Hagan’s insurance bill gets hearing


September 29, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

Hagan’s insurance bill gets hearing

COLUMBUS

House Bill 172, legislation sponsored by State Rep. Robert F. Hagan of Youngstown, D-60th, to ensure that Ohioans know when health-insurance rates will increase, got its first hearing Wednesday.

The bill requires the Ohio Department of Insurance to post health-insurance premium-increase filings on the state’s website.

“In my opinion, people should have the right to easily access information that shows precisely why and how their health-insurance company filed a premium increase with the state of Ohio,” Hagan said in a release.

The Insurance Committee hasn’t scheduled additional hearings yet.

QS&L partners with NFL’s Browns

CLEVELAND

Sharon, Pa.-based Quaker Steak & Lube announced Thursday it will partner with the Cleveland Browns and will become the official chicken wing of the team.

The partnership calls for co-branded concession stands in sections 104, 121, 504 and 528 within Cleveland Browns Stadium.

The stadium also will sell QS&L wings in its luxury suites.

Cleveland-area QS&L locations also will feature Browns-branded “Dawg Pound Bucket” of wings.

InfoCision expands, adds jobs in Canada

AKRON

InfoCision Management Corp. on Wednesday announced it will open a new location in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.

The Akron-based telecommunications company said it will bring 100 jobs to the Fort Erie area, near Buffalo, N.Y., on the Canadian side of Lake Erie.

InfoCision employs more than 4,000 in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, including locations in Boardman, Austintown and New Castle, Pa.

Vindicator staff reports

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