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Michigan Democrats Lay Out Auto Insurance Bills

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:18 +0000

Detroit’s Democratic state House Caucus is laying out an effort to change Michigan’s auto insurance policies. The package of legislation was revealed during a news conference in Detroit. Republicans control the state Legislature. Under the proposal, insurance companies couldn’t use …

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Accident Fund, Olivet College Offer Certified Authority on Workers’ Comp

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:39:31 +0000

Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has partnered with Olivet College, a mid-Michigan based college, to create the Certified Authority on Workers’ Compensation (CAWC) program. This program offers a unique perspective on workers’ compensation, combining business acumen with key educational …

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Partner Benefits Stand for Michigan State Workers

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:58:56 +0000

Same-sex domestic partners of state employees will continue to qualify for health insurance after the Michigan Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal filed by the state. In a short order released May 2 and dated May 1, justices …

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House Panel OKs Changes to Michigan Car Insurance Rules

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:50:13 +0000

A Michigan legislative panel has approved a bill that would end unlimited lifetime medical care for people seriously injured in car crashes. Premiums would drop at least $125 in the first year under the measure being pushed by Republican Gov. …

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Towing Costs Jump in Detroit from $75 to $215

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:45:19 +0000

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 …

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Amerisure’s Taylor Receives Community Spirit Award

Mon, 06 May 2013 05:31:16 +0000

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Carol Taylor, vice president, counsel and compliance officer, is the recipient of the Community Spirit Award from Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI) and its Affordable Housing Advisory Council. Taylor …

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Insurer Plans 1,000 More Jobs in Lansing, Michigan

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:50:30 +0000

Buoyed by a year of record profits, a Michigan insurance company said it is planning a $100 million expansion that could lead to the addition of more than 1,000 jobs at its headquarters. Lansing-based Jackson National Life Insurance Co. said …

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Amerisure Names Dennis Assistant VP of Claims

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:26:58 +0000

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. has appointed Bill Dennis as assistant vice president of Claims. Dennis will report to Becky Kenyon, regional vice president of Claims for Amerisure. He will be based at the company’s Indianapolis Core Service …

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Michigan Man Says Insurance Won’t Cover Bullet Damage from Shootout

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:07:16 +0000

A northern Lower Michigan man is upset insurance doesn’t cover the damage done to his mobile home during a neighbor’s shootout with police. Lance Reed tells the Traverse City Record-Eagle he’s already spent $1,500 on repairs to five bullet holes …

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Survey: Michigan Voters Support No-Fault Reform

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:37:21 +0000

According to a recent statewide poll commissioned by the Coalition for Auto Insurance Reform (CAIR), an overwhelming number of Michigan voters believe their auto insurance premiums are too high and support no-fault reform legislation that would lower their auto insurance …

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Michigan Tells Auto Dealer to Stop Selling Insurance

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0000

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 …

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Michigan Insurance, Medical Groups: Reinstate Helmet Law

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:14:30 +0000

Members of Michigan’s insurance and medical industries as well as some rider groups are calling on lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder to reinstate the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law. They say modifying the law to allow people over the age …

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Nyquist-Bivins Named Director of Brand Management for Amerisure

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:57:37 +0000

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based property/casualty insurer, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., has added Jennifer Nyquist-Bivins to director of brand management. Nyquist-Bivins has more than 25 years of experience and most recently was president of Brand Propulsion LLC., a consulting company that helps …

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Kenyon Named Regional Vice President of Claims at Amerisure

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:20:56 +0000

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based property/casualty insurance provider, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., has added Becky Kenyon as regional vice president of claims. Prior to joining Amerisure, Kenyon was vice president, property/casualty claims at Berkley Risk Administrators, a nationwide provider of integrated risk …

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New Rules in Place in Michigan for Insurer Use of Credit Information

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:57:51 +0000

A series of new laws have taken effect in Michigan that how insurance companies can use a person’s credit information. The laws passed last session went into effect March 28. Under one of the measures, insurers can’t use people’s credit …

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Wagner Named Chief Underwriting Officer at Michigan-Based Amerisure

