Latest Ohio Headlines

All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Ohio ProCentury Management to Present at N.Y. Conference

Feb 9 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based ProCentury Corp.has announced that its management team is scheduled to present at the New York Society of Security Analysts’ 11th Annual Insurance Industry Conference in New York City on Monday,...

Ohio State Auto Offers Reimbursement when Anti-theft Devise Installed

Feb 8 2007 // The State Auto Insurance Cos., a regional property and casualty insurance group, has announced enhanced coverage for customers who have installed technology that can help quickly recover stolen vehicles or equipment. State...

Ohio Grange Mutual Exits the Banking Business

Feb 7 2007 // Maryland-based American Bank Holdings, Inc. and Ohio’s The Grange Bank announced today that the two companies have entered into an agreement under which American’s subsidiary, American Bank, will acquire The...

Ohio Insurance Director Announces Staff and Structural Changes

Feb 2 2007 // Newly appointed Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has announced staff and structural changes. Hudson was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland and officially began serving as the state’s 46th...

Ind. Insurance Schedules 4 New Safer Schools Seminars in Midwest

Feb 1 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced today that it will host four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars beginning February 19th at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ken. Seminars will...

Washington Commissioner Issues Multiple Fines, Enforcement Actions

Jan 31 2007 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has ordered UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. of Minneapolis to pay a $59,000 fine following an agency investigation into the company’s use of unapproved contracts...

Ohio Westfield Insurance Adds Senior Executive, Corporate Risk

Jan 31 2007 // Pete Schwanke has been named senior executive, corporate risk management, at Westfield Insurance. His responsibilities include designing Westfield’s risk management programs and maintaining its reinsurance...

Ohio Nationwide Insurance Members’ Data Taken in Theft from Vendor

Jan 25 2007 // Computer records containing medical claim information, health data and Social Security numbers of 28,279 Nationwide insurance customers were stolen from the office of a vendor in Massachusetts, the company said. A lockbox...

Ohio State Auto Adds New System to Benefit Agent Force

Jan 25 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Cos. have eliminated an automation roadblock for independent State Auto agencies using Applied Systems agency management systems. State Auto has implemented IVANS Transformation...

Ohio Westfield Adds New Online Risk Control Tool for Businesses

Jan 23 2007 // Westfield Insurance has introduced a new online Risk Control Assessment to help businesses identify their risk issues. The 24-question survey, on www.WestfieldInsurance.com, is available to all visitors and provides a...

Ohio Health-care Provider Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud

Jan 19 2007 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced today that a Cleveland woman pleaded guilty to a felony count of workers’ compensation fraud. Carolyn Burten, also known as Carolyn Cook, pleaded guilty...

Booth of Allianz Chairs ACORD

Jan 17 2007 // Clem Booth, a member of the management board of Allianz, SE, has been designated the 2007 chair of ACORD’s board of directors. John Kellington, chief technology officer and senior vice president of Ohio Casualty...

Ohio Westfield Insurance Appoints New Executive

Jan 16 2007 // Mark Kidd has been named executive, small business accounts, at Westfield Insurance. His responsibilities include managing the growth and profitability of Westfield’s small business accounts in Ohio, Kentucky,...

Ohio State Auto Joins Agents’ Branding Program

Jan 11 2007 // The State Auto Insurance Companies are among the first group of carriers to join the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents’ branding program, “Local Agents Serving Main Street America SM.”...

Ohio Attorney General Will Not Appeal Court Decision on Injured Workers

Jan 10 2007 // Ohio workers injured while on jobs they obtained through welfare work-relief programs could see benefits increased following a decision by the Ohio state’s new attorney general not to appeal a court decision that...

Declarations

Jan 8 2007 // Identity Theft “A security freeze puts control of a consumer’s credit report where it belongs — in the hands of the consumer … Until now, only victims of identity theft could place a freeze on their...

Declarations

Jan 7 2007 // Identity Theft “A security freeze puts control of a consumer’s credit report where it belongs — in the hands of the consumer … Until now, only victims of identity theft could place a freeze on their...

Business Moves

Jan 7 2007 // Ohio State Automobile Mutual, Beacon Insurance Group Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company is acquiring the Beacon Insurance Group of Wichita Falls, Texas. The transaction, which is expected to close in the...

Ohio High Court Backs Ex-wife’s Claim to Life Insurance Benefit

Jan 5 2007 // A 1990 law automatically terminating life insurance policies between married couples when they divorce doesn’t apply to policies signed before the law passed, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled this week. In a unanimous...

Ohio Indemnity Rating at A- Reaffirmed by A.M. Best Co.

Jan 4 2007 // Bancinsurance Corp. today announced that the financial strength rating for Ohio Indemnity Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has been reaffirmed at A- (excellent) by A.M. Best Co. Ohio Indemnity’s issuer credit rating...