Detroit News

Towing Costs Jump in Detroit from $75 to $215

The cost for getting back a vehicle that’s towed in Detroit is going up in a big way. Detroit announced that Detroit City Council approved the new rate for recovering vehicles that are towed to the city impound lot or …

Michigan Tells Auto Dealer to Stop Selling Insurance

Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Detroit-area auto dealer to stop selling insurance without a license. The DIFS issued a cease and desist order against Monaco Motors Ltd., Camillo Anthony Monaco, and Darrell Lees, for …

Detroit to Lay Off 5% of Workforce; Investigate Insurance, Work Comp Fraud

Detroit officials say they’re making plans to lay off 400 to 500 city employees in the new year, roughly 5 percent of the workforce. The disclosure was made Dec. 7 as Mayor Dave Bing said he has enough votes in …

Michigan Regulators Say Fake Auto Insurance Sold in Metro Detroit

The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) recently announced that some Detroit-area drivers may have unknowingly purchased fraudulent automobile insurance policies from unlicensed insurance agent. According to the OFIR, Shaker Uddin Sadeak, through an unlicensed insurance agency named …

Chrysler Factory Employee Kills Co-Worker, Self in Detroit

An employee fatally stabbed a co-worker Thursday at a Chrysler factory in Detroit and then fled to a city park where he killed himself, police said. The stabbing was reported around 8 a.m. at a Chrysler plant that makes the …

Aon Risk Solutions Promotes McCorry, Williams in Detroit Office

Aon Risk Solutions has promoted LeAnne McCorry as national managing principal of the business and executive chairman of the Detroit, Mich., office and Carol Williams as resident managing director and chief executive officer of the Detroit office. McCorry, who has …

Detroit Schools to Pay $425K To Student’s Family

A federal judge in Michigan has ordered the cash-strapped Detroit Public Schools to pay $425,000 to the family of a special education student who had a seizure and died after being forced to walk unassisted by a school aide. The …

Insurance to Cost $10K per Bus Annually for Private Detroit Bus Line

A young entrepreneur from the suburbs is planning to start a private bus line in downtown Detroit, Mich. The Detroit News reports Andy Didorosi is set to open the Detroit Bus Co., a private company with three full-size school buses. …

$20M for Detroit Demolitions Remains Unused

A published report says Detroit, Mich., has $20 million intended to demolish burned-out dwellings that’s sitting unused. The Detroit Free Press reports that the money is part of the Fire Insurance Escrow Fund. It was created by a law requiring …

Detroit Neighborhood Plans 300 Demolitions

The Detroit enclave of Highland Park plans to demolish more than 300 abandoned and neglected structures. The Detroit Free Press reported that the demolitions are paid for by part of a $13.8 million federal grant. Some have taken place already. …