Join us for an afternoon of golf and fun on June 24, 2019 at the Clovernook Country Club. The cost includes: 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch, grill out, awards and drinks. You will have the chance to participate in a number of contests. All of the proceeds go to Insuring The Children to treat child abuse and neglect.
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Ohio's BMV's Financial Responsibility Random Verification Program Eliminated
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he program that has been administered by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles since 1998 to randomly check to ensure that Ohioans are complying with the state’s financial responsibility laws has been eliminated. Read more
A ROCKY ROAD SO FAR: Recreational Marijuana and Impaired Driving
More than 30 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico have programs that allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana products. Another 13 states permit non-intoxicating medical marijuana products. Ten states and D.C. permit recreational marijuana, where any adult over the age of 21 can possess and use the drug. Recreational marijuana sales are booming.
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Risk Tips
Home Fire Sprinklers Save Lives and Money
Including fire sprinklers in a new home is a tremendous way to reduce fire loss severity and perhaps even save lives. These sprinkler systems can dramatically reduce the flames, heat, and smoke that a fire produces. They often extinguish the fire before fire trucks arrive on the scene, and only the nearest sprinkler to the fire is activated.
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Case of the Month
Adventures in Ambiguity
Christina Basham owned 15 rental properties that were insured by Berkshire Hathaway Homestead Insurance Company for the period of November 17, 2016, to November 17, 2017. Berkshire Hathaway issued one policy to cover all 15 properties and issued declarations for each individual property. One of the covered properties was located in Elwood, Indiana.
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ODI Issues Cease & Desist Orders against Milford Insurance Agent
COLUMBUS – Citing evidence of misappropriating more than $500,000 from Ohio consumers, utilizing forged documents, and causing policyholders to designate himself as the beneficiary of annuities he sold, the Ohio Department of Insurance took action against Milford, Ohio insurance agent Gregory Oliver and his company, Oliver Financial Services Corporation (“OFS”). Read more
If you represent commercial clients or are interested in expanding into that market but don't know how to get your foot in the door, then OIA's Workers' Compensation Group Rating Program can provide you with one of the insurance industry's most powerful sales tools. Read More
