Latest Michigan Headlines
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Medical Marijuana Patients Admit Driving While Under Influence
Jan 9 2019 // More than half of people who take medical cannabis for chronic pain say they’ve driven under the influence of cannabis within two hours of using it, at least once in the last six months, according to a new study. One...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Michigan’s First Agency
Jan 8 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Kalamazoo, Michigan-based First Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1959, First Agency Inc. is a broker and managing general agency specialized in...
Midwest Legislative Priorities Include No-Fault Auto, Distracted Driving, Contractor Fraud, Tort Reform
Jan 7 2019 // With some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan’s no-fault insurance laws — much maligned by the insurance industry and business interests — are sure to be a target for legislative...
Declarations
Jan 7 2019 // Caution Advised “I encourage New Yorkers to exercise caution when disclosing sensitive personal information.” — New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood warned in a press release announcing that a...
States Surprised with Burst of Insurance Fraud-Related Legislation in 2018
Jan 7 2019 // Lawmakers Debated More Than 100 Fraud-Related Bills and Passed 33 into Law The introduction of new bills slows down during years when legislators tend to be more concerned with reelection. That’s why 2018 was such a...
Insurance Journal Midwest’s Top Stories for 2018: From Agent Fraud to Ruby Slippers
Dec 31 2018 // The most-read stories in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2018 covered agent fraud, a fatal tourist boat sinking in Missouri, court cases and opinions, and even a pair of stolen — and returned — ruby red...
Whitmer Taps Fox to Lead Michigan Insurance, Financial Services Department
Dec 28 2018 // Michigan Governor-Elect Gretchen Whitmer has selected Anita Fox to head the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Fox brings more than 30 years of experience in the legal field to the role, having...
Damaging Hail in August Leads to Disaster Designation, Help for Michigan Farmers
Dec 21 2018 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a portion of Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula has been designated as a natural disaster area following a summer hailstorm that damaged crops. Agriculture Secretary Sonny...
Michigan Company Sues 3M over Chemicals Linked to Tainted Water
Dec 21 2018 // A western Michigan-based footwear company has sued a chemical manufacturer linked to contaminated water detected at military bases and industrial sites. Wolverine World Wide filed the federal lawsuit on Dec. 19 against 3M,...
Michigan Business Index Shows Hiring, Retaining Talent Still Challenging
Dec 13 2018 // Acquiring and retaining talent remains the top challenge for Michigan’s small- to mid-sized business leaders, according to a survey commissioned by Accident Fund Insurance Company of America and the Michigan Business...
Michigan’s Kaufman Group Named a BEST for Workplace Training and Development
Dec 11 2018 // The employees and agent/broker clients of Farmington Hills, Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Group may be pleased but not surprised to learn that the specialty insurance organization has been recognized as one of the best in...
Firms Increasing Investments in Michigan Insurance Brokerage, Acrisure
Dec 10 2018 // Three firms are increasing their investments in Acrisure LLC, the Caledonia, Michigan-based insurance brokerage announced. Acrisure said a group of investors led by funds managed by Blackstone’s GSO Capital Partners...
Curti Elected to National Assoc. of Professional Insurance Agents Executive Committee
Dec 5 2018 // Anthony (Tony) Curti, a partner with Acrisure LLC in Caledonia, Michigan, and a member of the Michigan Association of Professional Insurance Agents (MIPIA), has been elected to the executive committee of the National...
School’s Insurer to Cover Michigan Runner’s $4.5M Injury Lawsuit Settlement
Nov 19 2018 // A runner who sued his Michigan high school cross-country coach after he was severely injured during a dark early-morning practice has settled the case for $4.5 million. In 2011, Kersch Ray was a 13-year-old member of the...
Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Staged Auto Crash Fraud Scheme
Nov 16 2018 // A Michigan man who pled guilty to participating in a multi-state staged auto accident/insurance fraud scheme has been sentenced to prison, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Marvin David Ramirez, 45,...
Michigan Fines Agent $25K, Revokes License in Auto Insurance Fraud Case
Nov 6 2018 // A Michigan agent has been fined $25,000 and had his insurance license revoked after an investigation revealed he had been creating and selling fake auto insurance certificates, the state’s insurance regulators...
New InsurTech Platform, PROTO, Launched in Michigan
Nov 5 2018 // The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced the launch of a new insurtech accelerator program, PROTO InsurTech, to inspire and stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship in the insurance industry. Two major...
2 Charged With Selling Fake Insurance in Michigan
Oct 30 2018 // Two people in Michigan face felony charges filed by the state’s attorney general for allegedly selling fraudulent insurance to customers. The charges are the result a joint investigation by the Child, Elder, and...
The Hilb Group Acquires Michigan’s Burns & Eustice Insurance Agency
Oct 24 2018 // Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Michigan-based Burns & Eustice Insurance Agency (B&E). B&E has been offering property/casualty insurance products and services to businesses and individuals throughout northern...
Colleges Handling Surge in Claims of Past Sexual Harassment
Oct 16 2018 // For 35 years, Ruth D’Eredita tried to dismiss her former professor’s behavior — the way he touched her, groped her and kissed her. But last year, as dozens of women came forward to share similar encounters...
