Governor Seeks $1B Dividend

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is once again asking the board of directors for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to approve a $1 billion dividend. If adopted, the dividend would bring to $10.2 billion the total amount the BWC paid to policyholders since DeWine took office in 2018. "The total dividend payments would exceed the premiums employers have paid since 2019, meaning the typical employer will have received more back in workers’ compensation dividends than they have paid in premiums during Gov. DeWine’s two terms in office," the governor's office said in a s...