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PIA Names Eppstein as Director of State Affairs

Nov 25 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named David M. Eppstein Director of State Affairs. In his new position, he will be working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

People & Places

Nov 21 2005 // Kay W. McCurdy The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors. Bernhard Steves McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell &...

GOV. NAMES MABE CEO OF COMP BUREAU:

Nov 21 2005 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of William Mabe as the administrator/chief executive officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Mabe previously worked at Nationwide, most recently serving...

Thoughts while dog walking…

Nov 21 2005 // GOP gap Congress finally appears to be moving on terrorism insurance. After the year is up, whether or not the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is extended, there ought to be an independent high-level inquiry into why it took...

ILLINOIS

Nov 20 2005 // Lawmakers Pass Kids’ Health Plan: The Illinois House passed H.B. 806, Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s “All Kids” health insurance program on a 79-28 vote, following Senate approval on a 32-23 vote. The...

Nov 20 2005 // The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors. McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook in Chicago and has more than...

Editor’s Note: GOP gap

Nov 20 2005 // Congress finally appears to be moving on terrorism insurance. After the year is up, whether or not the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is extended, there ought to be an independent high-level inquiry into why it took so long...

Business Moves

Nov 20 2005 // Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency Expands Online Services Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency has expanded its online quoting offerings to include six popular lines of business. Now IES-appointed producers have...

Ohio Casualty Announces Dividend

Nov 18 2005 // The Directors of Ohio Casualty Corporation declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.06 per share, payable Dec. 12, 2005, to shareholders of record on Dec. 1, 2005. Ohio Casualty Corporation, based in Fairfield, Ohio, is...

Safe Auto Adds Colorado Call Center

Nov 8 2005 // Safe Auto Insurance Co. has announced it is adding a call center in Sterling, Colo., northeast of Denver. The Whitehall, Ohio.-based insurer, which specializes in minimum auto insurance coverage, said it plans to employ...

Hylant Group Adds Large Account Division to Offerings

Nov 8 2005 // Toledo, Ohio-based commercial insurance brokerage Hylant Group has launched a dedicated Large Account Practice with additional resources, advanced training and a new certification for specifically qualified and proven...

Ohio Supreme Court OKs Geographic Limitations on UM Coverage

Nov 6 2005 // The Ohio Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Oct. 12 holding that the former uninsured motorist (UM) law did not prohibit insurers from limiting the geographic scope of UM coverage and that the State Farm policy in...

Uninsured /Underinsured Motorist

Nov 6 2005 // This recurring feature examines insurance coverage decisions in the Midwest’s appellate courts, as compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLA and edited by insurance lawyer Kevin T. Merriman...

Business, Republicans, Even Democrats Sorry to See Oxley Go

Nov 4 2005 // Republican Rep. Mike Oxley announced this week that he will retire, depriving Congress of one of its most powerful champions for corporate oversight and insurance protection. His departure at the end of his term in January...

Mich. Insurer Expands to Ohio and Iowa

Nov 2 2005 // American Community Mutual Insurance Co. has expanded availability of its small group health care plan for companies with two to 50 employees to Ohio and Iowa. The health care plan offers insured members access to their own...

Ohio Gov. Taft Names Mabe as New CEO of Comp Bureau

Oct 31 2005 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of William Mabe as the administrator/chief executive officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Mabe previously worked at Nationwide, most recently serving...

Ohio Casualty Profits Up in Q3

Oct 26 2005 // Ohio Casualty Corp. y reported a higher profit in the quarter ended Sept. 30. The company announced $55.5 million in net income, or 85 cents per diluted share, in the third quarter, compared with $19.6 million, or 30 cents...

ACE Makes Appointments in Midwest

Oct 24 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, today announced that Kelley Kinsella has been named senior vice president and regional business development manager for ACE USA’s...

Ohio Comp Bureau Offers Discount to Safety Council Members

Oct 20 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is offering a premium discount incentive to active Ohio safety council members in the wake of its success in a previous initiative. In March 2004, BWC offered a 2 percent...

Ohio Businesses Save $6.8M in Joining Safety Councils

Oct 19 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a recent initiative to increase employer participation in Ohio safety councils will save businesses nearly $7 million. In March 2004, BWC announced a one time,...