Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
‘One-Day’ Policy Sales Lead to Agent License Suspensions in Michigan
Jan 13 2015 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced it has suspended the licenses of father and son insurance agents Ali Ali and Adnan Ali-Aljadri and their insurance agencies AAS and ASA for...
New Workers’ Comp Reimbursement Rules Take Effect in Michigan
Jan 12 2015 // Changes in how doctors are paid for treating some injured employees covered by workers’ compensation are expected to address the long-term use of pain relievers and help cut medical costs for Michigan job providers,...
2015 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 12 2015 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Kluting Joins Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services in Michigan
Jan 9 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc., the U.S. retail property/casualty brokerage division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has hired Steve Kluting in its Grand Rapids, Mich., office. In his new role as area...
Western National Insurance, Michigan Millers Mutual Join Forces
Jan 7 2015 // Minnesota-based Western National Insurance Group announced an affiliation between Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Co. and Western National Mutual Insurance Co. This affiliation will be final after the necessary...
Michigan-Based Insurer, Hagerty, Hires Hutchinson as President
Jan 7 2015 // Classic vehicle insurer, Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty, hired Richard Hutchinson as the company’s president, effective Jan. 5, 2015. Hutchinson joins Hagerty from the Progressive Corp., where he has held many...
New Workers’ Comp Reimbursement Rules Take Effect In Michigan
Dec 30 2014 // Changes in how doctors are paid for treating some injured employees covered by workers’ compensation are expected to address the long-term use of pain relievers and help cut medical costs for Michigan job providers,...
Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Redesign Grand River Floodwalls
Dec 23 2014 // Grand Rapids, Mich., is redesigning its flood protection system along the Grand River after years of resistance to calls by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to boost floodwalls. The Grand Rapids Press reports the...
Survey: Michigan Business Owners Optimistic About Future
Dec 15 2014 // Michigan Business owners remain optimistic about their future and expect continued profit improvement, according to the latest Michigan Future Business Index, published in partnership with Accident Fund Insurance Company...
Enbridge Settles Michigan Oil Spill Class-Action Lawsuit
Dec 12 2014 // The Canadian company responsible for a 2010 oil spill in southwestern Michigan has agreed to pay about $6.8 million to settle a class-action lawsuit. A federal judge must still approve the settlement reached last week by...
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Wins Appeal in Flood Responsibility Lawsuit
Dec 8 2014 // The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of Ann Arbor and dismissed a lawsuit that tested the responsibility of local governments during severe flooding. The court overturned a decision by a Washtenaw County judge,...
Michigan Legislature to Vote on New Child Safety Seat Rules
Dec 4 2014 // Legislation up for a vote in the Michigan Senate would update rules for how children should be buckled up. Michigan requires drivers to secure children under age 4 in back safety seats. Children are buckled in booster...
Michigan Town OKs Liability Insurance, Reinstates Police Department
Nov 24 2014 // Newly sworn-in trustees in Oakley, Mich., are reinstating the village’s police department after its shutdown in September. The Saginaw News reports the village council voted 3-2 to re-establish the police force. It...
Michigan Court: Agents May Not Be ‘Professionals’ Under Malpractice Definition
Nov 19 2014 // Is an insurance agent a “professional” when it comes to whether or not he or she may be charged with malpractice? Not necessarily, a Michigan state appeals court has said. The Michigan Court of Appeals made...
Bus Inspection Problems Plague Michigan’s Small, Rural School Districts
Nov 18 2014 // Michigan State Police inspections have found that small, rural school districts experienced the most problems with their buses during the 2013-14 school year. As for Michigan as a whole, The Detroit News reported that...
Michigan Orders Unlicensed Auto Insurer to Shut Down
Nov 17 2014 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services recently issued a cease and desist order to an unlicensed auto insurance provider, Great Lakes Michigan Insurance Company, its owner and associated...
Michigan Appeals Court: Insurance Agents May Not Be ‘Professionals’ Under Malpractice Definition
Nov 17 2014 // Is an insurance agent a “professional” when it comes to whether or not he or she may be charged with malpractice? Not necessarily, a Michigan state appeals court has said. The Michigan Court of Appeals made...
Michigan Orders Unlicensed Auto Insurer to Shut Down
Nov 7 2014 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has issued a cease and desist order to an unlicensed auto insurance provider, Great Lakes Michigan Insurance Company, its owner and associated businesses. The...
Lake Michigan Storm Clean Up Continues
Nov 6 2014 // Crews are working to clean up debris that was strewn along Lake Michigan during a storm last week. Strong winds blew tree trunks, branches, tires, wooden pallets, ladders and other items across beaches in Michigan and...
Enbridge: Cleanup of 2010 Oil Spill in Michigan Cost $1.21B
Nov 5 2014 // A Canadian pipeline company says it has cost about $1.21 billion to clean up a 2010 oil spill into the Kalamazoo River system in Michigan. TV stations WOOD and WWMT report Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge Inc. released the...
