Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Man Sues After Losing Eye from Ghost Gun Incident
Apr 1 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...
Six Defendants to Stand Trial in Michigan Insurance Fraud Case
Apr 1 2024 // Six defendants will stand trial on charges alleging the group operated an auto insurance fraud scheme targeting Michigan residents involved in automobile collisions, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Anita Fox,...
Six Defendants to Stand Trial for Michigan Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Mar 18 2024 // Six defendants will stand trial on charges alleging the group operated an auto insurance fraud scheme targeting Michigan residents involved in automobile collisions, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Anita Fox,...
People & Places
Mar 18 2024 // National AXA XL named Michelle Chia as chief underwriting officer for cyber in the Americas. Based in New York, Chia joins AXA XL from Zurich North America, where she most recently served as head of professional liability...
Business Moves
Mar 18 2024 // East King Insurance Partners, Mehta Insurance Agency Florida-based King Insurance Partners acquired Mehta Insurance Agency, located in Absecon, New Jersey. Mehta Insurance Agency’s offerings include business, flood...
Michigan Man Who Was Accidently Shot in Face With Ghost Gun Sues Manufacturer
Mar 15 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...
Explosion at Michigan Vaping Supply Distributor Kills One
Mar 7 2024 // CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A large fire followed by multiple explosions at a building in suburban Detroit killed one person and injured a firefighter. A look at what we know about the site, including...
Michigan Town to Pay $320K to Japanese Man Wrongly Accused of Drunken Driving
Mar 5 2024 // A Michigan village has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunken driving after a police officer badly misread a breath test, court records show. Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on...
Hub International Acquires Pair of Michigan Agencies
Mar 5 2024 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced that it has acquired A.S. Arbury and Sons, Incorporated (Arbury Insurance Agency) and the assets of Michelle L. Everett, Inc....
Medical Incident Likely Led to SUV Crashing Into Michigan Walmart, Authorities Say
Mar 4 2024 // CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A driver who crashed her sport-utility vehicle into a Walmart store in suburban Detroit was likely having a health incident at the time, authorities said Saturday. The woman and four other...
Business Moves
Mar 4 2024 // East Webster Bank, Ametros Financial Corp. Connecticut-based Webster Bank completed its acquisition of Ametros Financial Corp., a firm that administers medical claims settlements. Ametros provides post-settlement medical...
Agency Aggregator Union Bay Acquires Michigan’s Skar Insurance
Feb 26 2024 // Union Bay Acquisition LLC, an aggregator of insurance agencies agent based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, has acquired Skar Insurance Group of Rockford, Michigan. Terms were not disclosed. Skar Insurance specializes in...
Michigan Department of Insurance Recovers $19.5M for Consumers in 2023
Feb 21 2024 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced that the department helped recover more than $19.5 million for Michigan consumers in 2023. In addition, DIFS staff answered nearly 140,000...
People Moves: JM Wilson Makes New Hires and Promotions Nationwide
Feb 13 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, made several new hires and promotions in offices across the country. Katie Priester Bird joined the company as a property and casualty underwriter. Bird previously held roles...
Contractor Reaches $25M Settlement in Flint, Michigan Water Crisis Suit
Feb 5 2024 // FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A second contractor said last Thursday that it has reached a $25 million settlement over its role in Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water scandal. The class-action litigation agreement...
Risk Strategies Acquires Michigan’s Ralph C. Wilson Agency
Feb 1 2024 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that it has acquired Ralph C. Wilson Agency, a full-service risk management and employee benefits consulting firm and insurance...
California County Paying $5M Settlement Over Arrest of Election Company Founder
Jan 26 2024 // Los Angeles County agreed to pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly accused of stealing data on county poll workers in a case he said was pushed by conspiracy theorists. The Board of...
Michigan Hospital Agrees to Pay $50K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Jan 23 2024 // Trinity Health Grand Rapids, formerly known as Mercy Health St. Mary’s, a hospital and member of the Trinity Health-Michigan health system, agreed to pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious...
Owner of Michigan Insurance Agency Charged With Embezzlement
Jan 19 2024 // The owner of a Michigan insurance agency has been charged with embezzling money from employees by misappropriating payroll deductions, announced Attorney General Dana Nessel. Nancy Caviston, 76, of Superior Charter...
Michigan to Pay $1.75M to Man Wrongly Convicted for 35 Years in Sexual Assault Case
Jan 17 2024 // The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to an innocent man who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of sexual assault. Louis Wright was released in November after authorities said DNA tests...
