Ohio Department of Insurance News

5 Members of Alleged Ohio Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Indicted

Five Cincinnati-area residents have been indicted on multiple counts of alleged insurance fraud for filing a significant number of false insurance claims in 2014 totaling approximately $85,000, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced. The department alleges that as part of …

Insurance Department Returns $24.5M to Ohio Consumers in 2014

Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced the Ohio Department of Insurance through its consumer complaint process has helped Ohio consumers save or recover $24.5 million in 2014. Over the past four years the department has saved or recovered …

Snow Named Chief of New Office of Captive Insurance at Ohio Department

Following the signing of legislation allowing Ohio businesses to form captive insurance companies, the Ohio Department of Insurance tapped Tracy Snow as chief of its newly established Office of Captive Insurance. Snow has more than 12 years of insurance regulatory …

Conklin Named Ohio Insurance Department Legislative Liaison

Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has named Allison Conklin as the Department’s legislative liaison. Conklin will work in the Executive Office’s Legislative Affairs Division. Conklin’s duties will include interfacing with legislators, government agencies and other …

Former Ohio Insurance Agent Gets Jail Time on Fraud-Related Charges

Former West Mansfield insurance agent Robert Horney, of Marysville, Ohio, was sentenced in Logan County Common Pleas Court to serve 60 days in jail, five years on community control and ordered to pay more than $21,000 in restitution for multiple …

Ohio Regulators Save or Recover $23.5M for Insurance Consumers in 2013

The Ohio Department of Insurance reported that it helped save or recover $23.5 million for Ohio consumers in 2013 while assisting nearly 200,000 Ohioans mainly through its toll-free hotlines, community outreach efforts and counseling sessions. The department’s savings and recovery …

Scott Named Ohio Insurance Department Legislative Liaison

Lindsay Scott has been named as the legislative liaison for the Ohio Department of Insurance. She will work in the Executive Office’s Legislative Affairs Division. Scott’s duties will include interfacing with legislators, government agencies and other stakeholders on insurance matters, …

Ohio Couple Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case

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 Pelfrey, of Cable, Ohio. Tony Pelfrey received …

Ohio: 3K Medical Professional Liability Claims Closed in 2011

A total of 3,094 medical professional liability claims were closed in 2011 in Ohio, according to data collected by the Ohio Department of Insurance from entities providing medical professional liability coverage to Ohio health care providers and health care facilities. …

Ohio Woman Sentenced to Prison for Insurance Fraud

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 Mary Taylor announced. Reyes was also …