Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan DIFS Expects New Flood Insurance Rating System to Lower Costs in the State
Oct 4 2021 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) said the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) estimates that under its new rating system more than 52% of Michigan flood insurance policies will see...
Bipartisan Michigan Bills Would Give Sex Abuse Victims More Time to Sue
Sep 30 2021 // State lawmakers are poised to consider bipartisan bills aimed at helping potentially thousands of sex abuse victims sue for damages, including those molested by a University of Michigan sports physician. It is the second...
Fatal Michigan Plane Crash Blamed on Maintenance Mistake
Sep 28 2021 // Federal investigators have determined that a misplaced air filter screen probably caused a small plane’s engine failure and crash in southeastern Michigan that killed a Delta airlines pilot and an aircraft mechanic...
People Moves: New CEO, COO at Michigan’s Frankenmuth Insurance; Lockton Names Kerrigan AVP in Cleveland
Sep 21 2021 // New CEO, COO at Michigan’s Frankenmuth Insurance Frankenmuth Insurance in Frankenmuth, Michigan, named Fred Edmond president and chief executive officer. Edmond formerly served as the company’s president and...
People Moves: Singer Joins Acrisure in Michigan; Missouri’s VIAA Hires McCoy
Sep 20 2021 // Singer Joins Acrisure as CFO Acrisure, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, appointed Lowell Singer as chief financial officer. Singer joins Acrisure following 14 years with The Walt Disney Co., where he served as senior vice...
Ford Sending $500 to Evacuated Michigan Households
Sep 17 2021 // Ford Motor Co. will send $500 checks to every household that was evacuated from a southeastern Michigan city because of a gasoline leak from the automaker’s plant into the community’s sewer system,...
FEMA: $205M Approved for Michigan Recovery From June Storms, Flooding
Sep 15 2021 // The federal government has approved nearly $205 million to help Michiganders with disaster-related needs stemming from the June 25-26 tornadoes, severe storms and flooding in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, FEMA says. That...
Report: Loss of Soil Strength Likely Led to Michigan Dam Collapses
Sep 15 2021 // A sudden loss of soil strength under saturated conditions most likely caused two Michigan dams to collapse last year and contributed to flooding that forced evacuations of about 10,000 people, an interim report...
Classic Cars Destroyed by Fire in Michigan Shop
Sep 7 2021 // Fire destroyed about a dozen classic cars at a restoration shop near Traverse City, Michigan, authorities said. Sensors triggered a fire alarm Sunday morning at the shop in East Bay Township. Firefighters were able to save...
Michigan Dairy Processor Sued for Disability Discrimination
Sep 3 2021 // Federal employment officials charged a dairy processor for allegedly firing an employee rather than accommodate her disability at a Michigan facility. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cited Agropur...
Michigan Regulators Probing Utilities over Outages That Left 1M Without Power
Aug 27 2021 // A Michigan commission will examine data and practices from its regulated electric companies after more than 1 million residents were left without power due to storms earlier this month. Michigan has seen multiple storms...
Michigan Issues C&D Order Against Aliera Companies, Connected Businesses
Aug 23 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators issued a cease and desist order against a healthcare sharing ministry and two connected companies for allegedly acting in violation of the state’s insurance code. In a media release,...
Settlement Reached on PIP Coverage for Michigan Car Accident Victims
Aug 17 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators and the state’s personal injury protection (PIP) medical coverage program have reached an agreement regarding unlimited coverage for persons injured in an automobile accident prior to...
McGowan Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Arbanas & Associates
Aug 10 2021 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan) acquired the assets of Arbanas & Associates (Arbanas) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, effective Aug. 1. Arbanas specializes in writing professional liability for accountants, lawyers,...
Michigan Counties Ask State for Funds After Tornado Damage
Aug 2 2021 // Two Michigan counties are asking the state to help make funds available for residents and businesses affected by recent tornados that damaged buildings, knocked down trees and caused power outages. Macomb County Executive...
Whitmer: Michigan to Provide $10M for People Impacted by June Floods
Aug 2 2021 // The state of Michigan will disburse $10 million in emergency relief funding to help Detroit-area and other southeastern Michigan residents whose homes, businesses and belongings were damaged by recent flooding caused by a...
Tornadoes Confirmed Near Flint, Detroit, Michigan
Jul 27 2021 // The National Weather Service says tornadoes struck near Detroit and near Flint on the evening of July 24. The two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Genesee County’s Clayton Township around 6:30 p.m. and in Oakland...
Worker Dies After Fall From Catwalk at Michigan Steel Company
Jul 20 2021 // A 50-year-old employee has died after falling from an elevated catwalk at a Detroit-area steel company. The man was pronounced dead at the former AK Steel facility following the fall which occurred about 3:15 a.m. on July...
Federal Disaster Declaration Approved for Michigan
Jul 16 2021 // With the approval of President Joe Biden, federal disaster assistance is now available to the state of Michigan to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and...
Michigan Governor Seeks Post-Flooding Federal Disaster Declaration
Jul 15 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 13 asked the White House issue a disaster declaration to secure federal aid to deal with damage from the late June flooding in southeast Michigan. Parts of the region saw about 7...
