Latest Michigan Headlines
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Hylant Partners with ACE Medical, Offers Liability Coverage in Ohio, Mich.
Jun 7 2006 // Hylant Group and ACE Medical Risk jointly announced today an agreement for Hylant Group to be the distributor of comprehensive physician medical liability coverage in both Ohio and Michigan. The healthcare professional...
Mich. House Passes Controversial Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill
Jun 7 2006 // With hundreds of motorcycle riders outside the Capitol, the Michigan state House today passed a controversial repeal of a mandate for riders to wear helmets. The legislation passed by a 66-37 vote and is awaiting the...
Vote on Repeal of Mich.’s Mandatory Helmet Law Set for Tomorrow
Jun 6 2006 // A vote on whether the state of Michigan will repeal its 37-year-old mandatory helmet law is scheduled to take place in the State House of Representatives tomorrow. The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents of Lansing,...
Repealing mandatory helmet law–not a wise choice
Jun 5 2006 // Another national holiday, Memorial Day, has just come and gone. The great memories of picnics, long bike rides, parades and afternoons at the beach are positive snapshots of the holiday. Unfortunately, vehicle accidents,...
People and Places
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
People
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
Editor’s Note: Repealing mandatory helmet law-not a wise choice
Jun 5 2006 // Another national holiday, Memorial Day, has just come and gone. The great memories of picnics, long bike rides, parades and afternoons at the beach are positive snapshots of the holiday. Unfortunately, vehicle accidents,...
Mich. Blues Extend Deadline for Awards Honoring Top Senior Volunteers
May 31 2006 // The nomination deadline for an annual Community Recognition Award sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network honoring outstanding senior citizen advocates has been extended to Friday, June 30....
Mich. Insurance Regulator Bans Limits on Time to File Auto Claims
May 30 2006 // Michigan’s governor and her insurance regulator are telling companies that they won’t be allowed to write policies that give injured motorists less time to file claims or lawsuits. The move by the Office of...
Mich. AAA Oppose Lawmakers’ Attempt to Repeal State Helmet Law
May 26 2006 // An informal AAA poll of state lawmakers suggests that the Michigan House of Representatives has the number of votes needed to repeal the state’s 37-year-old mandatory motorcycle helmet law. It is estimated that the...
Mich. Lawmakers Consider Asbestos Reform Legislation
May 22 2006 // Michigan state lawmakers this week will consider legislation aimed at reforming asbestos litigation, which manufacturers say has caused more than 70 business bankruptcies and cost at least 60,000 jobs nationwide. The...
Argonaut Group’s Great Central Introduces Mich. Liquor Liability Insurance Program
May 15 2006 // Great Central Insurance, a member of the Select Markets segment of Argonaut Group, Inc., announced today the addition of a liquor liability insurance program for the state of Michigan to its portfolio of specialized...
Report Says Mich. Needs to Bump Up Enforcement of Limo Safety Laws
May 15 2006 // The state of Michigan has scaled back its enforcement of safety laws related to limousines even as the number of limousines in the state has increased, according to a newspaper’s review published Sunday. In October,...
Premiums, Income Down for Mich.-based North Pointe in Q1
May 12 2006 // North Pointe Holdings Corporation, Southfield, Mich., reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. According to the company, gross premiums written amounted to $45.6 million in the first quarter...
Mich. Gov. Renewing Push for Health Coverage for Uninsured
May 12 2006 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is renewing a push to provide affordable health insurance to cover uninsured Michigan residents. Granholm, first unveiled the proposal in January, was expected to talk more about her plan...
Michigan Senate Votes to Tie Health Insurance to Behavior
May 11 2006 // Health insurers and HMOs in Michigan could offer financial incentives to smaller employers that want to reward workers for healthy behavior under legislation passed unanimously May 9 in the state Senate. Supporters of the...
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Sees Increased Profitability in Q1
May 9 2006 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc. a Michigan-based provider of property and casualty insurance, announced first-quarter 2006 operating results including its wholly owned subsidiary, Fremont Insurance Company, highlighted by...
Fraud Roundup
May 8 2006 // Mich. fugitive convicted of health care fraud, sent back to jail after 17 years Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox recently announced that, after 17 years of being a fugitive from justice, Joel Edward Freedland,...
Editor’s Note: Asbestos reform gaining momentum in the states
May 8 2006 // Insurers who support the bills now being considered in Michigan say that with reform, resources could be properly allocated to those who are truly ill, and that courts won’t be overburdened with cases that often seek...
Fraud Roundup
May 8 2006 // Mich. fugitive convicted of health care fraud, sent back to jail after 17 years Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox recently announced that, after 17 years of being a fugitive from justice, Joel Edward Freedland,...
