Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Inmates in Ohio Prison Accuse Officials of Lying about Asbestos
Jan 29 2008 // A federal lawsuit filed by 33 inmates at a state prison accuses officials of lying about removing asbestos from the facility. Lab tests on a powdery substance collected by the inmates at the Chillicothe Correctional...
Ohio Insurance Director Issues Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Bulletin
Jan 29 2008 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson earlier this month issued a bulletin concerning the recent extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), as enacted by Congress and signed by the President. The...
Some Ohio Officials Say Too Soon to Measure Impact of Tort Reform Efforts
Jan 28 2008 // Some Ohio state officials aren’t quite ready to say that legislative efforts to cap award amounts and other tort reform efforts are having an impact on dropping claims numbers. The state insurance director said last...
New Markets
Jan 27 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. Three Year Policies — EPLI Nuts &...
Ohio Med Mal Reports Says Drop in Claims Attributed to Reform Efforts
Jan 24 2008 // A new report released this week by the Ohio Department of Insurance says the number of medical malpractice claims in the state dropped 20 percent from 2005 to 2006. The report says there were 4,006 medical malpractice...
Ex-N.M. Deputy Insurance Superintendent on Trial for Fraud
Jan 22 2008 // The fraud and corruption trial of former state Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz, who is accused of trying to coerce an insurance company to donate money to his favorite charity rather than pay state fines, will...
Frequency of Ohio Earthquakes Seems on the Rise
Jan 15 2008 // It was just a relatively small shake, an earthquake beneath Lake Erie that was a mild 3.1 magnitude that could be felt in some lakeshore communities. Still, Ohio seems increasingly prone to the shakes; there have been 25...
New Markets
Jan 13 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. Small Residential General Contractors Nuts...
Ohio Deputy Director Ising to Retire Feb. 1
Jan 11 2008 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson recently announced the retirement of Peg Ising, who has served as the Department’s Deputy director since May 2006. According to Hudson, Ising is a seasoned...
Nationwide Raises Earthquake Coverage Deductible in Ohio
Jan 4 2008 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is raising the deductible on its earthquake coverage because of the risk of major losses from an earthquake. Columbus-based Nationwide is raising the deductible from 2 percent to 5 percent...
Ohio Temporarily Changes Agent Background Check Procedures
Jan 3 2008 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that until further notice, the department will be temporarily allowing insurance agent license applicants to complete the fingerprint/background check requirement at any...
Merchants Mutual Forms Subsidiary Company in Ohio
Dec 27 2007 // Buffalo, N.Y.-based Merchants Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced that it has formed a subsidiary, Merchants Preferred Insurance Co. and is now accepting commercial and personal lines business in Ohio, effective Jan....
Ohio Companies Sue Bureau of Workers’ Comp over Rating System
Dec 27 2007 // Three companies have filed a class-action suit against the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation over a system that they say costs employers million of dollars in excessive premiums. The companies argue that the...
People
Dec 23 2007 // Toledo, Ohio-based privately held commercial insurance brokerage, the Hylant Group, has named John W. Chaney as president of the Cleveland office and regional vice president. Chaney will be responsible for the overall...
