Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan High Court to Hear Arguments in Golf Cart Lawsuit
Sep 29 2017 // The Michigan Supreme Court is taking a swing at a golf cart dispute. The justices want to hear more about a golfer who was accidentally struck by a cart at Farmington Hills Golf Club in 2013. Ken Bertin and Doug Mann were...
Michigan Bill Would Cut Auto Premiums by 20%
Sep 27 2017 // Michigan drivers would no longer be required to buy unlimited medical insurance to cover serious crash injuries under legislation that high-ranking supporters proposed Tuesday to significantly reduce the country’s...
Case of Hot Coals at Century-Old Inn Going to Michigan Supreme Court
Sep 27 2017 // The Michigan Supreme Court is looking at the case of the hot coals. A 10-year-old girl burned her foot on hot coals that couldn’t be seen under sand, a day after a Lake Michigan bonfire. The state appeals court said...
Judge Tosses One Michigan ‘Halal Pepperoni’ Lawsuit Against Little Caesars
Sep 24 2017 // A judge dismissed a $100 million lawsuit against Little Caesars Pizza that alleged that pork was sold as “halal pepperoni” at a restaurant in a Detroit suburb that has a large Muslim population. Wayne County...
ISMIE Mutual Insurance to Offer Medical Liability Coverage in Michigan
Sep 24 2017 // ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. and ISMIE Indemnity, based in Chicago, announced the companies are expanding service and product offerings in Michigan. Having operated in Michigan for many years, with a recent updated rate...
Michigan’s Auto-Owners Insurance Named PIA National’s Company of the Year
Sep 21 2017 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named Lansing, Mich.-based Auto-Owners Insurance Co. as recipient of its 2017 Company Award of Excellence. “Auto-Owners is highly deserving of this,...
Researcher Says Some Auto Insurers Illegally Overcharge Michigan Women
Sep 18 2017 // A group defending Michigan’s auto insurance system says it has uncovered instances of insurers illegally selling more expensive policies to women and widowed drivers, raising questions about state oversight of rating...
Recalled Volkswagens Stolen from Michigan Parking Lot
Sep 14 2017 // Michigan investigators and out-of-state police are tracking down more than 30 recalled diesel vehicles that were stolen from the parking lot of a shuttered arena in southeastern Michigan. Indiana State Police Sgt. Jerry...
Some Auto Insurers Illegally Charge Michigan Women More, Researcher Says
Sep 11 2017 // A group defending Michigan’s auto insurance system says it has uncovered instances of insurers illegally selling more expensive policies to women and widowed drivers, raising questions about state oversight of rating...
Michigan Senate Leader: Any Mandated Car Insurance Rate Cut Is ‘Dead’
Sep 8 2017 // Any proposal to automatically cut premiums for Michigan drivers would be “dead” on arrival in the Republican-led Senate, Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof said, bringing into question lawmakers’ long-sought...
Humphreys Appointed to Michigan Auto Insurance Placement Facility Board
Sep 6 2017 // Tom Humphreys, director of the Risk Management and Insurance Center at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan, has been appointed to the Michigan Auto Insurance Placement Facility’s board of governors. Humphreys, who...
Hylant Partners with Ohio and Michigan-Based Insurance Agencies
Sep 5 2017 // Hylant, based in Toledo, Ohio, has entered into a strategic partnership with Pinkney-Perry Insurance Agency Inc., one of the oldest and largest minority-owned insurance agencies in Ohio, and Camryn Insurance Service LLC, a...
Middle Market Growth Spells Opportunity for California’s Insurance Community
Sep 4 2017 // The insurance community has at least two reasons to be interested in a new report on middle market companies, particularly those who are doing business in California. According to a report from American Express and Dun...
Michigan WWII Bomber Site Gears Up for Driverless Demos in December
Aug 21 2017 // Self-driving cars will begin taking test laps this December on the site of a famous World War II airplane factory in Michigan where Rosie the Riveter helped produce a shiny B-24 Liberator bomber every hour more than seven...
Middle Market Growth Spells Opportunity for California’s Insurance Community
Aug 17 2017 // The insurance community has at least two reasons to be interested in a new report on middle market companies, particularly those who are doing business in California. According to a report released this week from American...
J.M. Wilson Adds Bailey as Asst. Transportation Underwriter in Michigan
Aug 17 2017 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has added Mitchell Bailey as assistant transportation underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Bailey is responsible for quoting new and renewal...
Strayhan Promoted to Producer/Broker in USG’s Troy, Michigan Office
Aug 16 2017 // USG has promoted Mark Strayhan to insurance producer/broker for the Troy, Mich., office. He formerly held the title of associate producer/broker. Strayhan will continue building his book of business and agency retail...
Michigan to Refund $21M as 44K Jobless Fraud Cases Reversed
Aug 14 2017 // The state of Michigan said it has reversed at least 44,000 unemployment benefit fraud cases covering a two-year period and is refunding nearly $21 million after a computer system wrongly accused people of collecting...
Farmers Are Eligible for Flood Loans in 14 Michigan Counties
Aug 8 2017 // Farmers and ranchers in 14 Michigan counties are eligible for emergency loans due to widespread damage amid severe storms and flash flooding in June. The update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture comes after President...
Michigan Will Take Part in Public Safety Broadband Network
Aug 7 2017 // Michigan is opting into a national public safety broadband network. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley recently signed a letter for Michigan to participate in the First Responder Network Authority, known as FirstNet. FirstNet, in...
