Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Legislators Decide Motorists Need 3-Foot Distance to Pass Bikes
May 25 2018 // Michigan drivers would have to allow 3 feet of clearance or a “safe passing distance” while going by a bike on the road as part of a legislative compromise that could reach the governor soon. The Senate voted...
J.M. Wilson Names Young Database and Marketing Administrator in Michigan
May 22 2018 // J.M. Wilson has named Tyler Young database and marketing administrator in the Portage, Mich. office. Young is responsible for creating, developing and managing the website, assisting with the administration and management...
Michigan State Reaches $500M Settlement with Nassar Victims
May 17 2018 // Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials...
Michigan Bulletin Warns Insurance Producers Against ‘Sliding’
May 11 2018 // A bulletin issued by Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services Director Patrick McPharlin is warning insurance producers against the prohibited practice of “sliding.” According to DIFS Bulletin...
Stolen Indiana Travel Trailers Worth $600K Recovered in Michigan
May 9 2018 // Michigan State Police say they’ve recovered 17 travel trailers worth about $600,000 that were reported stolen from northern Indiana. Police say the sheriff’s office in LaGrange County, Indiana, contacted them...
Michigan Agency Receives Trusted Choice Community Involvement Award
May 8 2018 // Trusted Choice has awarded the annual Dan Fulwider Award for Community Involvement to Alliance Financial & Insurance in Lowell, Michigan. In recognition of Fulwider’s community involvement, Trusted Choice...
The Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.
May 8 2018 // Michigan has three and Florida two in a list of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S. produced by a security industry group using FBI crime data. Based on average rate of violent crime per 100,000 population, the...
Large Fire Burns Following Explosion at Michigan Plant; 2 Hurt
May 3 2018 // Authorities say explosions and a large fire at an auto parts plant in Michigan injured two people and forced the evacuation of workers. Fire crews responded about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to Meridian Magnesium Products of...
Michigan’s Global Marine Insurance Expands Team with Norman-Spencer Hires
May 2 2018 // Global Marine Insurance Agency (GMIA) in Traverse City, Mich., a specialty marine brokerage and program administrator, has expanded its product offering and leadership team. GMIA is the marine division of Specialty Program...
Ratings Outlooks Revised to Positive for Michigan’s AmeriTrust Insurance Group
Apr 20 2018 // Ratings agency A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb+” for the...
Families Seek Compensation After 30 Dogs Die in Michigan Kennel Fire
Apr 19 2018 // Some dog owners are seeking compensation after 30 pets were killed during a spring break fire at a western Michigan kennel. Jennifer Nunez tells WOOD-TV that her family is heartbroken over the death of Harley, a...
Michigan Official: Tugboat Company Facing Suit Over Great Lakes Cable Damage, Spill
Apr 18 2018 // Recent damage to underwater oil and electrical lines in the waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan that’s blamed for an insulation fluid spill was caused by a tugboat dragging its anchor, Michigan’s...
Insurance Helps Michigan Company Rebuild After $20M Fire Loss
Apr 16 2018 // A “horrific” fire that started on March 14, 2017, has made one Muskegon, Michigan, company “stronger.” The foundry fire at Muskegon Casting Corp. rendered the 75,000-square-foot building and all...
Michigan Auto Insurance Assessment Rising to $192
Apr 16 2018 // Michigan drivers with auto insurance will pay $192 annually per vehicle to cover unlimited medical benefits for severely injured motorists beginning in July. The fee was announced by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims...
Michigan State’s Nassar Scandal May Cost More Than Sandusky’s
Apr 11 2018 // Michigan State University’s ties to former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar may be a costlier problem for the college than Pennsylvania State University’s Jerry Sandusky scandal, according to a new...
With Deficits Rising, Michigan’s State Auto Reinsurer Again Raising Assessments
Apr 10 2018 // The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is once again raising its annual assessment to support the state’s no-fault auto insurance system, which uniquely guarantees unlimited lifetime medical benefits. And state...
Court: Northern Michigan Inn Not Liable for Girl’s Bonfire Burns
Apr 10 2018 // The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a century-old inn in a lawsuit over hot coals on a Lake Michigan beach. The court says Watervale Inn is protected by a law that shields landowners from liability during...
Consumer Reports Reaches $16.4M Settlement in Michigan Data Privacy Case
Apr 10 2018 // The publisher of Consumer Reports magazine has reached a $16.375 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy law by selling readers’ subscription and personal data to third parties without...
U.S. Steel to Pay More than $1.2M in Lake Michigan Chemical Spill Case
Apr 5 2018 // U.S. Steel will pay a $600,000 civil penalty and $630,000 to reimburse various federal agencies for costs and damages after one of its plants discharged wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a...
Michigan Priest Accused of $5M Embezzlement Sued by Diocese Insurer
Apr 3 2018 // A Michigan priest accused of embezzling more than $5 million now faces a civil lawsuit filed by the insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Rev. Jonathan Wehrle is charged with six counts of embezzling...
