Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Local Gas Drilling Laws Get a Key Airing in Ohio
Dec 3 2013 // A closely watched lawsuit in Ohio is asking a question that’s burning in cities and towns throughout shale country: Can regulations in states eager for the jobs and tax revenues that come with gas and oil drilling...
2 Ohio Companies Cited for Alleged Safety Violations
Dec 2 2013 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued safety citations against two southwest Ohio companies after the deaths of workers. OSHA’s area director in Cincinnati said this week that Central...
People – Midwest
Dec 2 2013 // Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance announced that Joseph A. Martin, the company’s current chief operating officer (COO) and senior vice president of marketing, has been selected after a nationwide search to serve as its...
Ohio Agent Sentenced to 2 Years’ Probation for $7,700 Theft, Insurance Fraud
Nov 27 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that former life insurance agent Russell Lowery, of Olmsted Falls, was sentenced in Cuyahoga County Common Plea Court to two years of probation for...
$300K Awarded to 2 Terminated Ohio Truck Drivers
Nov 26 2013 // Under the terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department...
Drowsy Driving a Leading Cause of Ohio Crashes
Nov 20 2013 // State statistics analyzed by a newspaper show injury crashes blamed on drowsy driving are on the rise in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Public Safety reports that 1,415 injury crashes last year in Ohio were attributed to...
Ohio Dump Truck Driver Repays More Than $19K in Workers’ Comp Benefits
Nov 18 2013 // An Ohio man was sentenced and repaid more than $19,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. BWC began investigating Harry Livingston after...
Oswald Cos. Names Drushel Senior Client Executive in Ohio
Nov 14 2013 // Oswald Cos. named Terri Drushel to senior client executive of global accounts for its property/casualty division. In this role Drushel will be responsible for leading the delivery of risk management and brokerage services...
J&J Reaches $4 Billion Settlement of Hip-Implant Suits: Sources
Nov 13 2013 // Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $4 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants in the largest settlement of U.S. legal claims for a medical device, three people familiar with the deal...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Data Shows 5K-Plus Worker Amputations Since 2005
Nov 8 2013 // Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation were analyzed by The Dayton Daily News....
J.M. Wilson Hires Fee as Branch Manager in Ohio
Nov 8 2013 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has added Gina Fee, as branch manager of its Westerville, Ohio, location. Fee will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Westerville office and staff, and foster growth and...
Ohio Stats Show more than 5K Worker Amputations
Nov 6 2013 // Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation were analyzed by The Dayton Daily News....
People – Midwest
Nov 4 2013 // Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies President, Chairman and CEO Bob Restrepo has been elected chair of the board of governors of the 1,000-member Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Restrepo also...
Manufacturer Faces Nearly $148K in Fines for Amputation Hazards in Ohio
Nov 1 2013 // Napoleon Spring Works Inc., a manufacturer of garage door hardware, has been cited $147,600 in proposed penalties by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 16 safety...
Higher Speed Limit in Ohio Hasn’t Led to More Tickets
Oct 29 2013 // Troopers have written fewer tickets on some stretches of Ohio highways where the speed limit was bumped to 70 mph earlier this year, according to State Highway Patrol numbers reported by a newspaper. The patrol says it...
Coverys to Acquire Ohio Medical Professional Liability Insurance Firm
Oct 28 2013 // FinCor Holdings Inc., a member of Coverys which is based in Boston, has agreed to acquire OHA Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary OHA Insurance Solutions (OHAIS), located in Columbus, Ohio. Coverys provides...
Ohio Public Employers to See Lower Workers’ Comp Rates
Oct 25 2013 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors has approved an average rate reduction of 1.6 percent for public employer taxing districts. The BWC said the change will result in Ohio’s 3,900...
Ohio Insurance Director: Watch Out For Deer
Oct 21 2013 // Ohio’s insurance director says fall is the peak season for deer-related crashes in the state and is urging drivers be on the lookout. Insurance Director and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor says drivers should be extra careful...
People – Midwest
Oct 21 2013 // HNI Risk Services named Chad Tisonik as its Wisconsin location president. Tisonik’s appointment marks the first time HNI Wisconsin will be managed by a non-family member of the founder since the company’s...
Ohio DUI Video Confessor Seeks Reduced Sentence
Oct 18 2013 // An Ohio man who confessed in an online video to causing a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of drinking should receive a sentence well below the maximum of eight years to send a message about the value of taking...
