Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mich. Appeals Court Considers Same-Sex Health Benefits
Apr 12 2006 // The Michigan Court of Appeals is considering whether governments and public universities can provide health insurance and other benefits to the partners of gay employees without violating the state constitution. Republican...
Mich. AG Announces $370,000 Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline
Apr 12 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox announced today that Michigan, along with 48 other states, has reached a settlement with drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline involving the anti- depressant prescription drug, Paxil. GlaxoSmithKline...
Mich. State Representative and Siblings Sued by Federal Government
Mar 31 2006 // A federal lawsuit filed against a Michigan state representative and three of his siblings accuses them of converting the proceeds of their father’s two life-insurance policies to their own use, thereby subverting tax...
Mich. Blue Cross Blue Shield Seeking Angels and Senior Volunteers
Mar 28 2006 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its HMO affiliate Blue Care Network are looking for outstanding volunteers who may be eligible to receive their annual community service awards. The eighth annual Caring for Children...
Mich. Agents Praise Catastrophic Claims Assn. for Lowering Assessment
Mar 27 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents praised the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association for its decision to lower its annual automobile assessment to $137.33 per vehicle, a decrease from last year’s...
Mich. Restoration Co. Participates in ABC-TV’s Extreme Home Makeover
Mar 27 2006 // Disaster Kleenup International, Inc., damage restoration contractors, today announced that Statewide Disaster Restoration, a DKI member company located in Southfield, Mich. was recently asked by ABC-TV’s Extreme...
AIG settles with Michigan for more than $5.2 million
Mar 20 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox reported that American International Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (AIG) have paid more than $5.2 million to the state of Michigan, representing the underpayment, with interest, of...
ATRA Urging Mich. House Committee to Keep State a Leader in Tort Reform
Mar 8 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) testified this week before the Michigan House Committee on Tort Reform, urging lawmakers to help the state retain its reputation as a leader in the national legal reform movement...
AIG Settles with Michigan for More than $5.2 Million
Mar 3 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox reported Friday that American International Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (“AIG”) have paid more than $5.2 million to the State of Michigan, representing the underpayment, with...
Mich. Requires Life Insurers Make Amends for Race-based Underwriting
Feb 28 2006 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services issued a statement this week saying that a consent order requiring the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company was issued requiring the companies make amends for...
Business Moves
Feb 19 2006 // SUA, American Patriot Chicago-based Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. has signed a new contract with Westchester, Ill.-based American Patriot Insurance Agency Inc., a wholesale agency that specializes in roofing...
Son to Testify Against Parents In Mich. Arson Trial
Feb 17 2006 // A Kalamazoo man who police say was part of a family scheme to burn down a mobile home, then collect the insurance money, is set to testify against his parents at trial, according to a report by the Coalition Against...
Mich. Insurance Consumer Brochures Now Available in Arabic
Feb 16 2006 // This week, the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services released their most popular free consumer publications in Arabic. “Michigan’s ethnic diversity presents us with opportunities to provide...
ACG Ranks Second in Nation for Collision Repair Customer Satisfaction
Feb 10 2006 // The Auto Club Group (ACG) — holding company for the Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA) and six AAA affiliates in the Midwest (including AAA Michigan) — is ranked second in the nation for collision repair...
Michigan Territorial Rating Bill Could Raise Rates for Most Consumers
Feb 8 2006 // Legislation supported by Detroit-area lawmakers, which seeks to lower insurance costs in their city, could increase premiums up to 60 percent for other Michigan consumers by prohibiting insurance companies from using...
H.E.A.T. Auto Theft Notes Reduction in Car Crimes in Michigan
Feb 6 2006 // H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) has responded to statistics released by the Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) that indicate a decrease in auto theft in metro Detroit and across the state in 2004. “After...
Michigan’s Accident Fund Names Miles & Finch 2006 Agency of the Year
Feb 2 2006 // Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, a national workers compensation carrier that does business with over 700 independent insurance agents, announces Miles &Finch Insurance Agency as its Agency of the...
Michigan Commissioner Warns Consumers About Insurance Scam
Feb 2 2006 // Michigan Insurance Commissioner Loretta Watters is warning consumers about a new insurance scam that has been uncovered by the Office of Financial and Insurance Services. The two organizations, Global Healings Society and...
Michigan Governor, Democrats Introduce Insurance Reform Package
Feb 1 2006 // Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Democratic legislators introduced a multi-bill insurance reform package this week that is designed to reduce insurance rates. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said industry...
Mich. House Insurance Committee Opposes Federal SMART Act
Jan 24 2006 // A resolution opposing the federal State Modernization and Regulatory Transparency Act (SMART) was approved by the Michigan House Insurance Committee last week and is expected to receive full House approval within the next...
