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This week on "The State of Ohio": The Senate version of the budget is on its way, with just a few weeks remaining to hammer out differences with the House. Lawmakers try to clarify the state auditor's role with JobsOhio. And we revisit and update two controversial issues from the last year - the abortion debate in Ohio and the state's new exotic animals law and the facility it created.
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| Insurance premiums reversing a trend and falling off in Ohio. |
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By Bill Cohen - February 23, 2006 |
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There’s some good news for Ohioans on the insurance front. Insurance premiums for homeowners last year rose less than 1%, and auto insurance premiums actually went down 1.6 %. A few years ago, auto insurance bills were going up by about 4%, and homeowner premiums were soaring by 10% to 18%. Why have insurance expenses calmed down so much? That’s the question that statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen posed to Ohio’s top insurance regulator, Ann Womer Benjamin, director of the state insurance Department. The agency says it oversees nearly 1,700 companies, and more than 204,000 insurance agents. |
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Ann Womer-Benjamin with Bill Cohen (1:58) 
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