Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People
Sep 7 2009 // Markel Corp. has promoted Henry Lopez to president for Markel Midwest. Lopez has served as executive vice president for the Midwest region since November 2008. He joined Markel in 1995 as a financial analyst and has held a...
It Figures
Sep 7 2009 // 8,200 At least 8,200 Ohioans complained of identity theft with the Federal Trade Commission in 2008, according to Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, but only about 40 percent of the victims filed a police report....
Ohio Work Comp Agency Cites Successes, Including Rate Stabilization
Sep 2 2009 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors recently marked its two-year anniversary and detailed significant progress made in the past 24 months. The board was created in House Bill 100 of the...
Trade Group: Insurance Industry Adds $1.2M Daily to Ohio Treasury
Aug 28 2009 // The insurance industry is a key player in Ohio’s economy, according to the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII). With 261 insurance companies located there, Ohio is a top state for industry employment with close to a $6...
States Give ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Aug 21 2009 // Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be drunk drivers, robbers, forgers, possibly even rapists. They got their producer licenses in...
Major Ohio County to Offer Benefits to Workers’ Domestic Partners
Aug 20 2009 // One of Ohio’s largest counties plans to offer health coverage to the partners of its gay and unmarried employees. Franklin County commissioners in Columbus voted unanimously on Aug. 18 to extend domestic partner...
Ohio Places The Physicians Assurance Corporation Into Liquidation
Aug 19 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance has placed The Physicians Assurance Corporation (TPAC) into liquidation. The liquidation order, which was filed Aug. 18, 2009, allows the department to take possession of the insurer’s...
Ohio Reaches $115M Settlement with AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg, Others
Aug 14 2009 // Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has announced an agreement in principle to settle claims against former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg and other AIG executives (Howard...
Ohio High Court: Negligent Act Can Be ‘Occurrence’ in Some Cases
Aug 10 2009 // In a decision announced Aug. 4, 2009, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that when a liability insurance policy defines a covered “occurrence” as an “accident,” a negligent act committed by an insured...
Ohio Revokes Agent’s License for Falsifying CE Hours for Other Agents
Aug 6 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has revoked the insurance education provider contract and license of an agent the department found to be falsifying continuing education credit hours for hundreds of insurance...
Ohio Personal Lines Premiums Remain Lower than U.S. Average
Aug 5 2009 // The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) recently reported that premiums for homeowners and auto insurance in that state remain lower than the U.S. average. On its Web site, www.ohioinsurance.org, the OII released the following...
Ohio Insurance Department Announces Policy Staff Addition
Aug 4 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced the addition of Melissa Kuhn Wheeler to the agency’s policy department. Wheeler has five years of experience working with the Ohio General Assembly. Most...
Ohio to Strengthen Oversight of Workers’ Comp Group Sponsors
Aug 3 2009 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors has voted to further strengthen the requirements for group sponsors, those associations that provide services to employers who qualify for group...
Ohio Insurance Department Gets New Web Site Address
Aug 3 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has a new Web site address: http://www.insurance.ohio.gov. The old address, www.ohioinsurance.gov, will remain active for a several months but will eventually be shut down in place of the...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Aug 3 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...
Michigan’s American Community Launches PPO Network in Ohio
Jul 31 2009 // Michigan-based American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of group and individual health insurance, has introduced its own proprietary medical provider network in Ohio. The company said the American Community...
Companies Told to Stop Selling Insurance in Ohio
Jul 28 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has issued cease and desist orders to two companies that were found to have been selling insurance in the state without licenses to do so. Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo...
Ohio Auto and Homeowners Insurance Rates Increased in 2008
Jul 28 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 private passenger auto insurers increased 0.8 percent in 2008. The average rates for the state’s top...
Ohio Department of Insurance Changes Web Address
Jul 23 2009 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has announced that the Department Web site address will now be http://www.insurance.ohio.gov. The old address, (www.ohioinsurance.gov) will remain active for a several...
Ohio Casualty Introduces Commercial Fleet Management System
Jul 17 2009 // Fairfield, Ohio-based Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has introduced Onboard Advisor, a fleet management system that helps companies increase commercial fleet safety and productivity, save...
