Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Oct 19 2009 // Hiring Hit “The more qualified the individual was the less interest they expressed in the Hartford top job.” —Bob MacDonald, former CEO of Allianz Life of North America and self-described financial services...
Ohio High Court Fines ‘Trust Mill’ Operators Nearly $6.4M
Oct 15 2009 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has handed down a civil penalty of $6,387,990 against American Family Prepaid Legal Corporation and Heritage Marketing and Insurance Services Inc. and their co-owners, Jeffrey and Stanley Norman,...
PIA Names Ohio Mutual Insurance Group 2009 Company of the Year
Oct 13 2009 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has named Ohio Mutual Insurance Group as the recipient of its 2009 Company Award of Excellence. The annual PIA National Company Award of Excellence honors companies...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Oct 5 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
Public Employers in Ohio May See Lower Comp Premiums
Oct 5 2009 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, workers’ compensation premiums for Ohio’s Public Employer Taxing Districts (PECs) will drop by an average of 17 percent. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Oct 5 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
Bank of America, Execs Owe Investors ‘Billions,’ Says Ohio AG Lawsuit
Sep 29 2009 // Investors in a class-action lawsuit against Bank of America Corp. over the Merrill Lynch & Co. takeover are trying to collect “billions of dollars” in damages, Ohio’s attorney general said...
Antioch University in Ohio Sued over Alleged Rape on Overseas Program
Sep 23 2009 // A former university student says in a lawsuit she was raped by a bus driver hired as part of Antioch University’s overseas study program. The student alleges in a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court that she...
Ohio Officials, Insurers Look to Protect Policyholder Data
Sep 23 2009 // Starting Nov. 2, 2009, Ohio regulators and all insurance companies that do business in the state will begin new procedures designed to protect policyholders’ personal information. Insurance companies will be required...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Sep 21 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
Bengals Want Workers’ Comp Cases Moved to Ohio
Sep 21 2009 // The Cincinnati Bengals have filed a lawsuit asking that the workers’ compensation claims of 31 former players be moved from California to Ohio. In its lawsuit filed in Cincinnati, the professional football team says...
Declarations
Sep 21 2009 // Not Wasting Time “I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it’s better politics to kill this plan than improve it.” —President Barack Obama, in a Sept. 9 speech before...
Passing the Halfway Mark
Sep 21 2009 // By the time this issue of Insurance Journal reaches your desk, we will be well over halfway through hurricane season for 2009. Though it’s too early to breathe a sigh of relief — hurricane Rita struck Southeast...
New Markets
Sep 21 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Misc. Medical Malpractice Market Detail:...
Newspaper: Illegal Immigrants Registered Vehicles in Ohio
Sep 16 2009 // A newspaper reports that Ohio policy allowed thousands of illegal immigrants to register cars and get license plates. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the outgoing director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety delayed...
Ike Anniversary a Reminder That Ohio Is Not Immune to Natural Disasters
Sep 15 2009 // A year after Hurricane Ike swept across Ohio on Sept. 14, 2008, packing winds up to 74 mph, the state’s insured losses are now estimated at $1.255 billion, the Ohio Insurance Institute reports. Additionally, the Ohio...
Ohio Regulators, Nationwide Insurance Warn of Mail Fraud Scheme
Sep 14 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance and Nationwide Insurance have issued a warning regarding an international mail fraud scheme that uses the Nationwide name. Consumers in as many as 10 states have reportedly received...
Ohio Insurance Department to Make Electronic Filing Mandatory
Sep 11 2009 // Effective Dec.31, 2009, all insurance entities that do business in Ohio will be required to submit rate, rule and form filings for all lines of insurance electronically using the System for Electronic Rate and Form...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison
Sep 8 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson reported that on Sept. 01, 2009, former Maineville insurance agent William R. Appleton, II, was sentenced in United States District Court to 97 months imprisonment for...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Sep 7 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
