Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
New Markets
Dec 23 2007 // 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...
Midwestern States Fall Below National Average for Homeowners Premiums
Dec 19 2007 // A new National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) report shows Ohio homeowners and most Midwestern states pay some of the lowest homeowners insurance rates in the nation. The Ohio Department of Insurance...
Auto Thefts in Ohio Drop by Nearly 10 Percent
Dec 17 2007 // The insurance industry says tracking devices and other measures to foil car thieves are working in Ohio, based on FBI data showing a nearly double-digit decline in auto thefts. A new report from the Ohio Insurance...
Farmers Insurance Introduces New Annual Auto Policy in Ohio
Dec 11 2007 // Farmers Insurance Group of Cos., including Farmers Insurance Company of Columbus recently announced a new product for its over 256,000 insurance policyholders or new policyholders in Ohio. Beginning December 17, 2007, the...
AXA Buys Ohio’s Matrix
Dec 6 2007 // AXA Corporate Solutions announced from Paris that it has acquired the consulting firm Matrix Risk Consultants Inc., based in Miamisburg, Ohio. It described the deal as part of a move to strengthen “its capacity to...
New Markets
Dec 2 2007 // 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. Solo/Small Firm Lawyers PL Nuts &...
Lawsuit filed in Ohio Bus Crash that Killed 5 Targets Insurers
Nov 29 2007 // Attorneys want a federal court to determine whether members of a university baseball team involved in a deadly bus crash earlier this year are entitled to insurance money. A lawsuit filed on behalf of Bluffton...
Hylant Group Names Chaney President of Cleveland Office
Nov 29 2007 // Toledo, Ohio-based the Hylant Group, the nation’s sixth largest privately held commercial insurance brokerage, has named John W. Chaney as president of the Cleveland office and regional vice president. Chaney will be...
Ohio Bill Would Require Insurance Plans to Cover Autism Treatment
Nov 12 2007 // Fully insured health plans would be required to cover diagnosis as well as treatment for autism under an Ohio House bill advocates say would expose autistic children to early treatment that will benefit them the rest of...
Ohio Casualty Honored by Technology Company, ASCnet
Nov 5 2007 // Ohio Casualty, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced that it was recently honored with three awards from Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group for Applied Systems agency management technology, in...
Ohio Announces Changes to Agent Continuing Education Process
Nov 5 2007 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that it will no longer require Continuing Education (CE) providers to collect an agent’s Social Security Number (SSN) starting Jan. 1, 2008. The Department said...
Whistleblowers Seek Job Protection in N.D. Workers’ Comp Case
Nov 1 2007 // A workers’ compensation fraud investigator whose testimony helped lead to a felony charge against the agency’s chief executive has asked for job protection, saying he fears he will be fired. Todd Flanagan is...
