Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Workers Comp Bureau Agrees to $52 Million Settlement
Jul 21 2006 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation agreed this week to drop its appeal and pay $52 million awarded to injured state employees in a class-action lawsuit. The bureau had argued that state laws prevented workers...
Ohio Governor Signs Farm Mutual Modernization Law
Jul 20 2006 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft recently signed legislation which includes provisions benefiting farm mutual insurance companies and their policyholders, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies’...
Zurich Adds Staff to Midwest, East Regions
Jul 18 2006 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich announced today that Charles (Chuck) Adamczyk and Marcy Croyle have joined its accident and health group as business development manager and sales account executive, respectively. Adamczyk and...
Ohio Federated Investors Names Communications Team, New Product
Jul 18 2006 // Federated Investors Insurance Company Holdings, Inc. announced this week that effective immediately, Mirador Consulting, LLC., will handle all investor relations and shareholder communications on behalf of the...
Shawnee’s Request to Drop Ohio from Lawsuit a Win, Official Says
Jul 13 2006 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said this week that the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s decision to drop the state from its claim for lands in Ohio is a clear indication that their legal claims are...
Ohio Schools Insure Against Terrorism, Sexual Misconduct
Jul 12 2006 // School insurance policies in Ohio that used to cover the basics, workers’ compensation for staff, liability insurance for jungle gym accidents, now also cover catastrophes such as terrorist attacks or school...
Court Documents Allege New Mexico’s Serna Ran ‘Pay to Play’ Operation
Jul 12 2006 // While much of the controversy surrounding former New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna has centered on Con Alma, his conduct wasn’t limited to the health foundation he founded, court documents allege. Serna...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Oversight Board Must Be Strengthened, Report Says
Jul 11 2006 // Reforms implemented by Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and lawmakers didn’t go far enough to strengthen the board that oversees Ohio’s troubled state insurance fund for injured workers, an independent consultant studying...
Ohio American Financial Group Posts Quarterly Dividend
Jul 5 2006 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group, Inc. announced a July 1, 2006, quarterly dividend of $0.13-3/4 per share of American Financial Group Common Stock. The dividend is payable on July 25 to holders of record on...
Former Ohio Executive Given Special Volunteer Award
Jul 5 2006 // Albert “Buzz” Brown, a retired chairman of Frederick Rauh and Company, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based insurance firm, and former president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), has been named a co-recipient...
Ace USA Launches Med Mal Product in Ohio, Michigan
Jun 21 2006 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, recently announced the launch of its healthcare professional liability product for group and individual physicians in the Ohio and Michigan...
People
Jun 19 2006 // The Progressive Corp. appointed John A. Barbagallo as the new president of the company’s Drive Group. Barbagallo, who joined the company more than 20 years ago as a claims representative, currently serves as the...
Ohio Workers’ Fund Scandal Expands to State’s Pension Funds, Treasury
Jun 16 2006 // A sweeping investigation into bribery for investment contracts at the state insurance fund for injured workers has expanded to now include Ohio’s pension funds and the state treasury. The list of the top ten to 15...
Court Orders Ohio Governor to Provide Insurance Fund Records
Jun 14 2006 // The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered Gov. Bob Taft to hand over documents related to the state’s troubled insurance fund for injured workers so it could decide whether to make them public. The ruling was a partial...
CIGNA HealthCare Names S.E. Region V.P.
Jun 12 2006 // Bloomfield, Conn.-based CIGNA HealthCare has appointed Michael Muchnicki as regional vice president for the Southeast region. Muchnicki will be based in CIGNA’s offices in Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta. Muchnicki will...
Hylant Group Adds New Client Executive in Financial Services
Jun 12 2006 // Ohio-based Hylant Group has hired Nathan Cherry as client executive in the company’s Financial Services area. Cherry will join the investment team of Paul Abendroth and John Ostrosky to enhance the wealth management...
Former Ohio Worker’s Comp Fund Official Expected to Enter Guilty Plea
Jun 8 2006 // Prosecutors say Terrence Gasper, the former chief financial officer at Ohio’s $15 billion insurance fund for injured workers, exchanged investment opportunities for money, his son’s college tuition and stays at...
Hylant Partners with ACE Medical, Offers Liability Coverage in Ohio, Mich.
Jun 7 2006 // Hylant Group and ACE Medical Risk jointly announced today an agreement for Hylant Group to be the distributor of comprehensive physician medical liability coverage in both Ohio and Michigan. The healthcare professional...
People and Places
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
People
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
