Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio DOI Unveils New Online Service for Ohio Agents
Aug 4 2000 // Lee Covington, Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, announced that a new online service provided by the Ohio Department of Insurance will help approximately 81,000 licensed Ohio insurance agents keep track of...
Structured Settlement Offers Consumer Protections
Jul 28 2000 // The National Association of Independent Insurers applauded Ohio Governor Bob Taft for signing the structured settlement law at a ceremony Thursday. NAII Counsel Robert Hurns, who attended Thursday’s ceremony, called...
Structured Settlement Offers Consumer Protections
Jul 28 2000 // The National Association of Independent Insurers applauded Ohio Governor Bob Taft for signing the structured settlement law at a ceremony Thursday. NAII Counsel Robert Hurns, who attended Thursday’s ceremony, called...
State Farm Adjusts Ohio Homeowners Rates; Estimates $7 Million in Storm Claims
Jul 18 2000 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Company has increased its statewide average rate increase by 1 percent for Ohio homeowners insurance policyholders, including renters and condominium unit owners. The new rates were implemented...
Sky Financial Completes Acquisition of Meyer & Eckenrode
Jul 14 2000 // Sky Financial Group has completed the acquisition of Meyer & Eckenrode Insurance Group, a full service insurance agency providing a wide array of property, casualty, surety, professional liability, health, life and...
Ohio Casualty Restructures Avomark, Cuts Jobs
Jun 29 2000 // Ohio Casualty Corp. is restructuring its Avomark Insurance Co. operations, which will result in cutting 114 jobs. The changes are geared to reflect the company’s new Internet-only strategy and will result in an...
Ohio Governor Signs E-Commerce Measure
Jun 19 2000 // Ohio has signed into law a measure to ensure efficiency for e-commerce business known as the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act. The legislation, patterned after the model created by the National Conference of...
Ohio Casualty on WatchNeg
May 29 2000 // The “A” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the group of companies known collectively as the Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. Intercompany Pool were placed on CreditWatch with negative implications...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ohio Casualty Group
May 16 2000 // A.M. Best Co., one of the nation’s largest rating agencies, has downgraded the financial strength rating of the Ohio Casualty Group to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior). The rating change reflects the group’s...
Ohio Casualty Results Down
May 4 2000 // The operating loss was $1.18 per share, excluding one-time items, versus a profit of $11.1 million, or 18 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. The results fell below analysts’ forecasts of 18 cents per share...
State Farm To Build New Ohio Facility
Feb 7 2000 // State Farm Insurance announced plans to build a four-story operations center in the New Albany, Ohio, area to supplement its existing regional office in Newark, Ohio. State Farm’s Ohio regional office is located at...
