Latest Michigan Headlines
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Tornadoes, Damaging Winds Reported in Michigan, Minnesota
Sep 13 2019 // The National Weather Service says a tornado ripped through a cemetery in southeastern Minnesota. The EF-1 tornado with winds of 95 mph struck Woodlawn Cemetery in Winona early Wednesday. The tornado toppled trees and...
High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Michigan’s Ottawa Kent Insurance Agency
Sep 11 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), an ExecFactor full-service insurance brokerage platform owned by private equity firm Huron Capital, has acquired Ottawa Kent Insurance Agency (Ottawa Kent), an outsourced risk...
Michigan Pipeline Company to Shut Down, Pay $509K for Trenching Safety Violations
Sep 11 2019 // Under an agreement with federal safety officials, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, pipeline company will close down and pay just over $509,000 for exposing workers to serious trenching and excavation hazards. The U.S. Department...
Reliance Global Completes Acquisition of Michigan’s Altruis Benefit Consulting
Sep 10 2019 // Reliance Global Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of Bingham Farms, Michigan-based Altruis Benefit Consulting. The acquisition follows a letter of intent between the parties as previously announced on May 8,...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Van Niman to Accounting, Finance Specialist in Michigan
Sep 3 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Dawn Van Niman to accounting and finance specialist in the company’s Portage, Michigan, office. She is responsible for processing accounts...
Michigan Manufacturing Facility Fined $32.5K After Worker’s Death
Aug 20 2019 // A suburban Detroit manufacturing facility has been fined after the death of an employee who fell into vat of sulfuric acid. The Detroit News reports the $32,500 fine was issued by the Michigan Occupational Safety and...
Enbridge Says Gap Beneath Great Lakes Pipeline not a Risk; Officials not so Sure
Aug 9 2019 // Erosion has created a gap beneath an oil pipeline in a key Great Lakes channel that’s wider than allowed under an agreement with the state of Michigan, oil transport company Enbridge Inc. said. The Canadian company...
J.M. Wilson Adds Fawley as Accounting Assistant in Michigan
Aug 8 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has hired Luann Fawley as accounting assistant in its Portage, Michigan, office. Fawley is responsible for supporting the accounting team. Her role includes...
Michigan Manufacturer Ordered Shut Down Amid Health Concerns
Aug 1 2019 // A judge has ordered a Michigan manufacturer to cease operations amid concerns among health officials about a June dumpster fire and the release of chemical clouds. The Daily News of Greenville reports an Ionia County judge...
Botti Promoted to Assistant Fleet Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
Jul 23 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Stephen Botti to assistant fleet underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Botti is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide variety of commercial transportation risks, as well as...
Chair Maker Blamed in Michigan Fire That Killed Record-Setting Cats
Jul 19 2019 // The suburban Detroit owners of two record-setting cats killed in a house fire have filed a lawsuit blaming the maker of a massage chair for the blaze. William and Lauren Powers of Farmington Hills seek more than $1 million...
Harris Promoted to P/C Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
Jul 17 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Lacey Harris to property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Lacey is responsible for quoting new and renewal commercial property and casualty risks and serving independent...
Michigan Hospital to Pay $74.4K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 2 2019 // A hospital in Michigan will pay more than $74,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by federal officials. Memorial Healthcare, which operates a hospital in Owosso, Mich., will pay $74,418 and furnish other...
Official: Derailed Train Car at Canada/Michigan Border Leaked Sulfuric Acid
Jul 1 2019 // About 13,700 gallons of sulfuric acid has spilled from one of about 40 freight train cars that derailed in an international tunnel connecting Michigan and Canada. Canadian National Railway spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says...
High Street Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Tompkins Insurance Agency
Jun 27 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a provider specialty commercial property/casualty insurance, employee benefits services and personal lines, has acquired the assets of the Tompkins Insurance Agency (TIA), an...
Michigan Democratic Leader Says Businesses, Heavy Trucks Must Fix Roads
Jun 27 2019 // With Republicans firmly opposed to a 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike, Democratic lawmakers want businesses to do more to help fix the roads. A new $1.2 billion proposal from House Democrats would raise the state’s...
Michigan City to Pay $1.25M in Sewage-Flooded Basements Suit
Jun 26 2019 // Most of a $1.25 million settlement will go to residents of a mid-Michigan city who sued after sewage flooded their basements six years ago. The Lansing State Journal reported that the Lansing City Council agreed to the...
Jury Awards $3M-Plus in Michigan Misdiagnosed Epilepsy Case
Jun 26 2019 // A Michigan jury has awarded more than $3 million to a woman who was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, one of hundreds of people to accuse a Detroit-area doctor of misreading tests to enrich himself and his employer. Dr. Yasser...
Michigan’s High Street Insurance Names Tuitas Sr. Partner, CFO
Jun 18 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a Michigan-based provider of commercial insurance, personal lines and employee benefits services, has appointed Dave Tuitas as senior partner and chief financial officer. Tuit...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance
Jun 12 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Michigan Millers...
