Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Auto Club Insurance to Buy GMAC Affiliate MEEMIC in Michigan
Mar 5 2009 // Auto Club Insurance Association, a Dearborn, Michigan-based insurer, reported it has agreed to acquire MEEMIC Insurance Co. and its insurance agency affiliate, MEEMIC Insurance Services Corp. ACIA is the second largest...
12 Michigan Auto Insurers Pledge Rate Freeze
Mar 4 2009 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s call for auto insurance companies to freeze their rates has won over 12 companies thus far, although most of the state’s largest insurer have not consented to the freeze. In a...
A.M. Best Downgrades Michigan’s Wolverine Mutual Insurance
Feb 27 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Wolverine Mutual Insurance Co. of Dowagiac,...
A Few Small Market Insurers Agree to Michigan Auto Rate Freeze
Feb 24 2009 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s call for auto insurance companies to freeze their rates has won over eight companies thus far, although they are insurers with small share of the market in the state. In a Feb. 3...
Michigan’s Citizens Insurance Awards 11 Students Scholarships
Feb 23 2009 // Citizens Insurance Co. of America, through its parent company’s foundation, The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc., has awarded 11 scholarships to public high school students and children of employees in its...
Michigan Blue Cross Wins Workers’ Compensation Battle
Feb 22 2009 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said he is not giving up in his battle and will appeal a judge’s ruling in support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s ownership of workers’ compensation insurance...
Declarations
Feb 22 2009 // Drunken System “It is surprising to the authors that these tragedies do not occur more frequently than they do in Kansas. As we studied this issue, we found many things that need attention, and many parts of the...
Industry Blasts Granholm’s Rate Freeze, Advocate’s Report
Feb 22 2009 // Insurance trade groups have come out swinging against Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s call for auto insurers to freeze rates until lawmakers can enact some of the reforms in a report by the state’s insurance...
Priceless
Feb 22 2009 // In a bold and gutsy move in the face of an economy in downward spiral and unemployment levels approaching record highs, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has called for a freeze on price increases by all hospitals,...
Michigan Man’s Alleged Insurance Arson Leads to Murder Charge
Feb 13 2009 // A Detroit man faces first-degree murder and arson charges in the 2004 deaths of two men he had hired to burn down a building he owned in south central Michigan. Attorney General Mike Cox says 57-year-old Musaid Ahmed Saeed...
5 Michigan Auto Insurers Pledge to Freeze Rates
Feb 12 2009 // One week after Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm called on auto insurance companies to freeze their rates, five insurers have said they will comply. In a Feb. 3 order, Granholm asked each automobile insurance company doing...
PGI Commercial Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Underwriters & Brokers
Feb 11 2009 // PGI Commercial has acquired the assets of Underwriters & Brokers, Inc. of Troy, Michigan. PGIC said it will merge the platform and staff of UBI with its existing Michigan office. Underwriters & Brokers, Inc....
Michigan Governor Opposes Hike in State’s Auto Catastrophic Claim Fee
Feb 9 2009 // Gov. Jennifer Granholm doesn’t want Michigan motorists to pay any more than they are now to support seriously injured accident victims. The governor asked the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to not increase...
Michigan Governor Expected to Veto Senate Bill Halting Ergonomics Rule
Feb 9 2009 // A divided Michigan Senate has voted to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration from instituting mandatory workplace ergonomics rules in the state. But the 20-16 vote is unlikely to change much. The Democratic...
Michigan Auto Insurance System, Costs, Insurers Under Fire
Feb 5 2009 // Michigan’s insurance consumer advocate is charging that drivers are paying a high cost for years of state deregulation of insurance and record insurance company profits. Gov. Jennifer Granholm has threatened...
Insurance Industry Blasts Granholm’s Call for Rate Freeze, Advocate’s Report
Feb 5 2009 // The insurance industry is not taking the recent attacks by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the state consumer advocate lightly. Insurance trade groups have come out swinging against Granholm’s call for a freeze...
Michigan Blue Cross Wins Battle Over Workers’ Compensation Business
Feb 4 2009 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is not giving up in his battle and will appeal a judge’s ruling in support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s ownership of workers’ compensation insurance...
Michigan Governor Granholm Wants Freeze on Auto Insurance Rates
Feb 4 2009 // In her seventh State of the State address, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm called for a freeze on auto insurance rates. She said the freeze would last for a year, “while the Legislature works to enact...
Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame Now Accepting Nominations
Feb 3 2009 // The Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame (MIHOF) is now accepting nominations for its 16th annual induction ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 19 on the Olivet College campus. The MIHOF recognizes individuals who have made a significant...
Michigan Senate Republicans Could Block Workplace Ergonomics Rule
Jan 29 2009 // Michigan Republicans are again trying to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration from instituting mandatory workplace ergonomics rules in the state. The Democratic governor has previously vetoed similar...
