Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Allows 5% Rate Cut on Workers’ Comp Insurance
Mar 31 2008 // Ohio state officials on Friday approved a 5 percent overall rate reduction in premiums for businesses participating in Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers, the first reduction since 2001. The decrease, which...
Farmers Offers New Auto Package in Ohio and Indiana
Mar 31 2008 // Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc. and Indiana Farmers Insurance Co. are introducing Farmers FlexSM, a new package of options that can reward drivers for being accident-free. “Our research shows that many policyholders...
Ohio Tornado Drill Marks Beginning of Severe Weather Season
Mar 27 2008 // Remember, this is only a test. Tornado sirens blared at 9:50 a.m. in a statewide drill on Wednesday ordered by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. In his proclamation, the governor says...
Ohio Governor Signs Physician Insurance Contract Reform Bills
Mar 26 2008 // In a ceremony attended by Ohio’s physician leaders, Governor Ted Strickland today signed House Bill 125, some refer to as the most sweeping physician-insurance industry contract reform bills in the country, into...
New Markets
Mar 24 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. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
People
Mar 24 2008 // The Hartford’s Chief Financial Officer David M. Johnson plans to step down later this year. He has served as the company’s top financial officer since 2001, and will remain in the position until a successor is...
5 Years Later, Ohio Has Falling Insurance Rates; Fewer Obstetricians
Mar 20 2008 // When Bobbie Cameron became pregnant with her third child, she reluctantly chose a new doctor to oversee her care. Her longtime physician had dropped out of the birthing business because of soaring malpractice insurance...
Ohio County Judge Rules Statewide Smoking Ban Constitutional
Mar 18 2008 // A local judge has ruled that a state law banning smoking in public places and most workplaces is constitutional. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Fred Nelson ruled Friday in the Cincinnati lawsuit filed against the Ohio...
New Markets
Mar 10 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. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Best Affirms Liberty Mutual’s ‘A’ Rating; Outlook Stable
Mar 7 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies and Liberty Insurance Holdings and...
W. Va. Emergency Officials Watch Rivers, Some Residents Evacuated
Mar 6 2008 // Emergency officials are keeping an eye on the Greenbrier and Ohio rivers after heavy rains moved across West Virginia. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Greenbrier River at Alderson from Wednesday...
W. Va. Officials Arrest Ohio Man on Fraud Charges
Mar 4 2008 // West Virginia officials arrested a Crown City, Ohio, man on one felony count of filing a fraudulent claim with an insurance company, according to Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Cline said Christopher S. Drummond,...
Ohio Casualty Offers New Personal Lines Technology Products for Agents
Feb 28 2008 // Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced the introduction of its new personal lines product offering in Ohio, including enhanced rating capabilities via Personal IQ, the...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Law Limiting Product Liability Suits
Feb 26 2008 // The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb. 21 upheld a state law that sets a deadline for people to sue manufacturers of defective products but said a General Motors worker can continue with his lawsuit because he was...
Ohio Department Promotes Rossbach to Chief Regulatory Officer
Feb 13 2008 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson recently announced that Bill Rossbach has been named chief regulatory officer and Doug Anderson has been named chief policy officer. “These promotions will provide...
Declarations
Feb 10 2008 // Prison Inmates File Suit “Many clients believe they have lung problems attributable to asbestos.” Jeffrey Donnellon, of Columbus, Ohio, comments as the attorney for 33 inmates who filed a federal lawsuit that...
People
Feb 10 2008 // Susan Doyle has been named president and COO of Wisconsin-based Wausau Insurance, part of the commercial markets business unit of the Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group. Doyle replaces Mark Fiebrink, who retired. Doyle...
People
Feb 10 2008 // Former Ace Ltd. CEO and Chairman Brian Duperreault has stepped down from the Bermuda-based insurer to assume to role of president and CEO of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. Duperreault replaces Michael Cherkasky, who...
Ohio Bill Widens Health Coverage, Offers Workers’ Comp Discounts
Jan 31 2008 // More Ohioans would have access to health insurance through tax credits and other incentives and the state would offer programs to promote healthiness under a wide-ranging bill introduced in the Ohio House earlier this...
Former Ohio Casualty CEO Carmichael Joins Atlanta Consulting Firm
Jan 30 2008 // Atlanta-based Proudfoot Consulting named Dan R. Carmichael, former CEO of Ohio Casualty Corp., as senior advisor to the firm. Carmichael will help clients within Proudfoot’s insurance practice improve their operating...
