Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It Figures
Oct 8 2007 // $130 million October and November are two of the most dangerous months in Michigan for car-deer crashes, according to AAA Michigan Motor Club. “Car-deer crashes in Michigan cause at least $130 million in damage...
Supreme Court to hear case pitting federal v. state product liability laws
Oct 8 2007 // The Supreme Court said late last month that it will decide a case that centers on whether federal regulation of pharmaceuticals preempts state law. The case involves a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer’s...
Supreme Court to hear case pitting federal v. state product liability laws
Oct 8 2007 // The Supreme Court said late last month that it will decide a case that centers on whether federal regulation of pharmaceuticals preempts state law. The case involves a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer’s...
Accident Fund Offers New Group Workers’ Comp Programs in Ill., Mich.
Oct 4 2007 // In partnership with the Schaumburg Business Association and the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers, Accident Fund Insurance Company of America recently introduced two new group workers’ compensation insurance...
Mich. Agents Association Names Stoor New President
Oct 3 2007 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents recently announced Roger Stoor of the Lud Stoor Agency in Crystal Falls, Mich. has been named president. . As president, Stoor will work with the Association Board of Directors...
Researchers Using Crash Data from OnStar to Develop Safer Vehicles
Oct 1 2007 // General Motors Corp. and the University of Michigan Medical School are working on a new study that will try to guide emergency workers and doctors who respond to car accidents — and develop safer vehicles along the...
October Declared Mich. Car-Deer Crash Safety Awareness Month
Sep 28 2007 // With the arrival of fall, motorists should be more aware of deer while traveling on Michigan roadways. October and November are two of the most dangerous months in Michigan for car-deer crashes. “Car-deer crashes in...
AAA Offers Free Winter Auto Care Inspections to Mich. Motorists
Sep 27 2007 // AAA Michigian has announced it is offering a free winter car care maintenance inspection at participating AAA Approved Auto Repair (AAR) facilities statewide. The inspections, which will run through the month of October,...
Supreme Court to Hear Case Pitting Federal v. State Product Liability Law
Sep 27 2007 // The Supreme Court said this week that it will decide a case that centers on whether federal regulation of pharmaceuticals preempts state law. The case involves a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer’s...
Mich. Businesses to Pay Less in Workers’ Comp Premiums in 2008
Sep 21 2007 // Michigan businesses will see their pure premium rates for workers’ compensation insurance drop in 2008 by more than 4 percent. Private insurance carriers use the pure premium rate to compare their rate structure for...
Mich. Sets New Requirements for Drivers Training for Teens
Sep 10 2007 // Every state has some form of graduated driver’s licensing. It typically restricts nighttime driving and bans teen passengers until drivers rack up hours of driving experience. But Michigan Secretary of State Terri...
Officials in Midwest States Seek Federal Aid after August Storms
Sep 7 2007 // Flooding concerns continue to plague states in the Midwest after the latest round of high winds, tornadoes and heavy rain in late August. Some state officials are seeking federal aid to help homeowners and businesses get...
Mich. Senate Approves Changes Targeting School Health Costs
Sep 6 2007 // The Michigan GOP-led Senate narrowly approved bills Tuesday aimed at lowering the health insurance costs of K-12 schools and other public employers, a key change Republicans want in exchange for backing a tax...
Mich. Auto Parts Maker Delphi Announces Settlement of Fraud Lawsuit
Sep 4 2007 // Struggling auto parts maker Delphi Corp. announced on Friday, Aug. 31 that there is a settlement of lawsuits by investors who have accused the company’s former managers of fraud. The plaintiffs, including about...
Mich. Meadowbrook Insurance to Present at Investor Conference Sept. 5
Aug 29 2007 // Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. announced today that the Company will be participating in the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2007 Investor Conference, to be held on Sept. 4 and 5, 2007. The conference will be held at The...
Mich. Accident Fund Acquires CWI Holding Inc.
Aug 28 2007 // Lansing, Mich.-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of CWI Holdings Inc. to purchase CWI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including San Francisco,...
Merchants Mutual Adds Commercial Lines Subsidiary in Mich.
Aug 27 2007 // Merchants Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced that it has recently formed a subsidiary, Merchants Preferred Insurance Co. Merchants Preferred Insurance Co. is now accepting commercial lines business in Michigan,...
USG Insurance Services Adds Brokerage Manager in Mich. Office
Aug 16 2007 // USG Insurance Services, Inc, a national wholesale broker of commercial insurance headquartered in Tampa, Fla., recently announced the promotion of Lucas Bacon to brokerage manager of the company’s Michigan branch. In...
Strong Winds Keep Mich. Wild Fires Growing to More Than 12,000 Acres
Aug 7 2007 // A fire on remote, uninhabited land in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has pushed past fire lines and grown to more than 12,000 acres amid erratic winds, temperatures in the 80s and a lack of rain, the state said...
Mich. Forest Wildfire Damages Homes, Forces Evacuations
Jul 31 2007 // A wildfire that started in eastern Michigan’s Huron National Forest and spread across 500 acres forced the evacuation of 100 residents and damaged at least three homes, police said July 30. State police Sgt. Tim...
