Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tsibulsky Named Chief of Staff in Ohio Dept.
Jan 29 2003 // Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin named William Tsibulsky as the Department’s Chief of Staff. “I am excited that the Department will have a person of Bill’s dedication and experience helping...
NAMIC Increases State Advocacy Resources, Names Thesing State Advocate
Jan 17 2003 // Continuing its expansion of state advocacy, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has named Joe Thesing, formerly with the Ohio School Boards Association, to the position of State Advocate. Thesing...
NAII Says Ohio’s Proposed Credit-Based Scoring Rules Soften, but Need Fine-Tuning
Jan 13 2003 // Ohio’s proposed credit-based insurance scoring rules have softened, but need additional fine-tuning to be more effective and beneficial to consumers, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers...
Ann Womer Benjamin Takes Over as Ohio Insurance Director
Jan 7 2003 // Ann Womer Benjamin of Aurora became the 45th Director, and the first woman, to lead the Ohio Insurance Department when she took the oath of office from State Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer on Friday. She assumed...
NAMIC Supports Credit Scoring in Testimony at Ohio Ins. Dept. Hearing
Jan 3 2003 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies strongly supported the right of insurers to use credit information in making underwriting and rating decisions, in testimony before an Ohio Department of Insurance...
Ferrando Decision “Disappointing, But Not Surprising,” Alliance Says
Dec 31 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers, which had filed an amicus brief in the Ferrando uninsured motorist case with the Ohio Supreme Court, said the decision “to overturn an appellate court ruling related to underinsured...
Ohio Court Rules Against Insurers in Ferrando Case
Dec 30 2002 // Ohio’s Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Ferrando v. Auto Owners that uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage (UM/UIM) may be claimed even in cases where there has been a length delay in notifying the...
Ohio Ins. Dept. to Revoke Agent Licenses for Alleged Fraudulent Investment Schemes
Dec 26 2002 // Holly Saelens, the interim director of the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI), has notified Powell securities dealer Vernon W. Shiflett and associate Paul L. Edwards, an insurance agent from Marion, of the...
Ann Womer Benjamin Named as Ohio Insurance Director
Dec 18 2002 // Ohio Governor Bob Taft announced the appointment of Ann Womer Benjamin as director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, effective January 6. “Ann brings extraordinary ability and integrity to this vital position as...
Century Insurance Appoints Nicholas Alexander as General Counsel
Dec 17 2002 // Ohio-based Century Insurance Group announced that Nicholas Alexander, the former deputy director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, has been named as general counsel. Roswell P. Ellis, President, Chairman and CEO stated...
Ohio Ins. Dept. Introduces P/C Product Requirements Locator
Dec 13 2002 // Holly Saelens, Interim Director of Ohio’s Department of Insurance (ODI), announced the launch of a new “Property & Casualty Product Requirements Locator,” that will provide “a national...
GAHC Makes Headway with Beacon Proposal; Universal Deal Falters
Dec 12 2002 // Miami-based Golden Apple Holding Company (GAHC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Navigator Ventures Inc., signed a letter of intent with Ohio Farmer’s Insurance Company (OFIC). This will commence due diligence leading...
Holly Saelens Appointed Interim Director of Ohio Insurance Department
Dec 4 2002 // Ohio Governor Bob Taft announced the appointment of Holly Saelens as interim director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, following the resignation of former director Lee Covington, which was effective November...
Lee Covington Steps Down as Ohio Insurance Commissioner
Nov 26 2002 // Lee Covington has formally announced his intention to resign his position as Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance before December 10 “to pursue career options in the private sector.” “This was a...
Nationwide Estimates Storm Claims May Top $17.5 Million
Nov 14 2002 // Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance, the country’s fourth largest homeowners’ insurer, announced that it estimates that insured policyholder losses from last weekend’s tornadoes and hail storms could be more...
Tornado Losses in Tenn., Ohio and Other Eastern States Expected to Be $290M
Nov 14 2002 // The tornadoes that swept across the eastern United States this past weekend could cost insurers $290 million – making it one of the top five costliest tornado events, according to the Insurance Information Institute...
Ohio Insurance Department Provides Claim Tips for Storm Victims
Nov 13 2002 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington has issued a series of “tips” to help property owners filing claims resulting from the devastating tornadoes that struck the state over the...
5 Die in Ohio as Tornadoes Ravage U.S. Heartland
Nov 12 2002 // Five persons were reportedly killed by the tornadoes that struck Ohio on Sunday night and Monday morning. The storms were part of a system that caused waves of death and destruction throughout the U.S. heartland from...
Fitch Affirms Ohio Casualty ‘BBB’ Sr. Debt Ratings
Nov 6 2002 // Fitch Ratings announced that it has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ senior debt rating and ‘BBB-‘ long-term issuer rating of Ohio Casualty Corporation with a “stable” outlook. “The rating...
Earthquakes in Ohio’ Nationwide Says It’s Possible
Nov 5 2002 // Ohio’s Nationwide Insurance has issued a bulletin with the headline “Quake Rumblings Could Surprise Midwesterners,” which, as the company points out, is indeed surprising. Midwesterners may fear...
