Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan Auto Insurance Assessment Going Up 14%
Apr 2 2010 // The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association assessment to insurance companies will be $143.09 per insured vehicle effective July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The current MCCA assessment is $124.89– which is about $20...
Court: Michigan Teen Should Have Gone to Assigned Claims Plan
Mar 31 2010 // A Michigan teenager hit and injured by a U.S Postal Service truck while riding her bike has been denied benefits under a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling. The court ruled that her source of relief was not the courts but the...
Michigan House Backs Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Law
Mar 29 2010 // The Michigan House has passed a bill that would let motorcycle riders 21 and older travel without helmets, despite the threat of a veto from Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The Democrat-led House passed repeal on a 63-46 vote. The...
Michigan County Settles Swamp Death Lawsuit for $750K
Mar 23 2010 // A southeastern Michigan county agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit over the death of a man who drowned in a swamp during his arrest, according to records unsealed by a federal judge. Details of the settlement, which...
Survey: Michigan Firms Plan to Hike Wages Over Next 6 Months
Mar 22 2010 // While a growing number of Michigan’s small- to mid-size businesses are not satisfied with the economy, a recent survey indicates that more businesses plan to increase wages over the next six months. In the...
Topa Joins Accident Fund in Michigan
Mar 19 2010 // Lansing, Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has named Joanne Topa as the new director of Enterprise Applications. She will be involved with content management, Web services and business relations...
Michigan Legislator Seeks Workers’ Compensation for Illegal Immigrants
Mar 18 2010 // A Michigan state representative has filed a bill to give illegal aliens in the state access to workers compensation benefits if they are injured on the job. State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, has introduced legislation...
Survey: Michigan Firms Plan to Hike Wages Over Next 6 Months
Mar 12 2010 // While a growing number of Michigan’s small- to mid-size businesses are not satisfied with the economy, a recent survey indicates that more businesses plan to increase wages over the next six months. In the...
Michigan School District Held Liable for Bullying
Mar 8 2010 // A Michigan school district accused of not doing enough to prevent the harassment of a student has been ordered to pay $800,000. Hudson Area Schools, in Lenawee County near the Ohio border, was sued by the parents of a...
Declarations
Mar 7 2010 // Scrubbing ‘Gotcha’ Clauses “Our goal is to scrub ‘gotcha’ clauses out of insurance contracts before they’re sold to Michigan consumers.” —Michigan Office of Financial and...
It Figures
Mar 7 2010 // 14.6% Auto thefts in Michigan in 2008 declined by 14.6 percent compared to 2007. Michigan’s H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) said 2008 statistics — the latest year for which data is available —...
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Posts Record Results in 2009
Feb 23 2010 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier, reported record revenues of $56.9 million for 2009, representing growth of 13.4 percent over 2008. For the year ended Dec. 31,...
Fremont Insurance Expands Yacht Policy Navigation Coverage
Feb 22 2010 // Fremont Insurance, a Michigan-based property and casualty insurance carrier, has unveiled new enhancements to the company’s yacht policy, which allows policyholders the ability to travel anywhere in North America...
Statewide Auto Theft Continues to Decline in Michigan
Feb 19 2010 // An organization dedicated to reducing auto theft in Michigan reports that while there has been a decline in auto theft in the state, incidents of insurance fraud and component theft have increased. Michigan’s...
Michigan Requires Insurers to File All Personal Lines Insurance Forms
Feb 17 2010 // Michigan’s insurance regulator is requiring insurance companies to get state approval for any changes to personal lines insurance forms before they use them Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation Commissioner...
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Plans Expansion Into Wisconsin
Feb 12 2010 // Property/casualty insurer Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp, Inc. said it expects to report record results for the fourth quarter and confirmed it pans to expand into neighboring Wisconsin. The company said it expects to report...
Fremont Insurance Endorsed by Michigan Retailers Association
Feb 8 2010 // Fremont Insurance, a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier, has been named as the endorsed insurer of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA). This is the second consecutive year that Fremont has been...
New York-based Equity Firm Invests $20M in Michigan Brokerage
Jan 29 2010 // Greenhill Capital Partners LLC announced it has invested $20 million in Acrisure LLC, a Midwest insurance brokerage company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. Formed in 2005, Acrisure has acquired 17 insurance agencies...
Michigan Senate Follows House, OKs Ban on Texting While Driving
Jan 28 2010 // Michigan lawmakers took a key step this week toward prohibiting the use of cell phones to send or read text messages while driving, but some say the measure is watered down and wouldn’t do enough to crack down on...
A.M. Best Downgrades Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Co.
Jan 27 2010 // A.M. Best Co. announced it has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb+” from “a-” of Michigan Millers Mutual...
