Latest Michigan Headlines
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Cost of Insurance Too High: Michigan Township Wants Different Mailing Address
Oct 7 2013 // A township near Flint, Mich., is appealing a U.S. Postal Service decision to deny its request for a mailing address distinct from the troubled city. The Flint Journal reports that Grand Blanc Township officials and...
Michigan Earns Outstanding Big ‘I’ Young Agents Committee Award
Oct 7 2013 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the Young Agents Council of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents...
Midwest Politicians Work as Insurance Advocates
Sep 23 2013 // Three individuals who have worked in the insurance industry and now practice politics in the Midwest — Indiana State Representative Matt Lehman, Michigan State Senator David Robertson and U.S. Congressman Tom Latham...
Michigan Secretary of State Launches Anti-Fraud Task Force
Sep 19 2013 // With the aim of battling auto insurance fraud, Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has launched an anti-fraud task force – Fighting Auto Insurance Rip-offs (FAIR) – that involves Michigan State Police,...
Michigan’s Doeren Mayhew, Wolf-Hulbert Form New Insurance Group
Sep 18 2013 // Accounting and advisory firm Doeren Mayhew announced it has merged with the Michigan-based insurance agency, Wolf-Hulbert Co. LLC, to form a new full-service insurance agency. Wolf-Hulbert will transition to the newly...
$1.2M Deal Approved in Lawsuit over Michigan Jail Death
Sep 17 2013 // A $1.2 million deal in a federal lawsuit over the alcohol-withdrawal death of a woman who was in custody at the Lenawee County jail in Adrian, Mich., has been approved. Thirty-seven-year-old Brenda Sue Smith was arrested...
Insurance Pros in Politics: Midwest Politicians Work as Insurance Advocates
Sep 10 2013 // Those who have worked in the insurance industry and now practice politics in the Midwest say they are able to provide valuable insight into policies and insurance laws that affect their state’s important industries...
Crop Insurance Available to Michigan Tart Cherry Growers
Aug 26 2013 // Some tart cherry growers in Michigan now can buy federal crop insurance as protection against losses. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow made the announcement. The Michigan Democrat chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture,...
Michigan’s Saginaw Bay Underwriters Celebrates 150 Years
Aug 14 2013 // The world has changed a lot since Saginaw Bay Underwriters was founded in 1863, and the insurance industry has changed along with it. “We started out insuring horses, and now we’re insuring computer...
Michigan Utility Agrees to Create $1M Explosion Fund
Aug 13 2013 // One of Michigan’s largest utilities has agreed to pay $1 million to create a new response fund after a natural gas line exploded, killing a Royal Oak man. Attorney General Bill Schuette said Consumers Energy will...
Officials: Michigan Levee May Get $1.5M Upgrade
Aug 1 2013 // Officials in Frankenmuth, Mich. say a levee designed to protect areas of the city along the Cass River from flooding may need a $1.5 million upgrade. MLive.com reported the Federal Emergency Management Agency says the city...
Michigan Brewery Sues Over Oil Spill Cleanup Dredging Plan
Jul 25 2013 // A brewery in Michigan has sued over a plan for dredging sediments as part of the cleanup from the Kalamazoo River oil spill three years ago. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports Bell’s Brewery has sued Enbridge Inc. and the...
Michigan: Bulk of Insurance Complaints in 2012 Concerned Claims Handling
Jul 22 2013 // The Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) says consumers in 2012 filed more than 3,000 complaints against insurance companies doing business in Michigan. Complaints were filed against carriers writing...
Michigan: Bulk of Insurance Complaints in 2012 Concerned Claims Handling
Jul 11 2013 // The Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) says consumers in 2012 filed more than 3,000 complaints against insurance companies doing business in Michigan. Complaints were filed against carriers writing...
Michigan Ban on Domestic Partner Benefits Blocked
Jul 1 2013 // A federal judge has blocked Michigan’s ban on domestic partner benefits for employees who work for public schools or local governments, saying state lawmakers simply wanted to punish gays and lesbians. U.S. District...
Declarations
Jul 1 2013 // Portable Insurance “This type of insurance has been available without regulation for some time.” —Idaho Department of Insurance Director Bill Deal said the department will begin licensing businesses to sell...
Michigan Orders American Fellowship Mutual Insurance into Liquidation
Jun 19 2013 // The American Fellowship Mutual Insurance Co. has been ordered into liquidation by Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette at the request of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director...
Survey: Michigan Businesses Confident About Growth
Jun 17 2013 // The latest Michigan Future Business Index survey of small and midsize business leaders shows unequalled confidence in the state’s business economy and a rekindled desire to reinvest in their own future, according to...
Declarations – Midwest
Jun 17 2013 // Complex, Time Consuming “Sometimes these cases can be complex and time consuming, but the division should always strive to act as quickly as possible to investigate bad actors and protect consumers” —South...
Motorcycle Injuries Rise After Helmet Laws Weakened: Study
Jun 17 2013 // The average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets, according to an insurance industry study. For more than 40...