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:06:23 +0000

Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based provider of property and casualty insurance for more than 100 years, has promoted Ted Wagner to chief underwriting officer. Wagner assumes management responsibility for the marketing, product development and field marketing and …

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WCRI Says Medical Care Costs for Injured Workers Low in Michigan

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:03:07 +0000

The costs of medical care for injured workers in Michigan is the lowest of any state in a 16-state study conducted by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). While medical payments in Michigan were lower than typical of the 16 …

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Michigan Office for Financial, Insurance Regulation Becomes Department

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:31:29 +0000

Michigan’s office dealing with financial and insurance regulation has been elevated to department status. The Department of Insurance and Financial Services aims to provide greater focus on the tasks currently being handled by the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulations. …

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Aon Expands Grand Rapids, Michigan Office

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:33:24 +0000

Insurance broker Aon plc announced an expansion of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office, with the addition of Jennifer Adkins, Christine Bill, Mike Burdo, Jamee Burel, Andrew Disselkoen, Sarah Gass, Sarah Gedeon and Lisa Kiley. Bill and Gass will serve as …

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Report: Michigan School Safety Laws Routinely Ignored

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:30:06 +0000

Michigan laws meant to improve safety at schools are routinely ignored and state officials don’t know the scope of the problem, according to the results of a two-month investigation published March 11. Disaster drills aren’t being done, or are not …

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Marsh Names Jones Head of Grand Rapids, Michigan Office

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:49:03 +0000

Insurance broker Marsh announced that Bob Jones, a 28-year veteran of the insurance industry, has been named head of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office. In his new role, Jones is responsible for ensuring that Marsh delivers superior advisory and transactional …

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Enbridge Declines to Pay for 2 More Spill Studies

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:31:21 +0000

A company responsible for a 2010 pipeline rupture that spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southwestern Michigan river has refused to pay $800,000 to complete two new studies to assess the spill’s damage. The Detroit Free Press …

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Genstar Capital Acquires Michigan’s Acrisure

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:56:04 +0000

San Francisco-based private equity firm Genstar Capital LLC has acquired Acrisure, a large retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. Acrisure’s product lines include property and casualty, employee benefits and related third party administrator services, human resource outsourcing, loss …

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Idea to Limit Auto Claims in Michigan Criticized

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:03:11 +0000

The top elected official in Michigan’s Oakland County is criticizing proposals from fellow Republicans to change Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance program to limit the amount of medical claims. The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report that Oakland County …

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Michigan Lawmakers Mull $31M For Health Care Exchange

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:21:12 +0000

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration told lawmakers it needs their approval within weeks to spend a $31 million federal grant to help build a consumer-friendly health insurance marketplace under the contentious federal health care overhaul, or else the state will …

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Michigan’s Heavy Trucks Blamed for Ailing Roads

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:39:08 +0000

Critics of Gov. Rick Snyder’s call for more money to fix Michigan’s ailing roads and bridges are pointing to the state’s highway weight limit as the problem. The Detroit Free Press reports that Michigan has the highest maximum truck weight …

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Michigan Regulators Warn of Bogus No-Fault Auto Insurance Certificates

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:28:19 +0000

The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) are warning Michigan drivers that they may have unknowingly purchased fraudulent automobile insurance certificates from an unlicensed individual reportedly issued through Tennessee Christian Motorist Aid. An OFIR investigation found that Mervin Graber, …

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Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Signed into Law in Michigan

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:09:37 +0000

Tort reform advocates in Michigan, including medical malpractice insurer, The Doctors Company, lauded the recent signing of reform legislation in Michigan. The Michigan State Medical Society, with significant support from The Doctors Company and its trade organization, the Michigan Insurance …

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Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Michigan’s McGraw Wentworth

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:22:03 +0000

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh Inc., has acquired McGraw Wentworth Inc., an employee group benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Troy, Mich. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1997 by Thomas …

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Michigan Man Who Beat Odds Fights No-Fault Insurance Reform

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:40:25 +0000

Sam Howell could barely speak seven years ago. He pointed at letters on a board to communicate. He struggled to stand by himself in his driveway. Recently, Sam, 26, opened the door for me at his home. He spent the …

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