Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Michigan, Enbridge Reach Deal over 2010 Oil Spill
May 14 2015 // A company responsible for one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history will restore or create 300 acres of wetlands as part of a sweeping agreement to improve the Kalamazoo River watershed in southwestern Michigan,...
Michigan Regulators Shut Down Unlicensed Madison Heights Agent
May 11 2015 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered Alicia D. Bonner of Look Insurance in Madison Heights to cease and desist from selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance policies. The...
Michigan Workers’ Comp Costs Drop, Employment Rises
May 4 2015 // Michigan has had some positive developments on the employment and workers’ compensation fronts lately and state officials have been eager to share the news. Workers’ comp costs for employers in Michigan have...
People – Midwest
May 4 2015 // Jim Clay, chairman and CEO of the Ohio-based insurance and financial services company, Westfield Group, has been named chairman of the private sector business development group, Team Northeast Ohio (Team NEO). Team NEO is...
Michigan Insurance Regulators Suspend Licenses of Agent, Agency
Apr 28 2015 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has summarily suspended the licenses of insurance agent Daniel Castle and Mears Insurance Agency. Mears marketed business through the website...
Change to Michigan Auto Insurance Bills Requires $100 Premium Cut
Apr 27 2015 // The Republican-led House will consider legislation that would cut auto insurance premiums in Michigan by $100 annually for two years and no longer let health providers charge car insurers much more to treat injured...
Michigan House Could Vote This Week on Auto Insurance Reforms
Apr 27 2015 // For a brief moment early this year, social media made James Robertson an international celebrity. The story of the 56–year-old Detroit man whose commute involved both an arduous bus ride and walking 21 miles every day...
Michigan Bill Would Limit Liability of Private Air Strip Owners
Apr 24 2015 // Horse owners and private air strip operators in Michigan would be exempt from liability in certain cases where people are injured under two bills that have moved through the Republican-controlled House. One bill, passed by...
Michigan Insurance Wholesaler J.M. Wilson Promotes Van Niman
Apr 22 2015 // Portage, Mich.-based managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has promoted Dawn Van Niman who will be serving multiple roles as accounting and finance associate, agency coordinator assistant, and...
Landlords in Michigan Town Must Ensure Renters Keep Homes Crime-Free
Apr 22 2015 // A new ordinance in Saginaw will require renters to pledge to keep their homes free of crime and puts landlords on the hook for making sure tenants obey the rules. The ordinance, dubbed the “crime-free lease...
Michigan Auto Insurance Bills Passed by Senate
Apr 20 2015 // A divided state Senate approved revisions to Michigan’s auto insurance law that backers said would curtail costs in the only state to require unlimited medical benefits for those severely injured in crashes and that...
Michigan Auto Insurance Reform Legislation Advances
Apr 16 2015 // A legislative panel has approved changes to Michigan’s auto insurance law, voting to reduce how much insurers pay for medical care, establish an anti-fraud authority and create a new entity to cover expenses for...
Michigan Officials: Crashes Up but Traffic Deaths Down in 2014
Apr 14 2015 // Michigan traffic deaths totaled less than 900 last year for the first time since 2011 despite an increase in the total number of crashes in 2014, officials announced. There were 876 traffic deaths in 2014, down 8 percent...
