Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for $425K Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 11 2018 // A federal judge has sentenced the owner of a now-defunct southwest Ohio payroll services company to six months in federal prison and a $10,000 fine after being found guilty of workers’ compensation insurance...
AssuredPartners Acquires Ohio’s Carriage Insurance Agency
Dec 6 2018 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Carriage Insurance Agency Inc. located in Hudson, Ohio. Carriage Insurance is a general insurance agency who will continue to operate under the leadership of Bill Landess. In operation in...
Ohio Has Fewest Traffic Deaths Since 1991 Over Thanksgiving Holiday Period
Nov 29 2018 // The State Highway Patrol says six people were killed in Ohio traffic crashes over this year’s Thanksgiving travel season — the lowest number of traffic fatalities for that travel period in 27 years. A patrol...
Ohio State Researchers: Road Design Impacts Distracted Driving Crash Frequency
Nov 21 2018 // A new study from Ohio State University’s Risk Institute reveals road design modifications can reduce the frequency and severity of distracted driving crashes. According to the Property Casualty Insurers Association...
American Financial Group Hires Dunn as VP, Internal Audit
Nov 20 2018 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) has hired Anthony W. Dunn as vice president, overseeing the internal audit function for the company and its subsidiaries. Dunn has 20 years of experience in the...
Ohio’s Scott Molino Agency Joins Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services
Nov 13 2018 // Scott Molino Agency in Grove City, Ohio, has affiliated with Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services and will now do business as Leavitt Group Midwest-Smith, Molino & Sichko. The agency will continue to offer Nationwide...
Columbus, Ohio, to Pay Family $410K in Wrongful Death Suit
Nov 7 2018 // The City Council in Ohio’s capital city has approved paying the family of an 86-year-old woman killed in a firetruck accident $410,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The Columbus Dispatch reports Columbus City...
Ohio’s New Distracted Driving Law Now in Effect
Nov 5 2018 // A new Ohio law aimed at cutting down on distracted driving in the state went into effect on Oct. 29. The Ohio Department of Public Safety says House Bill 95 will be a significant distracted driving deterrent and an...
Ohio Supreme Court: Subcontractor’s Faulty Work Not Covered by Contractor’s Policy
Nov 5 2018 // The Ohio Supreme Court in early October ruled that a general contractor’s commercial general liability policy does not cover the faulty work of a subcontractor. In its consideration of Ohio N. Univ. v. Charles...
Medical Profession Liability Insurer ISMIE Mutual Expanding Into Ohio
Nov 2 2018 // ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co., a medical professional liability insurance provider, is expanding into Ohio after state regulators there granted the company admitted status. ISMIE said it is now able to offer Ohio physicians,...
City, Grocery Reach $240K Settlement in Case of Stun-Gunned Ohio Girl
Oct 31 2018 // There’s a $240,000 settlement in the case of an 11-year-old black girl stunned by a Cincinnati, Ohio, police officer after she was spotted shoplifting in a grocery store and tried to run away. The Cincinnati Enquirer...
Cleaning Company Owner Pays $43K Restitution to Ohio Workers’ Comp Insurer
Oct 30 2018 // The owner of a Columbus, Ohio, cleaning company who continued to run his business after his workers’ compensation insurance lapsed in 2010 has paid more than $43,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of...
Ohio Supreme Court: Subcontractor’s Faulty Work Not Covered by Contractor’s Policy
Oct 29 2018 // The Ohio Supreme Court in early October ruled that a general contractor’s commercial general liability policy does not cover the faulty work of a subcontractor. In its consideration of Ohio N. Univ. v. Charles...
Ohio Village Has 10 Years to Refund Drivers in Traffic Camera Case
Oct 25 2018 // A judge will allow an Ohio village 10 years to refund an estimated $3.2 million collected from drivers for speeding citations from automated camera. New Miami’s automatic camera enforcement was ruled unconstitutional...
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J.M. Wilson Names Taylor James P/C Underwriter in Ohio
Oct 8 2018 // J.M. Wilson has named Taylor James a property/casualty underwriter in its Ohio office. Ms. James is responsible for underwriting new and renewal accounts for a variety of property/casualty risks, as well as issuing...
Liability Test Case Against Opioid Makers Allowed to Move Forward
Oct 8 2018 // A lawsuit seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors responsible for a nationwide opioid epidemic should be allowed to move forward, a federal magistrate said in a preliminary ruling that may increase the likelihood of a...
Ohio Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $213K
Oct 5 2018 // Federal officials have cited Norwalk, Ohio-based American Excelsior Company for workplace safety hazards and proposed $213,411 in penalties against the company after an employee required hospitalization when he suffered a...
What States Have Done, and Not Done, About Guns
Sep 28 2018 // Shortly after last year’s shooting massacre on the Las Vegas strip, Ohio Gov. John Kasich convened a panel to explore possible reforms to state gun laws. A Republican, Kasich wanted to be sure its members clearly...
Ohio Amusement Park Company Fined $142K for Safety Violations
Sep 27 2018 // The parent company for Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park has been fined over $140,000 for safety violations. The Blade reports the $142,270 fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration stems from an...
