Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Journal Presents Video Interviews with 15 State Insurance Commissioners
Jul 27 2006 // Reinsurance collateral, natural disaster plans, brokerage compensation disclosure, credit scoring, competition for insurance jobs—state insurance regulators across the country deal with these and many other...
Ohio Hylant Group Names President, Grand Rapids Office
Jul 25 2006 // The Hylant Group, a commercial insurance brokerage headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, announced today that Len Dyer has been hired as president to head the newly-established office in Grand Rapids, Mich. Dyer comes to Hylant...
Mich. Offers New On-line Payment Option for Agents’ Licenses
Jul 25 2006 // Individuals wishing to become licensed as insurance agents in Michigan may now pay online for their license, Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda A. Watters announced. The online payment...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // News Currents While states adopt seat belts laws, 29 still balk at motorcycle helmets In Illinois and Iowa, motorists can get tickets for not wearing seat belts. In Connecticut, they are prohibited from talking on cell...
Mich. Jury Acquits Man of Charges When Several Become Sick After Handshakes
Jul 24 2006 // A jury acquitted a man who had been charged with assault after authorities said an assistant prosecutor, police officer and courtroom bailiff got sick after shaking hands with him. John Curtis Ridgeway, 42, was seen...
Mich. Employee Found Guilty in Security Breach Scheme
Jul 21 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox announced earlier this month that a Kent County jury has returned a guilty verdict against 46-year-old James Benjamin Brunk of Cadillac. In a case that had potential homeland security...
New Company LifeSecure Insurance Approved in Mich.
Jul 17 2006 // LifeSecure Insurance Company, a wholly-owned, for profit subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, has received a final Certificate of Authority from the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) to operate...
Mich. Comerica Names New Vice President, National Sales Director
Jul 13 2006 // Detroit, Mich.-based Comerica Insurance Services has named Steven Turtz as a vice president and national sales director. Turtz will manage national sales, marketing, product development and training initiatives for...
Mich. Agents Break Tradition, Announce Endorsement for Governor
Jul 10 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents broke its long-standing tradition of not endorsing statewide candidates and today announced their endorsement for Dick DeVos for governor. “We are pleased to endorse Dick...
Group Sues Michigan State University Over Same-sex Benefits
Jul 7 2006 // A conservative group this week filed suit to stop Michigan State University from offering health insurance to the partners of gay workers and said the school is violating a 2004 amendment to the state constitution. The...
Mich. Workers’ Compensation Agency, State Bar to Sponsor Seminar
Jul 6 2006 // For attorneys and others interested in learning about the state’s workers’ compensation law, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) and the State Bar of Michigan have teamed up to sponsor a...
Motorcycle Safety Is Second-Class; 29 States Now Say No to Helmet Laws
Jul 5 2006 // In Illinois and Iowa, motorists can get tickets for not wearing seat belts. In Connecticut, they are prohibited from talking on cell phones. And in New Hampshire, motorists can be fined if they are involved in an accident...
News Currents
Jul 3 2006 // Michigan helmet repeal legislation nixed by governor Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change...
News Currents
Jul 3 2006 // Michigan helmet repeal legislation nixed by governor Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change...
Michigan helmet repeal legislation nixed by governor
Jul 3 2006 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change pitted safety and insurance organizations against...
Mich. Creates Pool to Reduce Premiums in Detroit, Flint
Jun 30 2006 // Four insurance companies have told state officials they want details on bidding to represent a pool of up to 200,000 good drivers and responsible homeowners in Flint and Detroit. The companies are among more than 65 the...
Mich. Agents Offer Fireworks Safety Tips
Jun 29 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents is reminding everyone that extreme caution is needed over the 4th of July weekend with holiday fireworks. Almost 13,000 people were injured from fireworks in the U.S., with...
Mich. Lawmakers Consider New Alcohol Limit Law for Boaters
Jun 26 2006 // The Michigan Legislature wants to toughen the law regarding alochol limits for boaters. Alcohol typically plays a role in about a third of reported boating deaths each year, according to the Michigan Association of...
AAA Mich. and Credit Union Announce Joint Marketing Agreement
Jun 26 2006 // AAA Michigan and CUcorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL), have entered into a long-term, joint marketing agreement that will provide members of both organizations with products and...
Michigan Governor Vetos Helmet Repeal Legislation
Jun 23 2006 // Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on Friday, June 23rd that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. “Repealing the requirement that motorcyclists wear helmets would be...
