Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp Looking to Sell Investments Worth $393 Million
May 18 2006 // Ohio’s embattled insurance program for on-the-job injuries is looking for a banker to sell investments worth about $393 million so it can put the money in less risky ventures. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’...
Insurance Department Deputy Director Honored by Ohio University
May 10 2006 // Ohio Department of Insurance Deputy Director Holly Saelens recently was recognized at the Ohio University (OU) State Government Alumni Luncheon at The Athletic Club of Columbus for her outstanding achievements in public...
Speed to Market Legislation Headed to Ohio Governor’s Desk
May 10 2006 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced that legislation that will more quickly provide consumers with access to new life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, and...
Commercial lines insurers’ capital, M&A activity silent in first quarter
May 8 2006 // Stock Prices: Shares of commercial lines insurers were down 2 percent in the first quarter of 2006, with the exception of Ohio Casualty Corporation, whose stock traded up 12 percent. In February, Ohio Casualty announced...
Business Moves
May 8 2006 // CBIZ, Burnham, Colman, Kaelin, & Walker CBIZ Inc. announced it has acquired Burnham, Colman, Kaelin & Walker of St. Joseph, Mo., effective April 1, 2006. Originally founded in 1899 and with offices in St. Joseph...
Business Moves
May 8 2006 // Barlocker Insurance Services, The Leavitt Group Barlocker Insurance Services will become part of the Leavitt Group in early June. A definitive letter of intent was signed on April 6, followed by inter-company...
Oswald Cos. to Acquire Mich.-based Risk and Insurance Expert
May 4 2006 // Cleveland-based Oswald Companies announced it is acquiring another longstanding Midwest market leader Poyle Associates, located in the Detroit suburbs. The Cleveland-based risk expert and insurance brokerage will now serve...
Ohio-based The Midland Acquires Southern Pioneer Life Insurance
May 2 2006 // The Midland Company based in Ohio, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, American Modern Insurance Group, reached an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Southern Pioneer Life Insurance...
Ohio’s Scandel-Ridden Workers’ Comp Board to Invest Only in Bonds
May 1 2006 // The board that oversees Ohio’s scandal-scarred insurance program for on-the-job injuries is playing it safe for now and will invest only in bonds for at least a month, a spokeswoman said recently. The Workers’...
Ohio-based The Midland Company Extends Stock Repurchase Program
Apr 28 2006 // Cincinnati-based, The Midland Company, a provider of specialty insurance products and services, this week announced that its Board of Directors has extended its existing stock repurchase program until July 2008. The Board,...
Ohio Grants Job Tax Credit to Progressive Insurance for Expansion
Apr 26 2006 // Ohio Governor Bob Taft announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved job creation tax credits for 10 companies involved in business location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to...
Ohio-Based The Midland Company Reports First Quarter Results
Apr 20 2006 // Cincinnati-based The Midland Company, a provider of specialty insurance products and services, announced record results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2006, according to a written statement issued this week. The...
New Markets
Apr 17 2006 // Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental, Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous...
Sources: Coalition Against Insurance Fraud; Ohio Department of Insurance
Apr 17 2006 // Fraud Roundup Ohio pair indicted for alleged fraud, money laundering tallying $200,000 The Coalition Against Consumer Fraud and the Ohio Department of Insurance reported that two former dental office employees, Alberta Fay...
New Markets
Apr 17 2006 // New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous...
Ohio Seniors Reminded of Medicare Enrollment Deadline
Apr 12 2006 // Tommy Thompson was in Columbus, Ohio to speak about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage and highlight its successes. The former Health and Human Services secretary spoke to seniors at the Westminster-Thurber...
Allstate Ads Dropped from Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle Mailings
Apr 6 2006 // A complaint to the governor by the Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio got results when an insurance company’s advertisements were dropped from vehicle registration renewal notices sent to Ohio...
Hylant Group Appoints Jim Chapman as Client Executive, Vice President
Apr 5 2006 // Ohio-based Hylant Group has added Jim Chapman as a client executive/vice president and Commercial and Contract Surety practice leader. According the news release issued by Hylant, Chapman brings more than 30 years...
American Motorcycle Assn. and Nationwide Form Partnership
Apr 5 2006 // The American Motorcyclist Association and Columbus-Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company have announced a new partnership. The new affiliation makes Nationwide the AMA’s “Motorcycle Insurer of...
Doctor Owned Malpractice Company Opens New Ohio Office
Mar 31 2006 // Healthcare Underwriters Group Mutual of Ohio (HUOH) reported it has completed its move to a new location in Columbus that will allow it to better serve the growing number of doctors electing to join a medical malpractice...
