Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Says Manufacturers Can Reopen on May 11
May 8 2020 // Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state’s factories can reopen on May 11, removing one of the last major obstacles to North American automakers bringing thousands of laid-off employees back to work amid the...
Goodreau Joins Michigan’s High Street Insurance as Managing Partner, COO
May 6 2020 // Traverse City, Michigan-based insurance brokerage, High Street Insurance Partners (HSIP), has added Scott Goodreau as managing partner and chief operating officer. Goodreau, who joined the company in April, brings nearly...
Some Michigan Drivers Could See Big Drop in Insurance Rates with New Law
May 5 2020 // Michigan’s new auto insurance no-fault law, passed in May 2019, does not take effect until July 2, but the state’s governor and insurance regulators say recently approved insurer rate filings already show that...
Michigan Governor: Savings on Car Insurance to Be Higher than Law Requires
Apr 30 2020 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a top state regulator said on April 28 that drivers will save more on car insurance than is required under a bipartisan overhaul of Michigan’s auto insurance law. Proposed rates filed by...
Amid Unemployment Surge, Millions of Remote and Essential Workers Plug Away
Apr 29 2020 // Garbage haulers still collect trash. Cops are on the beat. Couriers deliver food and packages. Insurance agents work from home. The coronavirus crisis would appear to have put the entire U.S. economy on ice. Twenty-six...
More States Making Plans to Lift Coronavirus Restrictions
Apr 23 2020 // More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic had passed, but California’s governor held firm to sweeping...
Fortier Named Vice President at Hylant in Michigan
Apr 13 2020 // Grand Rapids, Mich.-based insurance brokerage, Hylant, one of the nation’s largest privately owned insurance brokerages, has hired Ken Fortier to lead business development efforts for the West Michigan division of...
Michigan’s AmeriTrust Auto-Renewing General Business Policies During Pandemic
Apr 6 2020 // Southfield, Michigan-based AmeriTrust Group on March 20 said its admitted insurance carriers will guarantee renewal of all general business policies for the next 90 days, except in certain situations including in cases of...
EEOC Sues Blue Sky Vision for Disability Discrimination at Michigan Facility
Apr 2 2020 // Blue Sky Vision L.L.C., a Delaware-based management services organization that provides support to eye care providers, has been sued by federal employment officials for employee disability discrimination at a facility in...
Michigan’s Top Court: Jury Should Decide Liability in Case of Woman Hurt at Party
Mar 24 2020 // It might be the most talked-about Christmas party at the Michigan Supreme Court. The justices on Friday let stand an appeals court decision and said a jury should decide whether an Oakland County couple is liable for a...
Michigan Man Wins Appeal of Arson-for-Insurance Conviction
Mar 11 2020 // The Michigan appeals court has overturned the arson conviction of a man who insists he had no financial incentive to destroy his profitable pawn shop in suburban Detroit. Judge Paul Cusick wouldn’t allow defense...
Cost Unclear as Ohio State Settles Suits Over Doc Abuse
Mar 9 2020 // Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some athletes by nicknames like “Dr....
Ex-Athletes Sue University of Michigan Alleging Sex Abuse by Doctor
Mar 6 2020 // Three former athletes at the University of Michigan have filed lawsuits against the school, alleging that a late doctor sexually assaulted them while the men were members of the football and hockey teams in the 1980s. The...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Bryson to Sr. Transportation Underwriter in Michigan
Mar 5 2020 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Kyle Bryson, to senior transportation underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Bryson is responsible for quoting new and renewal Non-Fleet Trucking (1-10 units) and serving independent...
J.M. Wilson Hires Pov as Assistant P/C Underwriter in Michigan
Feb 27 2020 // J.M. Wilson has added Kim Pov as an assistant property/casualty underwriter in its Madison, Wisconsin, office. Pov is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide variety of property and casualty risks, as well as...
AAA Carolinas Merges with The Auto Club Group
Feb 14 2020 // The Auto Club Group (ACG) and AAA Carolinas have merged and combined operations, it was announced last month. With North and South Carolina part of The Auto Club Group family, the company now serves more than 13.5 million...
Issuer Credit Ratings of Michigan’s Atain Insurance Companies Downgraded
Feb 10 2020 // AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” from “a+” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Atain...
Michigan Launching Program to Educate Drivers About Auto Insurance Changes
Feb 7 2020 // Michigan’s top insurance regulator said the state is committed to helping drivers navigate a new law that will let motorists save money by foregoing unlimited medical coverage for crash injuries. The state Department...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Commercial Package Coverage Into Michigan
Feb 6 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Michigan to the list of states where the insurer offers its Commercial Package Policy. The product includes commercial property featuring limits up to $120 million per...
J.M. Wilson Adds Knibloe as Assistant Transportation Underwriter in Michigan
Feb 5 2020 // J.M. Wilson has hired Andy Knibloe, as an assistant transportation underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Knibloe is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide variety of transportation risks, quoting new and...
