Latest Michigan Headlines
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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...
Michigan Hit with Damaging Winds, Tornados, Flooding
Jun 24 2015 // A series of severe thunderstorms that pushed damaging winds and tornados into several parts of Michigan on Monday and Tuesday wrecked homes and knocked out power to thousands of people, officials said. From Monday...
Michigan Regulators OK Meadowbrook/Fosun International Transaction
Jun 22 2015 // Michigan insurance regulators have approved the acquisition of Southfield-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. by China’s Fosun International Limited. Meadowbrook Insurance Group announced that it received the...
Michigan Lawmakers OK Alcohol on Liability-Insured ‘Pedal Pubs’
Jun 22 2015 // People would be able to drink alcohol on certain pedal-powered vehicles under legislation going to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for consideration. The state House on June 18 gave final approval to the two bills. The bills...
Sedgwick Claims Subsidiary Buys Michigan’s Ternullo & Assoc.
Jun 19 2015 // Unified Investigations & Sciences Inc., a subsidiary of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., has acquired Stephen Ternullo & Associates, a provider of structural engineering, forensic investigations and fire...
Car Thieves Now Targeting Vehicles for Parts
Jun 18 2015 // While car thefts are declining across the country, stealing car parts and accessories is proving to be a lucrative business for professional thieves. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), organized crime...
The High Cost of Insuring a Teen Driver
Jun 15 2015 // Parents pay an average of 80 percent more for car insurance after adding a teen driver to their policy. The highest jump in premiums—96 percent—comes from placing a 16-year-old driver on a policy while the average...
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance OK’d to Write in Michigan
Jun 9 2015 // Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Michigan Department of Insurance issued a Certificate of Authority to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), establishing UPCIC as a...
49,000 Pounds of Pork Sausage Recalled by Michigan Company
Jun 8 2015 // A Michigan-based business is recalling about 49,000 pounds of pork sausage products shipped to institutions nationwide that may be contaminated with foreign materials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety...
Health Insurers in Illinois, Michigan Seeking Rate Hikes for 2016
Jun 3 2015 // Blue Cross Blue Shield and Blue Care Network, which sell medical insurance to more than half of Michigan residents who buy their own coverage under the federal health care law, are seeking 2016 premium increases that...
Workers’ Comp Costs Relatively Low in Michigan: Study
May 29 2015 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Michigan were lower than that of the typical state in a comparison of 17 states by the the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The WCRI study, CompScope Benchmarks...
Michigan Agent Charged with Felony Embezzlement
May 28 2015 // A Michigan insurance agent faces felony embezzlement charges following an investigation by the the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS). After receiving a complaint from an insurance company, DIFS...
Insurer Will Pay $300K in Michigan ‘Scared-to-Death’ Case
May 28 2015 // An insurance company has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit over the death of an 85-year-old man, ending an unusual dispute over whether the driver may have been literally scared to death before his car slammed...
J.M. Wilson in Michigan Promotes Councell to Fleet Underwriter
May 21 2015 // Portage, MI.-based J.M. Wilson has promoted Jennifer Councell to fleet transportation underwriter. Councell is responsible for quoting new and renewal business for independent insurance agents in 21 states. Councell has...
Family of Boy Who Died at Michigan Farm Reaches $100K Settlement
May 20 2015 // A $100,000 settlement has been reached in a federal wrongful death lawsuit by the family of one of two young people who died in 2010 after falling into a tank at a Barry County dairy farm. The Grand Rapids Press reports...
Michigan Seat Belt Campaign Planned, to Include Landmarks
May 19 2015 // Michigan law enforcement officials are kicking off a seat belt enforcement campaign that’s scheduled to run through the end of the month. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says Michigan landmarks will be...
Michigan Village Outlines Plans to Keep Federal Flood Insurance
May 19 2015 // A southeastern Michigan community has told federal officials that its plans to comply with a flood insurance program include taking a resident to court to make him raise his home. The Monroe News reported Saturday that...
