Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Scam Plotted by Mich. Prison Inmates Takes Fatal Twist
Apr 28 2006 // According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, what started as a life-insurance fraud scheme ended up as an execution. Michigan inmates Cameron Wade Sanders and Kevin Mykolaitis hatched a con while in prison to create...
Mich. Blues Receive Voluntary Effort Award from U.S. Department of Labor
Apr 27 2006 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan recently received an Exemplary Voluntary Efforts Award from the U.S. Department of Labor. Each year, the department presents EVE awards to federal contractors with exceptional equal...
Mich. Legislature Considers Asbestos Litigation Reform, Insurer Group Says
Apr 27 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America says that the Michigan Legislature is considering litigation reform regarding asbestos claims. According to Chicago-based PCI, Michigan has looked at the efforts of...
Study Reveals Gap in Access to Health Care Among Mich. Residents
Apr 26 2006 // “Cover the Uninsured Week” was launched in southeast Michigan this week and sponsors released a new report with government data that confirmed there is a significant gap in Michigan in the amount of health care...
University of Michigan Provides Diabetes Medicine Free
Apr 25 2006 // Trying to slow the growing health care costs of diabetes, the University of Michigan said this week that it will provide most diabetes medicines free to insured employees and their families who need the drugs. The program,...
Son’s Drowning Spurs Mich. Woman to Convince Legislators to Take Action
Apr 21 2006 // A Grand Haven, Mich. woman has motivated the Michigan legislature to consider legislation regarding the theft of life saving equipment on beaches in the state. When a rip current grabbed hold of Vicki Cech’s son,...
Mich. Fugitive Convicted of Health Care Fraud, Returned to Jail After 17 Years
Apr 18 2006 // Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox recently announced that, after 17 years of being a fugitive from justice, Joel Edward Freedland, D.O., age 57, formerly of Franklin, Mich., voluntarily appeared before Judge...
Mich. North Pointe Holdings Corp. Appoints Deloitte & Touche as Auditor
Apr 14 2006 // Southfield, Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s new independent auditors, replacing the firm of...
Mich. Appeals Court Considers Same-Sex Health Benefits
Apr 12 2006 // The Michigan Court of Appeals is considering whether governments and public universities can provide health insurance and other benefits to the partners of gay employees without violating the state constitution. Republican...
Mich. AG Announces $370,000 Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline
Apr 12 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox announced today that Michigan, along with 48 other states, has reached a settlement with drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline involving the anti- depressant prescription drug, Paxil. GlaxoSmithKline...
Mich. State Representative and Siblings Sued by Federal Government
Mar 31 2006 // A federal lawsuit filed against a Michigan state representative and three of his siblings accuses them of converting the proceeds of their father’s two life-insurance policies to their own use, thereby subverting tax...
Mich. Blue Cross Blue Shield Seeking Angels and Senior Volunteers
Mar 28 2006 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its HMO affiliate Blue Care Network are looking for outstanding volunteers who may be eligible to receive their annual community service awards. The eighth annual Caring for Children...
Mich. Agents Praise Catastrophic Claims Assn. for Lowering Assessment
Mar 27 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents praised the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association for its decision to lower its annual automobile assessment to $137.33 per vehicle, a decrease from last year’s...
Mich. Restoration Co. Participates in ABC-TV’s Extreme Home Makeover
Mar 27 2006 // Disaster Kleenup International, Inc., damage restoration contractors, today announced that Statewide Disaster Restoration, a DKI member company located in Southfield, Mich. was recently asked by ABC-TV’s Extreme...
AIG settles with Michigan for more than $5.2 million
Mar 20 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox reported that American International Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (AIG) have paid more than $5.2 million to the state of Michigan, representing the underpayment, with interest, of...
ATRA Urging Mich. House Committee to Keep State a Leader in Tort Reform
Mar 8 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) testified this week before the Michigan House Committee on Tort Reform, urging lawmakers to help the state retain its reputation as a leader in the national legal reform movement...
AIG Settles with Michigan for More than $5.2 Million
Mar 3 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox reported Friday that American International Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (“AIG”) have paid more than $5.2 million to the State of Michigan, representing the underpayment, with...
Mich. Requires Life Insurers Make Amends for Race-based Underwriting
Feb 28 2006 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services issued a statement this week saying that a consent order requiring the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company was issued requiring the companies make amends for...
Business Moves
Feb 19 2006 // SUA, American Patriot Chicago-based Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. has signed a new contract with Westchester, Ill.-based American Patriot Insurance Agency Inc., a wholesale agency that specializes in roofing...
Son to Testify Against Parents In Mich. Arson Trial
Feb 17 2006 // A Kalamazoo man who police say was part of a family scheme to burn down a mobile home, then collect the insurance money, is set to testify against his parents at trial, according to a report by the Coalition Against...
