Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan Atty. Gen’l. Demands Hearings on Credit Scoring
Sep 16 2002 // Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan’s Attorney General, announced that she has filed a “Petition for Contested Case Hearing” with Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Frank M. Fitzgerald that demands...
Financial Information For Mich. Insurers Now Available on Online
Aug 12 2002 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Frank Fitzgerald announced that insurance company and health maintenance organization (HMO) financial statements are now available on the OFIS Web...
Mich. Sets July Dates for Credit Scoring Hearings
Jul 11 2002 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) released the dates of upcoming hearings on the use of credit scoring by insurers. In May, Commissioner Frank M. Fitzgerald announced public hearings to gather...
Mich. Scoring Issue Heats Up
Jun 3 2002 // The debate on credit-based insurance scoring in Michigan will now shift from the legislature to a series of public hearings being held in June and July by Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS). The Michigan...
Mich. Legislative Panel Hears Testimony on Benefits of Credit Scores
May 30 2002 // Testifying before a Michigan House committee, a spokesperson for the Alliance of American Insurers said a bill being considered by state legislators that would prevent insurers from using credit scores to determine premium...
Michigan OFIS to Hold Credit Scoring Public Hearings
May 24 2002 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Frank M. Fitzgerald announced his office will hold public hearings during June and July to gather information on the use of consumer credit history to...
Atty. General Asks Mich. Insurers to Explain
May 20 2002 // Attorney General Jennifer Granholm has released the results of a statewide survey her office conducted into the practice of insurance redlining in Michigan. In releasing the results—which showed disparities in auto...
Study Says Mich. Retailers Fund Outperforms Other Workers’ Comp Insurers
May 17 2002 // The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), based in Lansing, Mich., announced that its self-funded workers’ compensation insurance program, Retailers Fund, is doing a significantly better job than other workers’...
Automobile Rates on the Rise in Mich.
May 10 2002 // The typical Michigan motorist will experience increased automobile insurance rates during the coming year, according to the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS). To help Michigan motorists combat...
Regulatory Modernization Bill Introduced in Mich.
Apr 3 2002 // Michigan has an opportunity to continue streamlining its rate and form filing process by adopting legislation recently introduced by Senator Bill Bullard (R-Highland), according to the National Association of Independent...
Mich. Policy Change Addresses MCCA Threshold
Mar 28 2002 // The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) Board of Directors announced it has lowered the assessment that the state’s motorists pay for their unique auto insurance unlimited medical benefits. Beginning July...
Toyota Camry Makes It Five Years in a Row As Most Stolen Vehicle
Mar 19 2002 // The Toyota Camry has made it five-for-five, ranking in 2001 as tops on the target list of auto thieves, according to a report from CCC Information Services Inc. It was the 1991 model Camry that captured the No. 1 slot...
Mich. Governor Signs Second Injury Fund Bill
Mar 18 2002 // A bill championed by the American Insurance Association (AIA) that changes the way insurers are assessed payments to the state’s second injury fund has been signed into law by Michigan Gov. John Engler. “This...
Bill to Change Second Injury Fund Assessments Passes Mich. House
Feb 18 2002 // A bill changing the way insurers are assessed payments to the state’s second injury fund passed the Michigan House Feb. 14. The American Insurance Association (AIA), a strong supporter of the measure, anticipates the...
Michigan Governor Signs Self-Audit Legislation
Jan 24 2002 // Michigan Governor John Engler recently signed legislation that provides confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments of their compliance with state insurance laws. According to the...
Michigan Producer Licensing Bill Signed
Jan 8 2002 // Michigan Governor John Engler signed House Bill 5313, which enacts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Producer Licensing Act and meets the producer licensing reciprocity requirements outlined...
Michigan Retailers Association Workers’ Comp Program Plans Cut
Dec 19 2001 // Retailers Fund, the workers’ compensation insurance program of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), plans an overall rate cut of 3.51 percent for 2002. The rate cut, the fifth such reduction in nine years was...
AIA Urges Michigan House to Pass Bill
Dec 17 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging Michigan’s House of Representatives to pass a bill that would change the way insurers are assessed payments to the state’s Second Injury Fund. The legislation...
Michigan Bill on Confidentiality Passes Senate
Dec 5 2001 // A bill providing confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments recently passed the Michigan Senate and was referred to the House Committee on Insurance and Financial Services. SB 674,...
Michigan-Based NAPAA Files Lawsuit Against Allstate
Nov 21 2001 // Canton, Mich.-based National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. against Allstate Insurance Co., claiming that the insurer breached its agreement with...
