Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Some States Cheered by Virginia Healthcare Decision
Aug 3 2010 // Nearly half of all U.S. states are fighting President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms and those that have taken the battle to court were heartened Monday by a judge’s decision to let Virginia proceed with its...
Michigan Court Says Teachers Have Right to Sue Over Discipline
Aug 3 2010 // The Michigan Supreme Court says Lansing teachers had standing to sue the school district over how it disciplined students accused of assault. The decision overturns previous rulings that had restricted access to...
Michigan Court Lowers Threshold for Damage Suits Under No-Fault
Aug 3 2010 // The Michigan Supreme Court has made it easier for auto accident victims to sue for pain and suffering under the state’s no-fault law. The new court ruling lowers the threshold of what is considered a serious...
Business Moves
Aug 2 2010 // Western National, Wisconsin American Western National Insurance Group has finalized its affiliation with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. Wisconsin American will continue to operate as a...
Business Moves
Aug 2 2010 // Hub International, Maple Leaf Insurance Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. announced that its Transportation Insurance operating unit acquired the retail book of business from Maple Leaf Insurance Agency Inc., a...
U.S. Regulators Demand Fix for Failed Oil Pipeline in Michigan
Jul 30 2010 // U.S. regulators have told Canada’s Enbridge to detail a safety and repair plan for a failed oil pipeline in Michigan after warning in January the company appeared to be in violation of safety standards because it was...
Whitney Joins Fremont’s Advisory Council, Technology Committee
Jul 28 2010 // Michigan-based Fremont Insurance Co. has appointed Ashley Whitney of Harbor/Brenn Agencies in Petoskey, Mich., to the company’s Agent’s Advisory Council. Whitney has also been asked to serve on the recently...
Donegal Ratings ‘Unchanged;’ Michigan under Review Negative Says Best
Jul 22 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has issued two bulletins following the announcement that the Donegal Group has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Michigan Insurance Co., a majority-owned stock subsidiary of...
Donegal Group to Acquire Michigan Insurance Co.
Jul 16 2010 // Donegal Group Inc. has announced the execution of an agreement pursuant to which it will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Michigan Insurance Co., a majority-owned stock subsidiary of West Bend Mutual Insurance Co....
Michigan Jury Awards $1.2 Million to Patient for Hospital Burns
Jul 12 2010 // A 78-year-old Washington Township woman has been awarded $1.2 million for burns and permanent scars suffered while she was a patient at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. Valerija Milosevic was awarded the money by a Macomb...
Michigan Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Use of Credit Scores by Insurers
Jul 9 2010 // The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the Granholm Administration exceeded its authority when it banned the use of credit scoring by insurance companies in the state. The decision means insurers in Michigan can...
Michigan Officials Say Serial Aronist at Work in Pontiac
Jul 8 2010 // Pontiac authorities say a serial arsonist is responsible for a spate of recent fires. Since March, 16 unoccupied homes and apartments have been torched throughout the Detroit suburb about 20 miles north-northwest of...
Michigan Auto Insurance Rates Rise
Jul 6 2010 // The median six-month auto insurance rate in Michigan has increased approximately 5.4 percent over the last six months to reach $688, according to online insurance provider InsWeb. InsWeb also reported some findings of...
Karlen Named President, COO of Michigan-Based FinCor Holdings
Jul 6 2010 // John R. Karlen has been appointed president and chief operating officer of FinCor Holdings Inc. (FinCor), a Lansing, Mich.-based subsidiary of Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co. In this role, Karlen will lead all of...
Declarations
Jul 5 2010 // Don’t Text, Just Drive “Txt Back L8R” —Billboards going up around Michigan are reminding drivers to hold off on text messaging. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning said that the billboards in...
Michigan Court Rules Liability Waivers for Kids Do Not Bar Lawsuits
Jul 5 2010 // A parent’s signature doesn’t waive the legal rights of a child who is hurt at play, the Michigan Supreme Court said in a decision that has consequences for businesses, schools and other groups offering...
Michigan Man, Fired for Legal Pot Smoking, Sues Wal-Mart
Jul 2 2010 // A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer. Joseph Casias, 30, said he was...
Michigan Police Face Challenge of Enforcing Text-Driving Ban
Jun 28 2010 // When Michigan’s ban on texting while driving takes effect Thursday, July 1, police will be able to pull over motorists solely for using their cell phones to send or look at text messages or e-mails. Some in law...
Michigan Billboards Remind Drivers to ‘Txt Back L8R’
Jun 24 2010 // Billboards going up around Michigan are reminding drivers to hold off on text messaging. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning said that the billboards in major metropolitan areas will carry the phrase text back...
Michigan Court Rules Liability Waivers for Kids Do Not Bar Lawsuits
Jun 21 2010 // A parent’s signature doesn’t waive the legal rights of a child who is hurt at play, the Michigan Supreme Court said in a decision that has consequences for businesses, schools and other groups offering...
