in Virginia
May 7 2008 // Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has opened a new branch office in suburban Richmond to provide commercial lines and inland marine underwriting services for agents in central and southern...
Ohio Agency Reviews Court Decision Affecting Thousands of Workers
May 6 2008 // The state insurance fund for injured workers is trying to figure out the impact of a court ruling that in theory could allow hundreds of thousands of previously settled injured workers claims to be reopened. Late last...
