Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Agent Named Big ‘I’ Young Agent of the Year
Oct 16 2015 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the Outstanding Young Agent of the Year award to Lisa Lemanski of the...
J.M. Wilson Adds Bolhuis as P/C Underwriter in Michigan
Oct 13 2015 // Wholesale insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, has added Kristin Bolhuis as a property and casualty underwriter in its Portage, Mich., office. Bolhuis is responsible for quoting new and renewal property and casualty business,...
Michigan Drivers May Soon Show Proof of Insurance on Phone
Oct 9 2015 // Michigan drivers pulled over by the police will be able to show proof of their auto insurance on a phone or another mobile device instead of having to provide a hard copy under legislation signed by Gov. Rick Snyder. The...
Michigan Insurance Regulator Tells Agents to Stop ‘Sliding’
Oct 5 2015 // Patrick McPharlin, director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), issued a bulletin reminding insurance agents that the practice of insurance “sliding” is not allowed. McPharlin...
Michigan Bill Enabling Drivers to Show Police Insurance on Phone OK’d
Oct 2 2015 // Drivers pulled over by the police in Michigan will be able to show proof of their auto insurance on a phone or another mobile device instead of having to provide a hard copy under legislation going to Gov. Rick Snyder for...
Michigan’s New PIP Maximum Work Loss Benefit in Effect Oct. 1
Sep 7 2015 // The maximum work loss benefit payable under policies of personal protection insurance in Michigan will rise very slightly for the year beginning Oct. 1, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services...
Michigan’s New ‘Smart’ Roads, Vehicles to ‘Talk’
Sep 7 2015 // Highway officials are beginning to install sensors and cameras on roads near Detroit that will be able to provide construction, traffic and weather updates to motorists. The system has been installed along 20 miles of...
Hackers Target Data of Catholic Workers in Michigan
Aug 31 2015 // Hackers cracked a computer network and got access to Social Security numbers and other personal information of more than 10,000 people who work for Roman Catholic churches or church affiliates around Michigan. “I...
Michigan’s New ‘Smart’ Roads May ‘Talk’ to Vehicles
Aug 25 2015 // Highway officials are beginning to install sensors and cameras on roads near Detroit that will be able to provide construction, traffic and weather updates to motorists. The Michigan Department of Transportation recently...
Michigan’s PIP Maximum Work Loss Benefit Rises Slightly
Aug 21 2015 // The maximum work loss benefit payable under policies of personal protection insurance in Michigan will rise very slightly for the year beginning Oct. 1, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services...
Michigan’s J.M. Wilson Adds White, Nichols as Underwriters
Aug 5 2015 // Portage, Mich.-based insurance wholesaler, J.M. Wilson, has added two new property/casualty underwriters: Blayne White and Robbin Nichols. Both White and Nichols will quote new and renewal commercial property/casualty...
Michigan Insurance Regulators: Consumer Complaints Up in 2014
Jul 31 2015 // Announcing it assisted 172,913 consumers across the state in 2014, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services said consumer complaints increased last year compared to 2013. Health insurance generated the...
M City: Where All Cars Are Driverless
Jul 21 2015 // A simulated city opened Monday on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes. “We had the...
Regulator to Lawmakers: Leave Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association Funds Alone
Jul 20 2015 // Michigan’s top insurance regulator has taken a stance against a bill that would allow lawmakers to appropriate money for road projects from the state-created mechanism to reinsure unlimited medical benefits for auto...
Michigan Bill Calls for Transparency from Catastrophe Claims Assn.
Jul 14 2015 // A bill introduced in Michigan would require transparency and detailed financial and actuarial information from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to be published on the association’s website. House...
Regulator to Lawmakers: Leave Michigan CCA Funds Alone
Jul 14 2015 // Michigan’s top insurance regulator has taken a stance against a bill that would allow lawmakers to appropriate money for road projects from the state-created mechanism to reinsure unlimited medical benefits provided...
Harmful Treatments Get Michigan Doctor 45 Years in Prison
Jul 12 2015 // Calling the scheme “horrific,” a judge sentenced a Detroit-area cancer doctor to 45 years in prison for collecting millions from insurance companies while poisoning more than 500 patients through needless...
Michigan Rail Project to Eliminate Dangerous Crossing
Jul 7 2015 // Officials say a project to extend a rail line in a DTE Energy Co. rail yard in suburban Detroit, Mich. is designed to improve safety and traffic flow. Work begins July 13 in Trenton. The yard holds trains delivering coal...
Michigan Bills Would Allow Beer on Pedal-Powered Trolleys
Jul 6 2015 // Michigan legislation that would allow passengers to drink beer or wine aboard pedal-powered trolleys isn’t getting unanimous support from people who shuttle people around town. Lawmakers have sent bills to Gov. Rick...
Michigan-Based J.M. Wilson Promotes Gleason
Jul 2 2015 // Property/casualty insurance wholesaler, J.M. Wilson, based in Portage, Mich., has promoted Cheryl Gleason as Personal Lines manager. In addition to managing the day-to-day activities of the Personal Lines team, Gleason...
