Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mich. Gov. Seeks 20% Reduction on Auto, Homeowners
Oct 10 2005 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Democratic lawmakers want to give homeowners and motorists a 20 percent cut in their insurance rates, a move the insurance industry says isn’t justified. Granholm and lawmakers...
Mich. House Passes Medicaid Whistleblower Act
Oct 6 2005 // The Michigan House of Representatives yesterday passed H.B. 4577, the Medicaid Whistleblower Protection Statute, by a 106-2 vote. Rep. David Law (R-Commerce Township) unveiled the legislation in March 2005. The statute...
Mich. AG Charges Health Service with 31 Counts of Fraud
Oct 5 2005 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has charged a Macomb County-based corporation that provides in-home care and nursing services to severely handicapped patients with 31 counts of filing false Medicaid claims. Cox has also...
Mich. Joins NAIC Settlement with Marsh
Sep 28 2005 // Michigan joined with over 30 state insurance regulators, working collaboratively through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and announced a multi-state regulatory settlement with the nation’s...
Mich. Judge Rules for Health Benefits for Gay Partners
Sep 28 2005 // An Ingham County, Michigan judge ruled that the state’s ban against gay marriage does not prevent public employers from providing health insurance to partners of gay employees. Circuit Judge Joyce Draganchuk says...
BC/BS of Mich. Pledges $500,000 in Katrina Relief
Sep 9 2005 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network will make a $450,000 donation to the Southeast Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and...
BC/BS of Mich. Extends UAW Contract
Sep 6 2005 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the United Auto Workers agreed to extend their existing labor contract while discussions on a new contract continue. The existing contract expired at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 1, and the...
Mich. Med-Mal Insurer Withdraws Bid on PIC Wisconsin
Sep 6 2005 // American Physicians Capital Inc., a Michigan provider of malpractice insurance, has withdrawn its hostile bid to buy 24 percent of Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin Inc. and opted to purchase a lesser share of the...
Mich. Dentist Charged in Scam
Sep 1 2005 // A Michigan dentist has been charged with 91 felony insurance fraud and drug charges, accused of fraudulently billing insurers for approximately $18,000 from December 2001 through January of this year. Dr. Thomas Endicott...
Michigan Workers Rack Up $100,000 in Unemployment Scam
Aug 22 2005 // Eleven workers in western Michigan have been found guilty of unemployment insurance fraud for collecting more than $100,000 in benefits to which they were not entitled. Twenty-nine others face strong administrative action...
Surgeons, Blue Cross of Mich. Team for Vascular Study
Aug 18 2005 // In a collaboration between the American College of Surgeons and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), 15 of the state’s largest hospitals will participate in a program to evaluate the results of the general and...
Michigan Consumers Eligible for Payment from Aon
Aug 18 2005 // The Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) announced that Michigan consumers will receive compensation as part of a negotiated settlement with insurance brokerage Aon Corporation. Nearly 8,000 Michigan citizens...
Forty Michigan Workers Scam $100,000 in Unemployment Scheme
Aug 10 2005 // Eleven workers in western Michigan have been found guilty of unemployment insurance fraud for collecting more than $100,000 in benefits to which they were not entitled. Twenty-nine others face strong administrative action...
HIGH COURT REJECTS MEDICAL MONITORING:
Aug 8 2005 // The Michigan Supreme Court has in a 5-2 decision rejected medical monitoring as a cause of action in a case where the plaintiffs had not alleged present physical injury. The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) had...
News Briefs
Aug 8 2005 // National Poll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but...
Affirmative Insurance Holdings Finalizes Mich. Underwriting Agency Purchase
Jul 19 2005 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., a producer and provider of personal non-standard auto insurance, announced the completion of a previously announced acquisition of the assets of IPA LLC, an underwriting agency with...
News Briefs
Jul 18 2005 // ILLINOIS Segal Sentencing Delayed Indefinitely for Psychiatric Evaluation Former Chicago insurance broker Michael Segal’s sentencing for a federal conviction on 19 counts of fraud and racketeering related to nearly...
AUTO RATES UP 4% IN 2004
Jul 18 2005 // The average cost of an auto insurance policy in Michigan increased 4 percent in 2004, according to a study by the Insurance Institute of Michigan. The average auto insurance premium in 2004 was $1,130, compared to $1,086...
Mich. Sponsors Comp Seminar
Jul 7 2005 // The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth and the State Bar of Michigan have teamed up to develop a four-part seminar series about workers’ compensation, beginning Aug. 3. The series, aimed at lawyers and...
ACUITY Names New Mich. Underwriter, Adds Board Director
Jul 6 2005 // Sheboygan, Wis.-based regional property/casualty insurer ACUITY announced Christina Hess recently joined ACUITY’s staff as a commercial field underwriter for the insurer’s Michigan region. Prior to joining...
