Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Auto Insurance Key to Michigan State Senator’s Gubernatorial Bid
Jan 24 2010 // State Sen. Hansen Clarke has jumped into the Michigan governor’s race and auto insurance reform will likely figure prominently in his bid for the offic The Detroit Democrat told the Associated Press he had filed the...
Michigan Workers’ Compensation Claim Costs Among Lowest, Most Stable
Jan 21 2010 // Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Michigan are among the lowest of 15 states, and the growth of these costs in Michigan over time has been more stable than in most other study states, according to a new...
Progressive Insurance Selects Michigan to Host $10M X-Prize Car Contest
Jan 13 2010 // The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE has chosen the state of Michigan to host a multi-stage competition that aims to pit some of the world’s most fuel efficient vehicles against one another in a quest to win...
Michigan Regulators Recover $33M for Consumers; $9M from Insurance
Jan 11 2010 // Michigan regulators report they recovered a record $33 million for financial services and insurance customers in 2009. Insurance Commissioner Ken Ross said the $33 million in consumer recoveries breaks the previous record...
Mich. Auto Insurance Bills Stall
Jan 10 2010 // The insurance industry got a reprieve in late December when the state Senate adjourned without taking up legislation passed by the House of Representatives that carriers say would have stripped insurers of underwriting...
Auto Insurance Key to Michigan State Senator’s Gubernatorial Bid
Jan 7 2010 // State Sen. Hansen Clarke has jumped into the Michigan governor’s race now that Lt. Gov. John Cherry has decided not to run. Auto insurance reform will likely figure prominently in Clarke’s bid for the...
Michigan’s H.E.A.T. Recovers $51M in Stolen Property in 25 Years
Jan 5 2010 // Since its inception in 1985, tips to Michigan’s Help Eliminate Auto Thefts (H.E.A.T.) program have led to recovery of more than $51 million in stolen property and arrests of more than 3,300 suspects involved in auto...
Special Reuters Report: America’s Route to Recovery
Dec 29 2009 // When Bob Hagan was a boy in Youngstown, Ohio, people equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city. After graduating from high school...
Michigan Auto Insurance Bills Stall As Senate Adjourns Without Acting
Dec 28 2009 // The Michigan Senate adjourned before Christmas without taking action on a property/casualty insurance bill package already passed by the House of Representatives. The package would, among other things, give the insurance...
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Rejects Unsolicited Takeover Offer
Dec 23 2009 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc. a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier with headquarters in Fremont, Mich., has rejected an unsolicited proposal from the Steak n Shake Company seeking to acquire...
2009 P/C Insurance Mergers, Acquisitions Large and Small
Dec 20 2009 // Large insurers AIG, Farmers and The Hartford made moves in 2009, as did large brokers Marsh, Aon, Willis, Gallagher, Brown & Brown, Hub and Wells Fargo. So, too, did, many regional insurers and Main Street agencies....
Michigan Orders Florida Man to End Unlicensed Insurance Activity
Dec 18 2009 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) has ordered a Florida man who is not licensed to sell insurance in Michigan to stop all insurance related activity in that state. The OFIR says Richard...
Michigan House Passes Auto Insurance Reform Legislation
Dec 17 2009 // An insurance trade group says a bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives threatens to increase auto insurance costs and harm the state’s job market and economy. The Property Casualty Insurers Association...
Supreme Court Refuses Michigan Workers’ Comp Racketeering Suit
Dec 10 2009 // Workers’ compensation litigation arising out of Michigan and involving claims of federal racketeering violations is headed back to lower courts for trial after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider it. The U.S....
Michigan House, Senate Pass Bills Banning Texting While Driving
Dec 10 2009 // The Michigan House has voted to prohibit the use of cell phones to send text messages while driving. The main bill in the package passed the House by a 94-13 vote Tuesday. A similar measure passed a Senate committee...
Ratings: Lincoln, Grain Dealers, National States, Hanover, Atradius, WRM America, Michigan Commercial
Dec 9 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘A-‘ issue credit rating to Lincoln National Corp.’s (LNC) $300 million issuance of senior notes. S&P also affirmed its...
Michigan Debate Over Proposed Auto Insurance Changes Heats Up
Dec 2 2009 // Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are promoting proposals they say would make auto insurance more affordable and strengthen consumer protections in the state. Opponents including the insurance industry say the proposals...
Michigan Shuts Down Northville Agency
Nov 24 2009 // Michigan officials have ordered a Northville insurance agency, Henrickson Hoppens Agency, to immediately close down, accusing it of selling insurance and issuing insurance certificates without a license. The order extends...
Main Street America Launches Personal Lines System in Michigan
Nov 18 2009 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its new Main Street Connection for Personal Lines quoting and policy issuance system in Michigan. The super regional’s independent insurance agents now have 24/7 access to...
University of Michigan Pays $1 Million to Settle Student’s Dismissal Lawsuit
Nov 16 2009 // The University of Michigan is paying $1 million to settle a lawsuit with a former dental student who claimed she was illegally kicked out of school, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. The AP reported...
