Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Legislative Committee Passes Structured Settlement Measure
Sep 22 2000 // A measure that will safeguard injured victims’ settlements was passed Wednesday by the Michigan Senate Financial Services Committee, making Michigan the latest state to consider a measure to ensure that injured...
Michigan Basic HO Rates Up 4.1 Percent
Sep 13 2000 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services announced that Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association homeowners premiums are increasing 4.1 percent, effective Oct. 1, 2000. “Consumers that are...
Summit Global Partners Opens Michigan Office
Sep 13 2000 // Summit Global Partners, a Dallas-based brokerage, has opened a new retail office in Troy, Mich. James R. Parry Sr. will serve as president and chief executive officer for SGP Michigan. Parry formerly served as vice...
Progressive Rolls Out HO Program in Michigan
Sep 12 2000 // Progressive, the country’s fourth largest auto insurance company, will make its homeowners insurance product available to be sold by independent agents in Michigan next month. The company is a leader in collecting...
Michigan Launches Insuring the Children Chapter
Jul 14 2000 // Eradicating child abuse and neglect and supporting prevention programs will be the focus of a new chapter of Insuring the Children, officially launched yesterday in Michigan. Insuring the Children is a grassroots effort of...
Michigan Mutual Insurance Co. Changes Name
Jun 22 2000 // Michigan Mutual Insurance Company, a mutual company with headquarters in Farmington Hills, Mich., is now known as Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company “The board and policyholders agreed that it was time to change our...
Michigan Lawyers Gets ‘BBpi’
May 15 2000 // A “BBpi” financial strength rating was assigned to Michigan Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. by S&P. Rating factors included the company’s higher than average susceptibility to regulatory changes,...
On the Road: Insuring RVs
May 1 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in a Winnebago these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers. In the 1950s, those silver, bullet-shaped...
Insuring RVs
Apr 24 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in those Winnebagos these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers. In the 1950s, those silver,...
INSURANCE OFFICE OPENS
Apr 24 2000 // The Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services has formally launched the Office of Financial and Insurance Services. Frank Fitzgerald is the new Commissioner of the OFIS, which has responsibility for...
Michigan Insurance Office Opens
Apr 7 2000 // The Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services has formally launched the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS). The new agency began operations Monday. Frank Fitzgerald is the new Commissioner of...
