Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Brown & Brown to Acquire Mich. Firm
Apr 26 2004 // Florida’s Brown & Brown Inc. reported that the company is acquiring Proctor Homer Warren Inc. d/b/a Proctor Financial Insurance, of Troy, Mich. Jim W. Henderson, president and chief operating officer of Brown...
Michigan Coalition Promotes Tobacco Tax Increase
Apr 21 2004 // A new Michigan coalition called the Health Leaders Alliance (HLA) announced it formally supports House Bill 5632, sponsored by Representative Larry Julian (R), which includes Governor Granholm’s proposal for a 75...
Gov. Granholm Gives Michigan Drivers a Pass on Insurance Proof
Apr 19 2004 // Michigan drivers who have auto insurance but can’t immediately prove it when stopped by police no longer will face a $300 fine. Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a bill that changes the state’s driver...
Michigan Millers Selects eAutoclaims
Apr 7 2004 // eAutoclaims has secured a two-year contract with Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Co., the claims management services firm announced. eAutoclaims said it will provide its national network of body shops and independent...
Personal Lines Issues Dominate Michigan Agents Convention
Apr 5 2004 // A host of personal lines issues—ranging from credit scoring to a commissioner-requested data call to state fines on drivers with no proof of auto insurance—headlined the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA)...
Mich. Auto Insurers Failing to File Data Face Penalties
Apr 5 2004 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda Watters said that two insurance companies that failed to submit information requested through an auto insurance data call by March 15, 2004 now...
Personal Lines Issues Dominate Mich. Agents Convention
Mar 30 2004 // A host of personal lines issues — ranging from credit scoring to a commissioner-requested data call to state fines on drivers with no proof of auto insurance — headlined the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents...
Mich. Ups Catastrophic Claims Charge
Mar 22 2004 // Michigan, the only state that offers unlimited lifetime medical benefits for people catastrophically injured in car crashes, said it will raise by $27 the premium included in consumers’ auto insurance bills,...
Mich. Appointments Go Online April 1
Mar 18 2004 // All company appointments and cancellations in Michigan will be conducted electronically beginning in April, according to the state’s top insurance regulator. Companies can access information about the service under...
Mich. Senators Rethink Fines for No Proof of Insurance
Mar 17 2004 // The Michigan Senate voted 32-5 to do away with a $300 fine that has been assessed against drivers with no proof of insurance, according to the Lansing State Journal. The law authorizing the fine, which took effect Oct. 1,...
Western Mich. CPCU Chapter Sponsors Legal Workshop
Mar 10 2004 // The Western Michigan chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU) is co-sponsoring a half-day workshop March 30 that is worth four continuing education credits in Michigan, three in...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
MICH. LAUNCHES AUTO RATE INQUIRY:
Mar 8 2004 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda A. Watters has launched the second phase of her investigation into rising home and auto rates in Michigan. Commissioner Watters issued a letter...
Insurance Institute of Mich. Launches Web Site
Mar 3 2004 // There’s a new site on the World Wide Web and it is loaded with timely insurance information for Michigan residents. Web surfers can find the new website recently unveiled by the Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM)...
Michigan Still a Loss Ratio Laggard
Feb 23 2004 // The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census estimated the Michigan’s population at almost 10 million. About 83 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 22 percent had earned a...
Mich. Bill Limiting SSN Use is ‘Fatally Flawed,’ Says PCI
Feb 20 2004 // A bill aimed at protecting consumers that passed last session by the Michigan Senate is “fatally flawed” and has the potential to disrupt core business functions in the state by guarding the use of Social...
Mich. Commissioner Launches Auto Rate Inquiry
Feb 16 2004 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda A. Watters has launched the second phase of her investigation into rising home and auto rates in Michigan. Commissioner Watters issued a letter...
Mich. Auto Rates Rise Slower Than National Average
Feb 12 2004 // Auto insurance rates for Michigan policyholders rose slower than the national average in 2003, according to the Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM). Michigan’s auto insurance rates increased an average of 7 percent...
Mich. Insurers Respond to Homeowners Data Call
Jan 28 2004 // The more than 100 homeowners insurance carriers that operate in Michigan are already gathering rating information recently requested by the governor and the Michigan Office of Financial Insurance Services (OFIS)...
Michigan Needs to Open Up Insurance Scoring Process
Jan 26 2004 // An ever increasing number of insurance companies are using your personal credit information—like billing history, the number of credit cards you have, and even the number of credit checks made by businesses offering you...
