Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Democrats Oppose Auto Insurance Changes
Oct 20 2011 // Democrats in the Michigan House said they would oppose proposed changes to Michigan’s auto insurance laws, including a measure seeking to end the state’s unique requirements for covering people injured in...
Michigan House Panel OKs Auto Insurance Changes
Oct 17 2011 // A Republican-led state House committee has approved a proposal that would change Michigan’s auto insurance coverage requirements for people injured in accidents. The House Insurance Committee approved the measure...
FBI Gets Immunity for Wreck of Ferrari in Michigan Insurer Case
Oct 12 2011 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the wreck of a $750,000 Ferrari driven by an FBI agent, saying federal law grants immunity if property is being held by law enforcement. The wreck of the...
Michigan Court Says Man Can Sue In-Laws Over Fall
Oct 11 2011 // This could make the family Thanksgiving a bit uncomfortable. A Detroit-area man is suing his in-laws after falling through their garage attic while hunting for a Christmas wreath. The Michigan appeals court has reversed a...
Michigan’s JM Wilson Named 2011 MGA of the Year by PIA National
Oct 7 2011 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has named Michigan-based JM Wilson Corp. as recipient of its 2011 Managing General Agency of the Year Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in...
Number of U.S. Deer-Vehicle Collisions Falls 7 Percent
Oct 5 2011 // For the third consecutive year, the number of deer-vehicle collisions in the U.S. has dropped, according to Illinois-based State Farm Insurance. And the downturn is accelerating. The percentage decline over the last year...
Michigan Oil Spill Cleanup May Cost $700M
Sep 28 2011 // A pipeline company is increasing its estimate of the cleanup cost of last year’s more than 800,000 gallon oil spill that contaminated southern Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. Enbridge said in a filing with the U.S....
Michigan Earns Outstanding Big ‘I’ Young Agents Award
Sep 27 2011 // The National Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big ‘I’) has named its state counterpart in Michigan as the 2011 Outstanding Young Agents Committee...
Families of Two Who Died at Michigan Farm Sue
Sep 27 2011 // The families of two young people who died after falling into a tank at a dairy farm in Michigan’s Barry County have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the farm. The lawsuits were filed last week in Barry County...
Michigan Auto Insurer Pursues ‘Unlawful Taking’ Defense
Sep 26 2011 // An insurance company has persuaded the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether the insurer must pay the medical bills of a man who was drunk and had no license when he crashed his father’s car into a tree. Farm...
Michigan City Reported 5 Vacant Building Fires in 4 Hours
Sep 20 2011 // Authorities in Michigan said firefighters in Flint responded to five fires at vacant buildings during 4-hour span over the weekend. The fires on the city’s east side were reported Saturday night. Other area...
Best Agency to Work For – Midwest
Sep 19 2011 // Grandville, Michigan Berends Hendricks Stuit Tom Stuit is surprised. He’s surprised that his employees could keep the nomination of his agency, Berends Hendricks Stuit, a secret from him, and that 35 of the 110...
Michigan Chamber: Auto Insurance Reforms Needed
Sep 19 2011 // The Michigan Chamber of Commerce says a study shows that significant reforms are needed to protect Michigan’s no-fault automobile insurance system and keep premiums competitive. The Chamber-sponsored study identified...
Michigan Family Seeks $50M in Marina Death
Sep 16 2011 // The family of an 18-year-old Michigan man who died while swimming at the Clinch Park marina in Traverse City has filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million. Michael Knudsen’s family said it wants to prevent similar deaths...
NFL’s Edwards Claims Slander by Michigan Restaurant Cost Him Contract
Sep 16 2011 // San Francisco 49ers receiver Braylon Edwards has filed a $14 million slander lawsuit, claiming allegations that he was directly involved in a fight at a suburban Detroit restaurant cost him a big guaranteed contract from...
Auto Insurance Bill Introduced in Michigan
Sep 15 2011 // A new proposal that would change Michigan’s auto insurance coverage requirements for people injured in accidents has been introduced in the state Legislature. The latest proposal to change the system was introduced...
Michigan Begins Debate Over Personal Injury Auto Insurance Benefits
Sep 12 2011 // The state Legislature is preparing to begin debate on possible changes to Michigan’s unique auto insurance coverage for people injured in accidents. Michigan now is the only state in the nation that mandates...
Michigan Chamber of Commerce: Reforms Needed to Protect No-Fault Auto Insurance
Sep 8 2011 // The Michigan Chamber of Commerce announced a study showing significant reforms are needed to protect Michigan’s no-fault automobile insurance system from collapse and keep premiums competitive with other states. The...
Best Affirms Donegal Insurance Group & Members, Michigan Ins., Donegal Group
Sep 8 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of ‘a’ of Donegal Insurance Group, its members and Michigan Insurance Company. Best...
Michigan Investigation of Detroit’s Wind-Swept Fires Still Underway
Sep 6 2011 // State officials are still investigating the causes behind wind-swept fires that burned last year in a number of Detroit neighborhoods, and the response by a city utility to reports of power outages and downed wires. The...
