Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves
Sep 7 2020 // National Aon, Wills Towers Watson Shareholders of insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson have approved all of the proposals necessary to complete their previously announced combination, the firms announced. Aon...
McPeak Joins Ohio’s Root as Sr. Deputy General Counsel
Sep 2 2020 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Inc., the parent company of Root Insurance, has added Julie Mix McPeak, who formerly served as insurance commissioner in both Kentucky and Tennesse, as its senior deputy general counsel, effective...
American Financial Group Promotes Hertzman to Sr. VP, CFO
Sep 1 2020 // American Financial Group Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Brian S. Hertzman to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Hertzman joined AFG in 1991 and has held positions of increasing...
Ohio High Court: Private Company Workers Can’t Sue Over Urine Tests
Aug 27 2020 // Private company workers who provide drug test urine samples under direct observation can’t sue over invasion of privacy, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 26. The court’s 4-3 decision overturned a...
Brown & Brown Cancels Deal After Ohio Agency Exec Pleads Guilty in College Scam
Aug 27 2020 // Daytona Beach, Florida-based insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. has terminated its previously announced agreement to purchase the assets of HAUSER, an insurance and investment firm headquartered in Cincinnati,...
Risk Strategies Acquires Ohio’s McCamon Hunt Insurance Agency
Aug 26 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Boardman, Ohio-based, McCamon Hunt Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. McCamon Hunt adds to Risk...
Startup Branch Starts Reciprocal Exchange for Personal Lines Insurance
Aug 25 2020 // Columbus, Ohio-headquartered personal lines insurance startup Branch has launched the Branch Insurance Exchange that it says will reduce the cost for its members. Branch formerly operated as a managing general...
Ohio Department of Insurance Adds Barron to Senior Team
Aug 20 2020 // Lori Barron has joined the Ohio Department of Insurance as a senior policy advisor. Barron has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry, having served in business and product...
Palmieri Named Chief People Officer at Ohio’s Westfield Insurance
Aug 18 2020 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurance company, Westfield, has added Jennifer Palmieri as chief people officer. With more than 20 years of extensive human resources leadership experience, Palmieri is...
Brown & Brown Acquiring HAUSER in Ohio
Aug 10 2020 // Brown & Brown Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of HAUSER in Ohio. The deal is expected to close in September, subject to certain closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. HAUSER focuses on...
Ohio Auto, Home Insurance Premiums Still Among Lowest in U.S.
Aug 3 2020 // On average, home and auto insurance premiums in Ohio remain among the lowest in the country, the insurance department says. The Ohio Department of Insurance reported that a recent analysis shows the average homeowners...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Gets 9 Years in Prison for $1.1M Theft from Clients
Jul 29 2020 // A former Ohio insurance agent has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing more than $1.1 million from clients, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance. The ODI said Gregory Oliver, of Milford, Ohio, was...
Ohio Bowling Alley Where Off-Duty Officer Killed Man Settles Suit for $1.2M
Jul 29 2020 // The company that owned a Cleveland, Ohio, bowling alley has settled part of a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who was fatally shot there by an off-duty police officer in 2018. Court documents show the company that...
American Financial Group Promotes Weidner to VP
Jul 24 2020 // American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Diane P. Weidner to vice president. Weidner joined AFG in 1987 and has held positions of increasing responsibility across the company over her 33-year...
Ohio Nursing Facilities Cited for Inadequate Respiratory Protection
Jul 24 2020 // An Ohio healthcare company has been cited by federal officials for violating respiratory protection standards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited OHNH EMP...
Ohio’s Golden Eagle Insurance, Florida’s Innovative Risk Solutions Merging
Jul 23 2020 // Ohio-based Golden Eagle Insurance and Innovative Risk Solutions are merging to form a new company, Unitas Financial Services. The merger is expected to be completed by Jan. 1, 2021. Innovative Risk Solutions is...
Pfeifer Promoted to Senior VP, Underwriting at Ohio’s Central Insurance
Jul 22 2020 // The Central Insurance Companies, based in Van Wert, Ohio, has promoted Jocelyn Pfeifer to senior vice president of Underwriting. Pfeifer will lead the entirety of the company’s underwriting organization including...
Ohio’s Wallace & Turner: Turning 150 During a Pandemic
Jul 22 2020 // What’s the secret of longevity for an insurance agency, or really any business, that has been in operation for 150 years and shows no sign of slowing down? “At the end of the day you take care of your...
Ohio Roofing Contractor Faces $148K in Fines for Alleged Safety Violations
Jul 14 2020 // Federal officials say a Dublin, Ohio-based roofing contractor is facing penalties of more than $148,000 after being cited for workplace safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Abusive Ohio State Doc Placed Above Accountability, Lawsuit Says
Jun 26 2020 // A former Ohio State University student health director acknowledged he knew of a doctor’s practice of conducting a genital exam on every patient he saw, according to an updated lawsuit against the university over the...
