Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Some Ask, Did Green Party Cost Democrats Control of Michigan Senate?
Nov 13 2006 // Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate? One of the main reasons Republicans were swept from power was the Iraq war. Ironically, it may have helped preserve their long-standing lock on the Michigan...
Hylant Names New Vice President for Mich. Location
Nov 9 2006 // Toledo, Ohio-based Hylant Group, a business insurance agency, has hired Steve Stuart as a property risk senior consultant in its Troy, Mich. location. Prior to joining Hylant, Stuart was a vice president and senior...
Mich. attorney general issues alert about new identity theft scam
Nov 5 2006 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is warning consumers to be aware of a telephone scam in which phony information is transmitted through Caller ID as a ruse to con individuals into providing illicit callers with sensitive...
Jackson National Life Asks Mich. Candidate for Apology
Oct 30 2006 // A Michigan company has asked U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow to retract her statements that it outsourced jobs overseas. Jackson National Life Insurance Co. sent a letter to Stabenow last week asking her to apologize for a...
Risk of Pedestrian Fatality Four Times Higher on Halloween
Oct 26 2006 // Halloween is an exciting time of year for many young people, but it also holds its share of hidden dangers for children trick-or-treating on neighborhood streets. “The risk of becoming a pedestrian fatality increases...
Mich. H.E.A.T. Increases Stolen Property Recovery by $2 Million
Oct 25 2006 // Michigan celebrated the 21st anniversary of the H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) program with its annual award program this week. According to the official release, since its inception in 1985, H.E.A.T., with its...
Mich. Attorney General Issues Alert About New Identity Theft Scam
Oct 24 2006 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is warning consumers to be aware of a telephone scam in which phony information is transmitted through Caller ID as a ruse to con individuals into providing illicit callers with sensitive...
Mich. appeals court hears oral arguments on use of credit scores
Oct 23 2006 // A hearing with oral arguments on the legality of the use of credit scoring in setting insurance rates took place in Lansing, Mich., this month at the Hall of Justice. The appeals hearing follows the ruling by Judge James...
Mich. Farm Bureau Renews Contract with CCC Information Services
Oct 19 2006 // Continuing its longstanding relationship, Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan has re-signed a multi-year agreement to have CCC Information Services Inc. to provide its key claims solutions. The Lansing, Mich.-based company...
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Reports Two-For-One Stock Split
Oct 18 2006 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-based provider of property and casualty insurance, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock split on its common stock in the form of a 100 percent...
Governor’s Race Heats Up; 2nd Debate Held in Western Michigan
Oct 12 2006 // A hard-charging Dick DeVos showed up for the second gubernatorial debate Tuesday night, one who accused Michigan Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm of lying and blamed her for the state’s economic...
Mich. Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments on Use of Credit Scores
Oct 11 2006 // A hearing on the legality of the use of credit scoring in setting insurance rates took place this week in Lansing, Mich. at the Hall of Justice. The appeals hearing follows the ruling by Judge James H. Fisher to strike...
Mich. Med Mal Insurer FinCor Acquires Washington Casualty
Oct 10 2006 // Lansing, Mich.-based FinCor Holdings, Inc., an integrated risk management corporation serving health care providers and facilities, today announced its acquisition of Issaquah, Wash.-based medical malpractice insurer,...
Insurance Lacking for Some Who Lost Horses Killed In Mich. Arson Case
Oct 4 2006 // Owners of some of the 18 horses killed in a St. Clair County barn fire are finding out that they did not have enough insurance to replace all of what they lost. Farm owner Beverly McCollum owned nine of the horses killed...
Mich. Orders Auto Shop to Stop Writing Bogus Insurance Certificates
Oct 3 2006 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) has issued a Cease and Desist order against a Roseville auto repair shop for selling Michigan no-fault auto insurance certificates without a license. David...
Trade Group: Mich. Enacts Positive Reforms to Guaranty Fund Coverage
Oct 3 2006 // Michigan recently enacted a series of positive reforms to the Michigan Property Casualty Guaranty Association Act that among many things adds a large deductible provision which clarifies the rights of the receiver and...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Mich. Rains Group, Inc.
Sep 26 2006 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of The Rains Group, Inc. of Bingham Farms, Mich. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996, The Rains Group offers a full...
Mich. Insurance Dept. to Hold Seminar on Elderly Population and Securities
Sep 21 2006 // The Michicgan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) has announced announced that it will hold a seminar entitled “Compliance 2006 – Putting the Investor First” on September 26, 2006. The...
Mich. Hylant Group Merges with R.W. Barss and Associates
Sep 20 2006 // Michigan-based the Hylant Group, Inc., has announced a merger with R.W. Barss and Associates of Grand Rapids, Mich. The merger will create Hylant’s third Michigan office and its tenth location overall. According to...
Mich. Agents Name New President
Sep 14 2006 // Rob Umstead of the Steenland Insurance Agency in Grand Rapids has been named president of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). As president, Umstead will work with the MAIA Board of Directors and staff to...
