Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Baldwin Named 2016 Distinguished Partner by Michigan Professional Insurance Agents
Oct 27 2016 // Cathy Baldwin, director of Marketing and Communication at wholesale insurance broker J.M. Wilson, has been named 2016 Distinguished Partner of the Year by the Michigan Association of Professional Insurance Agents (MI...
Michigan Doctor, a Former Lawmaker, Gets Probation for Insurance Fraud
Oct 26 2016 // A Lansing, Mich.-area doctor who is a former state lawmaker has been placed on probation for making false statements to an insurer. Judge Robert Jonker on Oct. 24 gave a significant break to Paul DeWeese, whose clinic, NBO...
People – Midwest
Oct 24 2016 // Wisconsin-based independent insurance agency, Robertson Ryan & Associates (RRA), has added Garrett Maloney, Robert Flath and Brittany Swinton. Maloney joined RRA as vice president and is based in the Waukesha office....
Acrisure in Michigan Announces Management-Led Buyout
Oct 21 2016 // Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Acrisure LLC has signed a definitive agreement for a management-led buyout of the company, led by Greg Williams, Acrisure’s CEO and co-founder, and a consortium of minority...
Michigan Agent Named IIABA Young Agent of the Year
Oct 21 2016 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) has presented Kelly Hume of the Young Agents Council of the Michigan Association of...
Grand Jury Probe of Michigan Governor’s Legal Defense Sought by Flint Resident
Oct 13 2016 // A Flint resident is asking for a grand jury investigation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s decision to use at least $2 million in state funds for his legal representation related to criminal probes of the city’s...
Michigan Officials Seeking Food Safety Education And Training Grant Proposals
Oct 11 2016 // Michigan agriculture officials are seeking proposals for food safety education and training grants. The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development says grants from the Food Safety Education Fund are...
‘Transportational Use’ Car Insurance Appeal on Michigan Supreme Court Docket
Oct 6 2016 // If you hurt yourself while pulling stuff from your car, should your insurance company be on the hook for the injuries? The Michigan Supreme Court is opening a new term this week with arguments in that case and many others,...
Michigan Agent Named to InVest National Board
Oct 6 2016 // Barbara Walker has joined the national board of the insurance industry classroom-to-career education program, InVEST, as an agent member. Walker is vice president of Hartland Insurance Agency Inc., in Hartland,...
Former Michigan Agent Ordered to Stop Selling Fake Auto Insurance
Oct 3 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency. DIFS issued cease and desist...
Michigan School District Pays $30K to Settle High School Bullying Case
Sep 30 2016 // A former Michigan high school tennis player and her mother were paid $30,000 in settlement of a lawsuit that alleged she was bullied while on the varsity team. Michelle Karpinski, community relations manager for Portage...
Gilleland Joins Brightway, The Lambert Family Agency in Michigan
Sep 30 2016 // Brightway, The Lambert Family Agency in Muskegon, Michigan announced it has added Camber Gilleland as its newest agent. Gilleland joins the agency from the healthcare industry, where she worked in administration and...
Michigan Counties Work Comp Fund Distributes $28K in Safety Grants
Sep 28 2016 // The Michigan Counties Workers’ Compensation Fund (MCWCF) announced grants to agencies in nine counties to help reduce employee accidents and injuries on Sept. 17 at the 2016 Michigan Association of Counties Annual...
ICW Group Now Writing Workers’ Compensation in Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia
Sep 26 2016 // ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the...
Security Firm to Pay $115K in Suit over Retaliation at Michigan Site
Sep 26 2016 // Security giant Guardsmark has agreed to pay $115,000 and to provide other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. EEOC...
Michigan Educator Is InVEST Program’s Teacher of the Year
Sep 22 2016 // Monique Colizzi, who taught InVEST insurance courses at Charlotte High School (CHS) in Charlotte, Michigan, has been honored with the 2016 InVEST Teacher of the Year Award. The InVEST program, which is affiliated with the...
Michigan Orders Former Agent to Stop Selling Fake Auto Insurance Certificates
Sep 21 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency. DIFS issued cease and desist...
Following Flint Tainted-Water Crisis, Michigan Slow to Enact Policy Reforms
Sep 19 2016 // In the year since Flint’s man-made drinking water crisis exploded and was exposed primarily as a failure of state government, Michigan has allocated $234 million toward the public health emergency that exposed...
Michigan to Conduct Surprise Inspections of Demolition Sites
Sep 19 2016 // Michigan’s workplace safety agency plans to step up unannounced inspections of demolition sites around the state to ensure workers are properly protected against hazards such as exposure to asbestos. The Detroit Free...
Is No-Fault Auto Insurance to Blame for High Rates, Fraud?
Sep 13 2016 // A dozen states still use no-fault auto insurance to cover the medical expenses of crash victims. Michigan House members returned to work last week to decide whether they’ll give the state’s motorists a break on...
