Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Human Needed in Driverless Test Cars? Maybe not in Michigan
Sep 9 2016 // Michigan would no longer require that someone be inside a self-driving car while testing it on public roads under legislation passed unanimously on Sept. 7 by the state Senate, where backers touted the measures as...
Michigan to Conduct Surprise Inspections of Demolition Sites
Sep 8 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...
Court: Michigan Car Insurance Fund Public but Records Can Be Withheld
Aug 29 2016 // A new court decision will keep the public’s eyes from records of an auto insurance fund. The Michigan appeals court says the state Catastrophic Claims Association is a public body, but lawmakers legally carved out an...
Allstate Offers Home-Sharing Insurance Endorsement in Michigan
Aug 25 2016 // Allstate is now offering a home-sharing endorsement in Michigan for homeowner insurance customers who rent out their homes on a temporary basis. With participation in the home-sharing economy expected to quadruple over the...
Tornado Causes Property Damage in Michigan but No Injuries or Deaths
Aug 22 2016 // A storm that appeared to spawn at least one tornado slammed parts of western Michigan on Saturday, causing extensive damage but no injuries or loss of life, authorities said. State Police spokesman Dale Hinz said damage...
Michigan Based AF Group Announces Britt’s Retirement
Aug 15 2016 // Lansing, Mich.-based AF Group announced the December retirement of Mike Britt, president of one of its member companies, Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America. Al Gileczek, current senior vice president of business...
Michigan Insurance Agents Accused of Pocketing Premiums, Unlicensed Activity
Aug 5 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has issued a cease and desist order against Angella Swain-Jones (alias Stacey or Sarah) and summarily suspended the insurance license of Cornell Jones and...
6 Public Workers Charged in Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis
Aug 1 2016 // Six current or former state employees were charged on July 29 with misconduct and other crimes in the Flint, Mich., water crisis, bringing to nine the number of public officials facing prosecution over the lead...
Michigan Says Man Was Selling Fake Auto Insurance in Parking Lot
Jul 22 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has told a man who the department says has been selling fake auto insurance in a parking lot after hours to stop. The DIFS issued a Cease and Desist Order...
Medical Malpractice Settlements Reached Against Michigan Cancer Doctor
Jul 22 2016 // Patients who filed medical malpractice claims against Detroit-area oncologist Farid Fata and three Michigan hospitals will receive settlements totaling $8 million. The settlements were approved July 20 in Oakland County...
Brightway, The Lambert Family Agency Opens in Michigan
Jul 22 2016 // Muskegon, Mich., locals Kelly Ufnal and her brother, Bryan Lambert, have opened an insurance agency in the town they grew up in — Brightway, The Lambert Family Agency. Brightway is a national property/casualty insurance...
JPMorgan Must Face Discrimination Claim by Arab-American Family Business
Jul 22 2016 // An Arab-American family whose business and personal bank accounts were closed in 2014 without explanation can sue JPMorgan Chase for racial discrimination, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled. Filed in February, the...
At Least 2 Dead in Midwest Floods that Damaged Homes, Stranded Motorists
Jul 14 2016 // At least two people have died in flooding caused by powerful storms that damaged homes, washed out roads and stranded motorists in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. In northern Wisconsin, an 84-year-old Illinois man died...
Michigan Seeks Comment on Proposed Health Insurance Rate Changes
Jul 12 2016 // State insurance regulators are seeking public comment on requested health insurance policy rate changes. The Department of Insurance and Financial Services said that insurers’ proposed changes for individual rates in...
Michigan Agency, BHS, Joins RiskProNet International
Jul 7 2016 // Michigan-based insurance agency, BHS, has joined RiskProNet International, an association of independent insurance brokers in North America. Founded in 1939, BHS has a history of providing innovative products, services and...
Michigan Packaging Company Fined Nearly $250K for Safety Violations
Jul 7 2016 // The state says a packaging company in suburban Detroit is being fined nearly $250,000 for alleged worker safety violations. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the fines for AJM...
Lawn Equipment, Farm Implements Targeted by Thieves in Michigan
Jun 30 2016 // Authorities say commercial lawn equipment, farm implements and construction equipment are being targeted by thieves in Michigan. State police Detective Sgt. Todd Petersen tells the Kalamazoo Gazette that dealerships, with...
Out-of-Pocket Hospital Costs Were Rising 6.5% a Year… Before Obamacare
Jun 28 2016 // If you have private health insurance, the good news is you may be helping your employer keep its health care spending down. The bad news is it’s coming out of your pocket. The amount that people with private...
Michigan AG Sues 2 Engineering Companies over Flint Water Problems
Jun 23 2016 // Michigan’s attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on June 22 against two water engineering companies, saying they caused and exacerbated Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis and demanding hundreds of millions of...
Zielke Named Senior VP, General Counsel at Michigan’s AF Group
Jun 21 2016 // Lansing, Mich.-based insurance holding company, AF Group, has appointed Kevin Zielke as senior vice president and general counsel. Prior to joining AF Group, Zielke was a member of the litigation department in the Detroit...
