Latest Ohio Headlines
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Ohioans See Bump in 2012 Average Insurance Rates
Aug 26 2013 // Ohioans saw increases in their homeowners and auto insurance rates last year, though they’re still getting a bargain. Ohio’s Department of Insurance recently released the 2012 average rates for homeowners and...
Ohio Safety Instructor Had Earlier Shooting Mishap
Aug 23 2013 // A central Ohio woman says a certified gun safety class instructor accused of accidentally shooting a student in the arm during a demonstration was involved in a second accidental shooting decades ago. Cathy Schmelzer tells...
Feds: Nearly 6,900 Firearms Stolen in Ohio in 2012
Aug 21 2013 // Nearly 6,900 firearms were reported stolen or lost in Ohio last year, ranking it sixth among states with the most missing guns, federal data shows. The lion’s share of those were listed as stolen; 78 were reported...
International Excess Program Managers Adds Schmid as VP in Ohio
Aug 21 2013 // International Excess Program Managers, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has added George C. Schmid to its executive team. Schmid, an insurance industry veteran, will be taking on the role of vice president of program...
Ohio Woman Sentenced for Fraud Involving $60K Insurance Claim
Aug 16 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that Patricia Young, of Piqua, was sentenced to three years of community control and 17 months incarceration (suspended) in Miami County...
Advocates Question Ohio Health ‘Navigators’ Rules
Aug 14 2013 // An Ohio legislative panel has cleared new state rules for professionals guiding people through the insurance marketplaces created by the federal health care law, despite concerns from some consumer groups that the...
Lessons from U.S. Blackout of 10 Years Ago: Kemp
Aug 14 2013 // Exactly 10 years ago, at 15:05 Eastern Time on August 14, 2003, an overhead power line came into contact with an overgrown tree near Cleveland, Ohio. What happened next is a frightening case study of how vulnerable modern...
Data Shows Decline in Boat Thefts in Ohio
Aug 12 2013 // Authorities say recently released statistics show boat thefts in Ohio continued to decline last year. Data compiled by the nonprofit National Insurance Crime Bureau shows that about 95 boats and other watercraft were...
Gregory to Lead Ohio BWC’s Fraud Investigations Department
Jul 30 2013 // Rick Gregory has been selected as director of the Special Investigations Department (SID) at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Gregory will oversee 123 employees who work to deter, detect, investigate...
Opponents of Ohio Village’s Traffic Cameras Sue
Jul 25 2013 // A lawsuit alleging that traffic cameras used to trap speeders are unconstitutional has been filed against a southwest Ohio village just months after a judge ordered similar cameras removed in another village in the...
Tornado Hits Ohio’s Ursuline College; No One Hurt
Jul 22 2013 // A tornado packing 110 mph winds hit Ursuline College in northeast Ohio early on July 20, collapsing a wall of the school’s athletic center and damaging other buildings but causing no injuries, officials said. The EF1...
Sexual-Harassment Suit Costs Ohio Fire Deptment $900K
Jul 18 2013 // A central Ohio township is going to pay nearly $900,000 to a former firefighter to resolve a sexual-harassment lawsuit. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the settlement between Orange Township and Raechel Peters also...
Ohio Couple Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case
Jul 8 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that a department insurance fraud investigation involving a $2,400 claim has led to the sentencing of husband and wife, Tony and Patricia...
Ohio Insurer Expands to Dayton
Jul 2 2013 // A western Ohio insurance company’s expansion should mean about 200 jobs for Dayton. Springfield-based Assurant Special Property plans to open a satellite office in northeast Dayton. The Dayton Daily News reports that...
Toledo to Hire Extra Firefighters with Work Comp Rebate
Jun 28 2013 // Toledo is using an unexpectedly big rebate from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to increase the size of its fire department. Ohio businesses and public employers have started getting one-time rebate checks...
Ohio Road Signs Smash Into Cars; State Seeks Cause
Jun 28 2013 // The Ohio Department of Transportation is investigating how three signs posted above a Cleveland-area highway smashed into traffic during stormy weather, damaging three vehicles and leaving a man in critical condition. The...
Ohio Air Crash Shows Risks, Thrill of Wing Walking
Jun 27 2013 // Risking death every time they go to work, wing walkers need courage, poise, a healthy craving for adrenaline and, most importantly, they need to be meticulously exacting with every step they take on the small planes that...
Cincinnati, Ohio Looks to Capitalize on Alcohol Tourism
Jun 26 2013 // Kentucky has its bourbon distilleries, St. Louis its Budweiser factory, Napa and Sonoma their wineries, and cities from San Diego to Philadelphia have turned into meccas for beer lovers looking for local craft brews. Now...
Ohio Man Ordered to Pay Nearly $29K for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 26 2013 // An Ohio man was sentenced for working while receiving disability payments from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for a prior workplace injury. Joshua Schlosser was ordered to repay nearly $29,000 he...
Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints Glasmeier as Distribution VP in Ohio
Jun 18 2013 // Anita Glasmeier has been appointed vice president of Distribution of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Mid-Atlantic Business Insurance operation. She is based in Fairfield, Ohio. Glasmeier will be responsible for agency...
