Latest Ohio Headlines
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Marsh & Mclennan Agency Acquires Ohio’s Benefits Resource Group
Dec 5 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Benefits Resource Group (BRG), in Independence, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BRG, an employee benefits...
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Dec 5 2016 // Cleveland, Ohio-based Oswald Companies appointed Jennifer Morrissey chief information officer. She becomes the first person to hold this position in Oswald’s 123-year history. Morrissey joins Oswald with more than 18...
Despite Decline, Ohio Still Leads Country in Metal Thefts
Dec 5 2016 // The number of metal thefts in Ohio dropped during the period 2013 through 2015, but the state still leads the country in metal theft crimes, an Ohio insurance industry trade group says. Citing a report by the National...
Self-Driving Truck Hits the Road in Ohio
Dec 1 2016 // A self-driving truck is scheduled to hit the road in central Ohio in conjunction with an announcement about new state investments to support researching that kind of transportation technology. Officials say the vehicle...
Ohio Police Officers Raid Wrong House, Couple Sues
Nov 23 2016 // An Ohio couple has sued police after officers raided their home only to say later that they had the wrong suspect. The lawsuit says officers from the Orwell police department along with county sheriff deputies illegally...
Dollar General Again Charged with Safety Violations in Ohio
Nov 22 2016 // Federal safety inspectors say they have once again found one of the nation’s largest discount retailers putting workers and customers alike in danger by allowing emergency exit routes to be blocked. U.S. Department...
Safety Violations at Ohio Glass Facility Rack Up $227K in Fines
Nov 21 2016 // Workers began making multiple complaints of unsafe working conditions at the Fuyao Glass America Inc. facility in Moraine, Ohio, not long after it opened in October 2015, leading to eight separate federal inspections and...
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Nov 21 2016 // Former long-time Chubb executive Dino E. Robusto assumes the roles of CNA chairman and chief executive officer on Nov. 21, succeeding Thomas F. Motamed, who is retiring after eight years in those positions. The succession...
IICF’s Midwest Division Raises More Than $8K in World Series Fundraiser
Nov 18 2016 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) Midwest Division raised more than $8,000 through its World Series-related fundraiser to support its Midwest Division Community Grants Program. The program helps...
Kentucky Levies Nearly $8.2M in Fines Against Businesses for Waste Disposal
Nov 18 2016 // Kentucky state health regulators said Monday they will seek millions of dollars in civil penalties against companies accused of bringing radioactive drilling waste into Kentucky to dump in Appalachian landfills. Penalties...
22,000 Chickens Die in Barn Fire at Ohio Poultry Operation
Nov 16 2016 // More than 22,000 chickens are dead after a fire at a barn in north-central Ohio. The smoke was visible for miles as the fire burned Nov. 14 at a Mennonite poultry operation in Nova Township, north of Ashland. It took hours...
Bryant Named President at Ohio-Based Britton Gallagher
Nov 16 2016 // Britton Gallagher, a Cleveland based employee benefits and commercial insurance broker, has appointed Jeremy Bryant president. Bryant has been with Britton Gallagher since 2012, most recently serving as one of the...
Columbus, Ohio, to Pay Homeowners $37K for Damage from 2015 Blast
Nov 9 2016 // Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay more than $37,000 to the owners of one of more than two dozen homes damaged last year when a home exploded after a gas leak. The Columbus Dispatch reports City Council members approved the...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces Nearly $215K in Fines Over Workplace Hazards
Nov 3 2016 // Federal safety officials have alleged that for at least two years, an Ohio manufacturer of thermoplastic lining systems for truck bodies and trailers exposed workers to the risk of amputation and other serious injury by...
Ohio’s Authority to Regulate Injection Wells Goes Before Judge
Nov 2 2016 // A judge in Columbus is preparing to hear arguments in a dispute over Ohio’s authority to regulate oil andgas operations, including wells disposing of fracking wastewater. Attorneys for the Ohio Department of Natural...
Midwest World Series Inspires Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Fundraiser
Oct 31 2016 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) Midwest Division has launched a World Series-related fundraising effort benefitting regional Community Grants Programs. With World Series excitement mounting...
BrickStreet Mutual, Motorists Mutual Pursue Joint Venture
Oct 28 2016 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance and Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. announced they have begun to formalize an affiliation agreement between the two companies. If approved by state regulators and closed as anticipated in July...
USI Makes 3 Appointments, 2 Promotions in Ohio
Oct 25 2016 // Insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services (USI) has added Brianna Berry, Nick Giancola and Kim Patrick in the USI Independence, Ohio, office. In addition, Heidi King has been promoted to consultant and Brian Muldoon has...
NTSB Blames Ohio Jet Crash That Killed 9 on Pilot Error
Oct 19 2016 // The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded the pilot in control of a corporate jet as it approached an Ohio airport improperly set the aircraft’s flaps and failed to maintain a proper speed, causing the...
Cogan Appointed Chief Legal Counsel at Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau
Oct 18 2016 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Sarah Morrison has appointed Kevin Cogan as the bureau’s chief legal counsel. Cogan will be a member of BWC’s executive staff, responsible for...
