Latest Michigan Headlines
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Mich. North Pointe Adds New Vice President, Chief Actuary
Dec 6 2006 // North Pointe Holdings Corp. announced that Paul B. Deemer has been promoted to the newly-created position of vice president and chief actuary. Deemer will be responsible for planning and directing actuarial services for...
Mich. First Mercury Hires Senior Vice President, Professional Liability
Dec 5 2006 // Southfield, Mich.-based First Mercury Financial Corp.has announced the hiring of Thomas A. Greene, Jr. as a senior vice president of CoverX. In this newly created position, Greene will be responsible for overseeing and...
Mich. Insurance Institute Elects 2007 Officers
Dec 5 2006 // The Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM) recently elected 2007 officers and Executive Committee members. The elections were held at the Association’s November 28 Annual Meeting held in Lansing. Elected to lead the...
Mich. Bill Would Give Discounts to Seniors Taking Drivers Ed Class
Dec 4 2006 // When Michigan retirees Willie and Lois Gales asked for a way to ease a $200 increase in their auto insurance rate, they ended up at a two-day safety class in Detroit designed for older drivers. They got tips to prepare for...
Mich. Flagstar to Appeal Ruling in Coverage Dispute with Chubb
Nov 22 2006 // Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. has announced that a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit against an insurance company in a coverage dispute. As a result, Flagstar will record a one-time charge in the fourth quarter of 2006 of...
Arrowhead Offers Personal Auto, Renters Program in Mich.
Nov 21 2006 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency’s, Inc. Non-Standard Auto and Basic Renters program’s, both with “A” rated admitted carriers, is now available to Michigan producers, according to a company...
Crash Cost-recovery Fees Could Boost Premiums, Mich. Insurers Say
Nov 21 2006 // Insurers and municipalities in Michigan are squaring off over who should pay for rescue and cleanup crews and heavy equipment used in certain car crashes, and the result could be higher insurance rates for motorists. The...
Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate?
Nov 20 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...
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...
