Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // INDIANA Commissioner Withdraws Controversial ‘Sole-Use’ Bulletin Indiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Atterholt has withdrawn a bulletin that interpreted the “sole-use” provision of the state’s...
Ethics Panel Expands Probe Into Ohio Comp Bureau Investments
Jun 20 2005 // Ohio taxpayers may own 3,500 bottles of expensive wine and 265 illegal Cuban cigars found in the cellar of the suburban Denver home of a former employee of coin dealer Tom Noe. Authorities on Friday seized the wine,...
Ohio’s Oversight Commission Votes Down BWC Dividend
Jun 17 2005 // The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Oversight Commission has voted not to concur with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s (BWC) recommendation to grant a one-time percent dividend on upcoming employer...
Ohio AG Calls Again for Authority to Review Contracts by BWC, Other Agencies Before Signing
Jun 10 2005 // Too many state agencies continue to enter into state contracts without the state attorney general’s office reviewing them beforehand, a problem that can only be corrected by changing state law, Ohio Attorney General...
Ohio Eliminates Publication Requirement; AIA Cheers
Jun 9 2005 // The American Insurance Association called the elimination of Ohio’s certificate of compliance publishing requirement a welcome move that reaffirms the state’s commitment to a modern, vibrant insurance market....
Ethics Panel Expands Probe Into Ohio Comp Bureau Investments
Jun 8 2005 // Ohio taxpayers may own 3,500 bottles of expensive wine and 265 illegal Cuban cigars found in the cellar of the suburban Denver home of a former employee of coin dealer Tom Noe. Authorities on Friday seized the wine,...
Taft Tabs Kielmeyer as Interim Ohio Comp Bureau Chief; Panel Will Review Investment Portfolio
Jun 7 2005 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of Tina Kielmeyer as the interim administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and appointed a panel of top bureaucrats to review the bureau’s investment...
Coins of the Realm
Jun 6 2005 // You’ve probably heard by now about what happened in Ohio. The administrator of the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Robert Conrad, has resigned amid a scandal over hundreds of missing coins. But...
Editor’s Note: Coins of the Realm
Jun 6 2005 // You’ve probably heard by now about what happened in Ohio. The administrator of the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Robert Conrad, has resigned amid a scandal over hundreds of missing coins. But...
Ohio Comp Fund Director Resigns Over Coin Investment Gone Awry
Jun 6 2005 // Ohio’s workers’ compensation director, once hailed as government’s “Mr. Fixit,” has resigned because of a growing scandal about the disappearance of about $10 million worth of rare coins the...
Ex-CNAer to Lead Ohio Captive Consulting Firm
May 31 2005 // Dennis Silvia, most recently of CNA Insurance Co.’s group captive practice, leads the operations at newly founded Cedar Consulting. The Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based firm will offer captive consulting and feasibility...
Ohio Comp Fund Director Resigns Amid Scandal Over Missing Rare Coins
May 31 2005 // Ohio’s workers’ compensation director, once hailed as government’s “Mr. Fixit,” has resigned because of a growing scandal about the disappearance of about $10 million worth of rare coins the...
Ohio AG Moves to Block Greenberg Sale of AIG Common Stock to Wife
May 27 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has filed suit against former American International Group Inc. CEO Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg and his wife, Corinne P. Greenberg, in order to put a hold on the transfer of more...
Riczko Leaving Ohio Casualty as President of Insurance Operations
May 25 2005 // The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company reported the resignation of President of Insurance Operations Elizabeth (Beth) Riczko, 38, effective June 3, 2005. Riczko is leaving to pursue other interests. Ohio Casualty Corporation...
ACUITY Tabs Fahrenkrug to Manage Mich., Northern Ohio Territories
May 24 2005 // Jennifer Fahrenkrug has been promoted to territory manager at Sheboygan, Wis.-based regional property/casualty insurer ACUITY and will handle the company’s Michigan and Northern Ohio territories. Fahrenkrug began her...
Ohio Woman Arrested in Comp Scam
May 23 2005 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Clark County woman has been sentenced for a felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Roxanne Anania was sentenced to five years probation, $2,447.36 in...
Ohio House Bill Makes It Harder for Injured Employees to Sue
May 10 2005 // As of April 6, 2005, injured employees will find it harder to have “their day in court.” Through the recent passage of Ohio House Bill 498, changes will occur to the current state of employee liabilities in the...
AG PETRO GETS IN ON AIG LAWSUIT
May 9 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro is expanding the scope of the securities fraud class action lawsuit currently pending against American International Group and others by filing an amended complaint in federal court in New...
COMMISSION CALLS FOR MED-MAL DOCKET
May 9 2005 // A pilot malpractice docket for medical liability suits and a “patient safety center” to help prevent medical errors are among the final recommendations offered by a commission chaired by Ohio Insurance Director...
Purmort Insurance Agency’s Family Tree’s Roots Go Back to 1876
May 9 2005 // When I stepped from the hot sunshine and left the traffic speeding along Sarasota, Fla.’s busy Bee Ridge Road into Al Purmort Insurance Agency Inc.’s cool air-conditioned lobby, it was like taking a step back...
