Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Currents
Sep 3 2007 // Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now...
Ohio Proctor & Gamble Sues Kraft Foods for Patent Infringement
Aug 29 2007 // Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. has sued Kraft Foods Inc., charging that a new plastic container for Kraft’s Maxwell House coffee brand infringes on patents for P&G’s Folgers coffee...
Ohio Sues Marsh, AIG, Ace, Chubb, Hartford for Anti-trust Violations
Aug 28 2007 // Following a three year long investigation by his office and the Ohio Department of Insurance, Attorney General Marc Dann has filed suit against the world’s largest insurance broker, Marsh & McLennan, and four of...
Ohio Court Ruling Could Impact Auto Damage Claims
Aug 27 2007 // An Ohio couple whose vehicle was wrecked are entitled to more than just the money it will cost to repair it, according to a state appeals court ruling that found the couple also should be compensated because the accident...
Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty
Aug 27 2007 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to...
Storms Force 1,000 From Ohio Homes; Damage Continues in Midwest
Aug 24 2007 // More than 1,000 people were flooded out of their homes after heavy rain that swamped communities across the American Midwest sent Ohio’s rivers spilling over their banks, the governor said. The storm’s death...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Report Finds Shortcomings in Program
Aug 23 2007 // The Ohio state’s insurance program for injured workers did nothing improper when it arbitrarily reduced workers’ compensation rates for some companies using little criteria or documentation, the Ohio inspector...
Ohio Flooding Leads to Rescues, Evacuations, Road Closures
Aug 22 2007 // The fire department in the north-central Ohio town of Bucyrus used a boat to rescue families from flooded homes Tuesday morning as rain continued to linger in a region that had already received several inches since...
Ohio Woman Who Set Neighbors’ Homes on Fire Sentenced to 4 Years
Aug 21 2007 // An Ohio woman who set her neighbors’ homes on fire because she was upset with their behavior and loud music was sentenced to four years in prison. Johanna Morrison, 50, has mental health problems and didn’t...
Liberty Mutual Receives Regulatory Approvals for Ohio Casualty Acquisition
Aug 21 2007 // Liberty Mutual Group and Ohio Casualty Corp. recently announced that the Liberty Mutual Group has received approvals from the State of Ohio Department of Insurance and the State of Indiana Department of Insurance for the...
Ohio Budget Director: State Overreacted in Response to Data Theft
Aug 7 2007 // Several Ohio state officials told investigators they believed the state was overreacting in its response to the theft of a sensitive computer backup tape, which could now cost $3 million as more individuals sign up for...
Declarations
Aug 6 2007 // Governor says stop “Insurance companies shouldn’t use someone’s illness as an excuse to raise profits. It’s wrong and we intend to stop it.” — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich comments...
Declarations
Aug 6 2007 // Declarations Governor says stop “Insurance companies shouldn’t use someone’s illness as an excuse to raise profits. It’s wrong and we intend to stop it.” — Illinois Governor Rod...
Declarations
Aug 6 2007 // Governor says stop “Insurance companies shouldn’t use someone’s illness as an excuse to raise profits. It’s wrong and we intend to stop it.” — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich comments...
Insurers Win as Appeals Court Refuses Former Ohio Judge’s Appeal
Aug 3 2007 // A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has declined to reopen the case of a former judge ordered to pay $587,000 in legal fees she accrued while defending herself from accusations of misconduct. A district court in Columbus...
Ohio Governor Names 11 to New Board of Workers’ Comp Bureau
Aug 2 2007 // Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland named 11 new non-legislative directors to oversee the state’s scandal-marred Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the state’s insurance fund for injured workers that has been...
Ohio High Court Strikes Down Governor’s Veto of Paint Lawsuit Bill
Aug 2 2007 // The Ohio Supreme Court on Aug. 1 struck down Gov. Ted Strickland’s veto of a bill prohibiting lawsuits over lead paint. In a 5-2 decision, the court ordered Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to move forward with...
Farmers Insurance Adding 600 New Agents to Grow in Ohio
Aug 1 2007 // The Farmers Insurance Group is tired of being a minor player in Ohio, one of the most lucrative insurance markets in the country. The nation’s No. 3 property and casualty insurer, part of global giant Zurich...
Ratings Recap: Ohio Casualty; Unum; CICA; Converium (No. Am.); MGIC; Wisconsin Mutual
Aug 1 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its ‘BBB-‘ counterparty credit rating on Ohio Casualty Corp. and its ‘A-‘ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the...
Half million more taxpayers’ info on stolen computer device in Ohio
Jul 23 2007 // The names and Social Security numbers of a half million more taxpayers were on a computer storage device stolen from a state intern last month, more than tripling the number previously reported, Gov. Ted Strickland said...
