Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Michigan-Based Pioneer State Mutual Signs Deal to Aid Agents
Nov 14 2001 // Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Co., a Michigan property and casualty insurer, has signed a licensing agreement for Allenbrook’s VIC(c) (Visual Internet Connection) software. VIC will provide agents with a secure Web...
Technical Change Would Improve Michigan’s Workers’ Comp System
Oct 26 2001 // A proposed change in the laws governing insurer payments to Michigan’s Second Injury Fund would not reduce benefits for injured workers, while improving the overall business climate of the state, according to the...
Self-Audit Bill Approved by Michigan Senate Committee
Oct 5 2001 // The Michigan Senate Financial Services Committee approved legislation that provides confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments of their compliance with state insurance...
Michigan Chamber Directors Strongly Oppose Any New Workers’ Comp Tax
Sep 24 2001 // The board of directors of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce has voted unanimously to strongly oppose a proposed new tax on workers’ compensation currently under consideration by the State House and Michigan Senate as...
Michigan’s First Auto Theft Forum Examines Auto Theft Trends in State
Sep 17 2001 // Experts from the insurance industry, law enforcement, automobile manufacturers and dealers, as well as prosecuting attorneys and state legislators gathered Tuesday for Michigan’s first Auto Theft Forum 2001, a...
Report Deems Michigan Workers’ Comp Market Competitive
Jul 12 2001 // A competitive workers’ comp market remains in Michigan, avoiding major price increases experienced in other states according to a report released by the Compensation Advisory Organization of Michigan who provides...
Commissioner Fitzgerald Testifies Before Congress
Jun 27 2001 // Michigan’s Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner, Frank M. Fitzgerald, testified last week before the U.S. House of Representatives Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises...
Mich. OFIS Makes Insurance Complaint Information Available Online
Jun 26 2001 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) released complaint ratios for insurance companies in Michigan — the information is available at www.cis.state.mi.us/ofis. Individual company information...
Michigan OFIS Launches Website
May 2 2001 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) launched a website to provide information on the financial institution, securities and insurance industries. Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner...
Michigan DOI Eliminates Obsolete Regulatory Language, Changes Agent Licensing Requirements
Feb 14 2001 // Michigan Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Frank M. Fitzgerald announced three measures today that reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the financial institution and insurance industry. The measures...
Auto Arson, Highway Safety Subject of New Mighigan Laws
Jan 19 2001 // Michigan Gov. John Engler recently signed several bills that would help crack down on auto arson, improve young driver training and prohibit passengers riding in open pickup truck beds on the highway. Of special note is...
Michigan Commissioner Appoints Adviser
Jan 12 2001 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Frank M. Fitzgerald announced that Gary Mielock will assume the role of advisor and project manager for issues involving financial institutions, insurance,...
Michigan Offers Workers’ Comp Info Online
Dec 21 2000 // Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services Director Kathleen Wilbur announced that current workers’ compensation coverage information is now available on the department’s website. The website...
IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
