Latest Michigan Headlines
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Alera Group Acquires Michigan’s Specialized Insurance Services Agency
Mar 19 2021 // Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and financial services firm, Alera Group, has acquired Specialized Insurance Services Agency Inc. (SISA), an independent insurance agency headquartered in Milford, Michigan. SISA provides...
Former Michigan Agent Sentenced for Embezzling from Client; Must Repay $70K
Mar 18 2021 // A Michigan former insurance agent charged with embezzling from an elderly client has been sentenced to 36 months’ probation – with six months under house arrest – and ordered to pay restitution, state officials...
Hertz Sued by Michigan Man over Receipt That Cleared Him of Murder
Mar 11 2021 // A Michigan man who spent nearly five years in custody is suing a car rental company for failing to produce in a timely manner a receipt that would have proved his innocence long before he was convicted of a 2011...
Judge Strikes Down Parts of Michigan Towing Law
Mar 8 2021 // A judge struck down portions of a Michigan towing law as unconstitutional after low-income Detroit residents shared extraordinary stories of high fees and frustration about the whereabouts of their vehicles. The case...
Virus Limits for Businesses, Nursing Homes Eased in Michigan
Mar 4 2021 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the further loosening of Michigan’s coronavirus restrictions, easing capacity limits in restaurants and a host of other businesses while also allowing for larger indoor and outdoor...
Judge Strikes Down Parts of Michigan Towing Law
Feb 26 2021 // A judge has struck down portions of a Michigan towing law as unconstitutional after low-income Detroit residents shared extraordinary stories of high fees and frustration about the whereabouts of their vehicles. The case...
Michigan Aerospace Parts Provider to Pay $60K to Settle Age Discrimination Suit
Feb 24 2021 // A Michigan-based aerospace components manufacturer will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit, officials say. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Adds Tubergen as VP, Transportation Leader
Feb 24 2021 // Kapnick Insurance Group, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has hired Keith Tubergen as vice president and transportation practice leader. Tubergen joins Kapnick with 26 years of experience in the towing industry. In addition...
Michigan Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzling $17K From Clients
Feb 17 2021 // A Muskegon insurance agent has been charged with fraud and embezzling more than $17,000 of his clients’ money, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS)...
Man Who Broke Ankle on Obstacle Course on Michigan Farm Wins Appeal
Feb 16 2021 // A man who broke an ankle on an obstacle course at a pumpkin patch will get his foot inside a courthouse again. A judge wrongly dismissed Tarek Hamade’s lawsuit against DeBuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, the...
Former Michigan Agent Pleads Guilty in Auto Insurance Fraud Case
Feb 11 2021 // A former Flint, Michigan, insurance agent has pleaded guilty to selling or offering customers fake auto insurance certificates, state regulators said. Attorney General Dana Nessel said Dillen Leonard, 25, pleaded guilty to...
NFP Acquires Michigan’s Colburn Risk Holdings
Feb 9 2021 // Insurance broker and consultant NFP acquired Michigan-based property/casualty insurance broker Colburn Risk Holdings LLC (ColburnColburn) in a transaction that closed Dec. 31, 2020. ColburnColburn, with offices in...
Cannon Used at Michigan Baby Shower Explodes, Killing Man
Feb 8 2021 // A Michigan man who was fatally injured when a cannon exploded in a backyard during a baby shower was within 15 feet of the device when the blast occurred, police said. Evan Thomas Silva, 26, of Hartland, was struck by...
Michigan Eatery to Pay $200K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit
Feb 7 2021 // A Michigan restaurant has agreed to pay $200,000 and furnish other relief settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the...
High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Vested Risk Strategies in Michigan
Feb 2 2021 // High Street Insurance Partners (HSIP), a full-service insurance brokerage platform of the private equity firm, Huron Capital, has acquired Vested Risk Strategies Inc. (Vested), based in Hillsdale, Michigan. Founded in...
Michigan’s McLaren to Pay $7.7M to Resolve Alleged Drug Violations
Jan 21 2021 // McLaren Health Care Corp. has agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.7 million to resolve alleged violations of provisions of the Controlled Substances Act. The civil settlement was announced by the U.S....
The Hilb Group Acquires Michigan’s Owen Moore Insurance
Jan 20 2021 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) acquired Linwood, Michigan-based Owen Moore Insurance Agency (OMA) in a transaction that was effective Dec. 31, 2020. OMA is a full-service property/casualty agency, providing a broad range of...
Report: Michigan Ex-Gov. Snyder Charged in Flint Water Probe
Jan 13 2021 // Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with...
Clifford to Lead Risk Placement Services’ Workers’ Comp Programs in Michigan
Jan 12 2021 // Risk Placement Services (RPS), the E&S wholesale broker, managing general agency and program administrator, has appointed Joe Clifford to lead its self-insured workers’ compensation programs in Michigan within...
Michigan Governor Vetoes Bill to Let 1-Time DUI Offenders Clear Record
Jan 6 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure’s broad bipartisan support in the Michigan...
