Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan Manufacturing Facility Fined $32.5K After Worker’s Death
Aug 20 2019 // A suburban Detroit manufacturing facility has been fined after the death of an employee who fell into vat of sulfuric acid. The Detroit News reports the $32,500 fine was issued by the Michigan Occupational Safety and...
Enbridge Says Gap Beneath Great Lakes Pipeline not a Risk; Officials not so Sure
Aug 9 2019 // Erosion has created a gap beneath an oil pipeline in a key Great Lakes channel that’s wider than allowed under an agreement with the state of Michigan, oil transport company Enbridge Inc. said. The Canadian company...
J.M. Wilson Adds Fawley as Accounting Assistant in Michigan
Aug 8 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has hired Luann Fawley as accounting assistant in its Portage, Michigan, office. Fawley is responsible for supporting the accounting team. Her role includes...
Michigan Manufacturer Ordered Shut Down Amid Health Concerns
Aug 1 2019 // A judge has ordered a Michigan manufacturer to cease operations amid concerns among health officials about a June dumpster fire and the release of chemical clouds. The Daily News of Greenville reports an Ionia County judge...
Botti Promoted to Assistant Fleet Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
Jul 23 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Stephen Botti to assistant fleet underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Botti is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide variety of commercial transportation risks, as well as...
Chair Maker Blamed in Michigan Fire That Killed Record-Setting Cats
Jul 19 2019 // The suburban Detroit owners of two record-setting cats killed in a house fire have filed a lawsuit blaming the maker of a massage chair for the blaze. William and Lauren Powers of Farmington Hills seek more than $1 million...
Harris Promoted to P/C Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
Jul 17 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Lacey Harris to property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Lacey is responsible for quoting new and renewal commercial property and casualty risks and serving independent...
Michigan Hospital to Pay $74.4K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 2 2019 // A hospital in Michigan will pay more than $74,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by federal officials. Memorial Healthcare, which operates a hospital in Owosso, Mich., will pay $74,418 and furnish other...
Official: Derailed Train Car at Canada/Michigan Border Leaked Sulfuric Acid
Jul 1 2019 // About 13,700 gallons of sulfuric acid has spilled from one of about 40 freight train cars that derailed in an international tunnel connecting Michigan and Canada. Canadian National Railway spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says...
High Street Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Tompkins Insurance Agency
Jun 27 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a provider specialty commercial property/casualty insurance, employee benefits services and personal lines, has acquired the assets of the Tompkins Insurance Agency (TIA), an...
Michigan Democratic Leader Says Businesses, Heavy Trucks Must Fix Roads
Jun 27 2019 // With Republicans firmly opposed to a 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike, Democratic lawmakers want businesses to do more to help fix the roads. A new $1.2 billion proposal from House Democrats would raise the state’s...
Michigan City to Pay $1.25M in Sewage-Flooded Basements Suit
Jun 26 2019 // Most of a $1.25 million settlement will go to residents of a mid-Michigan city who sued after sewage flooded their basements six years ago. The Lansing State Journal reported that the Lansing City Council agreed to the...
Jury Awards $3M-Plus in Michigan Misdiagnosed Epilepsy Case
Jun 26 2019 // A Michigan jury has awarded more than $3 million to a woman who was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, one of hundreds of people to accuse a Detroit-area doctor of misreading tests to enrich himself and his employer. Dr. Yasser...
Michigan’s High Street Insurance Names Tuitas Sr. Partner, CFO
Jun 18 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a Michigan-based provider of commercial insurance, personal lines and employee benefits services, has appointed Dave Tuitas as senior partner and chief financial officer. Tuit...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance
Jun 12 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Michigan Millers...
Aging Oil Pipelines Operated by Canada’s Enbridge Raise Fears over Great Lakes Spills
Jun 10 2019 // Fears about oil spills into the Great Lakes from two aging U.S. pipelines have flared, raising doubts about their future and creating fresh headaches for operator Enbridge Inc and the Canadian energy sector. Canada has...
Michigan Governor: With Insurance Deal Done, No Time to Waste on Road Fixes
Jun 3 2019 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said talks with Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature on her proposed fuel tax increase can “start in earnest” following the enactment of a bipartisan auto insurance overhaul, and...
Gov.: Care for Injured Drivers in Michigan Will ‘Still Be There’ After Insurance Overhaul
May 30 2019 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 28 defended a pending overhaul of the state’s auto insurance law, saying treatment for injured drivers will “still be there” if they forego what has been a...
Has Michigan Fixed Its Broken Auto Insurance System?
May 28 2019 // It took the threat of a ballot initiative to make it happen, but the deal no one ever thought they would see has come to fruition: Michigan’s lawmakers have passed legislation to reform the state’s...
Bill to Cut Auto Insurance Premiums Passed by Michigan Legislature
May 28 2019 // Michigan’s Legislature on May 24 passed a landmark bill that would cut the country’s highest auto insurance premiums by letting drivers forego a one-of-a-kind requirement to buy unlimited medical coverage for...
