Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Brown & Brown Buys Ohio-based Great Lakes Risk Management
Jul 31 2008 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced the asset acquisition of Great Lakes Risk Management Inc., of Toledo, Ohio, by a subsidiary of Brown & Brown. Great Lakes Risk Management, with annual revenues of approximately $1...
Merchants Insurance Group Promotes Bosche in Ohio Office
Jul 22 2008 // Buffalo, N.Y.-based Merchants Insurance Group recently promoted Raymond Bosche to assistant vice president and regional manager of its Central States Strategic Business Center in Columbus, Ohio. Bosche has more than 26...
Study Shows Ohio Car Thieves Target Older Model Vehicles
Jul 21 2008 // A new study shows Ohio car thieves favor older, American-made vehicles over newer models, echoing a nationwide trend. The 1994 versions of the Dodge Caravan, Oldsmobile Cutlass and Buick Century led a list of the...
Work to Resume on West Virginia Tunnel after Talks with Insurance Co.
Jul 18 2008 // Work could resume soon on the Interstate 70 Wheeling Tunnel in West Virginia and highway officials are still confident they’ll complete the project by the Nov. 1 deadline. West Virginia Transportation Secretary Paul...
Ohio Businesses With Unpaid Workers’ Comp Bills Estimated at $235 Million
Jul 18 2008 // Ohio businesses that aren’t paying insurance bills to cover injured workers can expect a visit from the state. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said July 16 that it is creating a compliance unit to...
Study Shows Ohio Car Thieves Target Older Model Vehicles
Jul 11 2008 // A new study shows Ohio car thieves favor older, American-made vehicles over newer models, echoing a nationwide trend. The 1994 versions of the Dodge Caravan, Oldsmobile Cutlass and Buick Century led a list of the...
New Markets
Jul 7 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. International Energy Package Market Detail:...
N.D. Surpreme Court Revives Workers’ Comp Charges Against Former Director
Jul 2 2008 // North Dakota’s Supreme Court revived two felony charges on June 30 against a former state workers’ compensation director, saying prosecutors may put him on trial for allegedly misspending more than $18,000 in...
Experts Predict Flooded Midwest Will Lose Billions
Jul 1 2008 // Floodwaters receding into the Mississippi River and its tributaries will suck billions of dollars out of the Midwest’s economy, though experts have not agreed on whether the damage will be as devastating as the 1993...
Ohio Director Reminds Consumers: Driving Less Saves on Auto Insurance
Jun 27 2008 // If gasoline at $4 a gallon has you driving less, one Ohio official says be sure to tell your insurer. State Insurance Department Director Mary Jo Hudson says many Ohioans have switched to public transportation or car...
It Figures
Jun 16 2008 // $300,000 Owners of pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman Pinscher in Kenmare, N.D. won’t have to get rid of them, if they license the dogs and keep them secure. Kenmare City Council members had considered a ban on some...
New Markets
Jun 16 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. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac...
Officials Say Ohio Grown Tomatoes Not Part of Safety Alert
Jun 12 2008 // Government food inspectors say Ohio-grown tomatoes are still safe to eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Ohio tomatoes are not part of a salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw...
Storms, Hail and High Winds Batter Kansas, Indiana, Ohio
Jun 5 2008 // Authorities say lightning from a line of strong thunderstorms crashing through the Midwest ignited a large fire at a petroleum terminal in downtown Kansas City, Kan. City fire Capt. Stan Castaneda says lightning struck a...
Meteorologists Confirm Tornado Touched Down in Northwest Ohio
Jun 4 2008 // Two of the three tornadoes that traveled through northwest Ohio early on May 31 destroyed homes and left a path of debris, meteorologists said. The National Weather Service said one tornado with winds up to 130 mph touched...
Ohio Tanker Crash Victim’s Wife Seeks $12 Million in Damages
Jun 3 2008 // An Ohio woman whose husband was killed in a crash with a tanker truck in 2006 is seeking $12 million in damages. Cynthia Heider of Cridersville has sued the Ohio Department of Transportation in the Ohio Court of Claims in...
Ohio Woman Gets $20M Over Baby Stuck in Birth Canal
Jun 2 2008 // An Ohio jury has awarded more than $20 million to a woman whose baby was stuck in her birth canal for 13 hours. On May 19, a jury found doctors negligent for trying to push Heather Grow’s 9-pound baby through in...
New Markets
Jun 2 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. Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has...
Ohio Agents Sponsor 2008 Insurance Career Internship Program
May 30 2008 // The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio, Inc. (PIA) Internship Program, recently announced that its 2008 program for insurance industry interns was operational. On May 28 the PIA welcomed 12 interns hosting a...
Ohio Governor Names Law Professor as Temporary Attorney General
May 29 2008 // Democratic Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on May 28 (Wednesday) tapped the dean of the Ohio State University law school to serve temporarily as attorney general after a sexual harassment scandal forced out the previous attorney...
