Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Panel Examines Rules for Health ‘Navigators’
Feb 15 2013 // Ohio lawmakers are again weighing regulations for a new group of professionals who will help guide consumers through the new health insurance exchanges. So-called “navigators” are expected to help educate...
Director: Ohio Auto, Homeowners Insurance Premiums Among Lowest in Nation
Feb 7 2013 // Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced Ohio’s average auto and homeowners insurance premiums are again among the lowest in the nation. According to 2010 data, the most recent...
Ohio Employers Want $860M from Work Comp Bureau After Ruling
Feb 4 2013 // Attorneys for employers who won a ruling against the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation are asking the state to pay $860 million. The lawyers say there are 270,000 Ohio employers who are due restitution after a...
Study: Manufacturing Driving Growth in Ohio
Feb 4 2013 // Manufacturing is again driving Ohio’s economic expansion, with more than half of the state’s counties dependent on the sector, according to a newspaper analysis. The Dayton Daily News reports that more than...
Home Value Insurance Co. Dissolved
Jan 28 2013 // The rehabilitation of Calif.-based Home Value Insurance Co. (HVIC) has ended and the corporation has been dissolved by order of the Franklin County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, where the company was domiciled. According to...
Business Moves – Midwest
Jan 28 2013 // Willis North America Willis North America, a unit of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has relocated its Cleveland, Ohio office to 1001 Lakeside Ave., Suite 1600. Willis established a presence in Ohio more...
Ohio Woman Sentenced to Prison for Insurance Fraud
Jan 24 2013 // Kelli Reyes, of Wauseon, Ohio, has been sentenced by the Fulton County Common Pleas Court to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to felony insurance fraud, Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director...
Fire Deaths in Ohio Reach 26-Year Low in 2012
Jan 24 2013 // The number of fire-related deaths in Ohio dropped last year to a 26-year low, with the state fire marshal attributing part of the decline to the unusually mild winter. It was the second year running that Ohio saw double...
Ohio Health Insurance Company Sues State, Feds
Jan 23 2013 // An Ohio health insurance company is suing state and federal officials over confusion in rules for a program for patients with pre-existing conditions. At issue is a high-risk insurance pool created by President Barack...
Ohio Joins States Tracking Arsonists on Registries
Jan 21 2013 // Ohio is joining the few states that require convicted arsonists to register with authorities, hoping it will help solve more cases, deter repeat offenses and prevent deaths and property damage. The new law will require...
Ohio Work Comp Bureau Appoints Regional Business Development Managers
Jan 15 2013 // Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer has appointed four regional business development managers to help employers benefit from BWC’s safety and claims management...
Attorney Behind $43M Award for Ohio Agent Against Nationwide to File Class Action
Jan 14 2013 // An Ohio law firm that represented a former Nationwide Insurance agent for a $42.8 million jury verdict is getting ready to file a class action against the insurer “in the near future.” Attorney Caryn Groedel...
Ohio Expands List of Approved Medical Providers for Injured Workers
Jan 14 2013 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has expanded the list of providers who can treat injured workers and strengthened certification requirements for those providers. Rules that took effect at the BWC on...
People – Midwest
Jan 14 2013 // John M. Anderson has been promoted to president and chief operating officer at Founders Insurance Co., a Des Plaines, Ill.-based member company of the Utica National Insurance Group. Anderson joined Utica National in April...
Home Value Insurance Co. Dissolved
Jan 9 2013 // The rehabilitation of Calif.-based Home Value Insurance Co. (HVIC) has been ended and the corporation has been dissolved by order of the Franklin County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, where the company was...
Ohio Expands List of Approved Medical Providers for Injured Workers
Jan 7 2013 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced it has expanded the list of providers who can treat injured workers and strengthened certification requirements for those providers Rules that took effect at...
Allstate Adding 136 New Jobs in Ohio
Jan 3 2013 // Allstate says it’s planning to add 136 new jobs in Ohio. The insurance company said that it plans to appoint 12 new insurance-agency owners in Columbus and hire 36 licensed sales representatives for new and existing...
Attorney Behind $43M Award for Ohio Agent Against Nationwide Insurance to File Class Action
Jan 3 2013 // An Ohio law firm that represented a former Nationwide Insurance agent for a $42.8 million jury verdict is getting ready to file a class action against the insurer “in the near future.” Attorney Caryn Groedel...
The Griffith Foundation Awards $22K-Plus in Scholarships
Jan 3 2013 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, awarded $22,750 in scholarships to 22 students at six colleges and universities. The scholarships support students studying risk management, insurance...
Ohio Insurance Agencies To See License Fee Change
Dec 31 2012 // The state is lowering the fee Ohio insurance agents and agencies pay to have their licenses renewed late or reinstated. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who also leads Ohio’s Department of Insurance, says the move is aimed at...
