Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan Company Sued for Violating Federal Law on Employee Accommodations
Sep 16 2024 // PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, violated federal law at multiple locations in the Detroit area by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities...
Michigan State Documents Reveal No New Information on Nassar Abuse Scandal
Sep 13 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of documents turned over by Michigan State University reveal nothing new about what the school might have known about years of sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar, the campus doctor who...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Michigan’s Wolverine Mutual
Sep 12 2024 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to C++ (Marginal) from B- (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “b” (Marginal) from “bb-” (Fair) of Wolverine Mutual Insurance...
Michigan’s Conifer Holdings Sells Insurance Agency Operations
Sep 3 2024 // Conifer Holdings announced that it completed the sale of its insurance agency operations for consideration equal to $45 million (subject to transaction expenses and customary purchase price adjustments), plus possible...
Michigan Court: Businesses Can’t Get State Compensation Over Pandemic Closures
Sep 3 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday shut the door on businesses seeking to be paid by the state for restrictions that harmed sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court, in a pair of 5-2 orders, let...
Ex-Michigan State Football Coach Sues School Over His Firing
Sep 2 2024 // Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, alleging that they wrongfully fired him last year and violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of...
Severe Storms Leave Over 300K Michigan Homes and Businesses Without Power
Aug 30 2024 // ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Crews for two of Michigan’s largest utilities were working to restore power Wednesday to more than 300,000 homes and businesses left in the dark amid hot, muggy conditions after severe...
Michigan Golf Club Pays $440K Settlement for Alleged Fraudulent Pandemic Loan
Aug 28 2024 // RICHLAND, Mich. (AP) — A golf club in southwestern Michigan has agreed to pay $440,000 to settle allegations that it wrongly obtained a loan through a federal program during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said...
Michigan DIFS Bulletin Issues Guidance on AI Use in Insurance Industry
Aug 19 2024 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) released a bulletin this month addressing the growing use of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry. The bulletin clarifies DIFS’...
Michigan State Sued Over Adolf Hitler Quiz Question Displayed at Football Game
Aug 16 2024 // EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium screens before a game last season, with the quiz’s creator saying the university didn’t...
Former Michigan State Football Coach Sues School Over His Firing
Aug 7 2024 // Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, alleging that they wrongfully fired him last year and violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of...
People Moves: Resilience Promotes Brady to Chief Underwriting Officer; Burns & Wilcox Names New Leaders in Southwest, Michigan
Jul 31 2024 // Brady Named Resilience Chief Underwriting Officer Killian Brady Resilience, headquartered in San Francisco, named Killian Brady as chief underwriting officer. Brady will oversee all aspects of the underwriting function for...
Tropolis Acquires Three Insurance Agencies in Southeastern Michigan
Jul 23 2024 // Unity Partners, a principles-based private equity firm, and Tropolis, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based insurance brokerage that provides property & casualty and employee benefits solutions, announced that Tropolis has...
Michigan Health Care System to Pay $30K Over Racial Discrimination Suit
Jul 16 2024 // Beaumont Health (now Corewell Health), a health care system in southeast Michigan, will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Michigan AG Reminds Residents to Avoid Scams After Flooding
Jul 15 2024 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging residents to be vigilant against scammers targeting those affected by the heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. The storm flooded communities, damaged homes, and...
Michigan DIFS Bulletin Prohibits Discounting Labor Costs for Depreciation
Jul 9 2024 // Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox released a new bulletin explicitly prohibiting insurers from discounting labor costs for depreciation when paying a homeowners insurance...
Michigan Court Revives Lawsuit Over Woman Found Alive in a Body Bag
Jul 2 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan appeals court revived a lawsuit against Detroit-area paramedics after a woman who had been declared dead gasped for air with her eyes open when a body bag was unzipped at a funeral home. A judge...
Severe Thunderstorms Cut Power to Thousands in Western Michigan
Jun 27 2024 // MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms cut power to thousands of homes and businesses Tuesday in western Michigan, less than a week after storms left thousands in the dark across the state in suburban...
Federal Appellate Panel Sends Michigan Pipeline Challenge to State Court
Jun 19 2024 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit seeking to shut down part of a petroleum pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac belongs in state court, a federal appellate panel ruled Monday. The...
USDA to Enhance Crop Insurance for Michigan Blueberry Producers
Jun 12 2024 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is enhancing Federal crop insurance for blueberry producers in Michigan beginning in the 2025 crop year. This change will enable producers to receive different pricing and optional...
