Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan Auto Insurance Assessment Rising to $192 per Vehicle in July
Apr 2 2018 // Michigan drivers with auto insurance will pay more money than ever — $192 annually per vehicle — to cover unlimited medical benefits for severely injured motorists. The fee was announced Thursday by the Michigan...
Michigan Oral Surgery Practice to Pay $47K to Settle Age Discrimination Suit
Mar 22 2018 // A Southfield, Mich.-based oral surgery practice will pay $47,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC’s...
Flood Damage Surveys Ongoing in Indiana, Michigan
Mar 15 2018 // Officials say flooding last month in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan damaged more than 2,000 homes. The South Bend Tribune reports the update comes as communities collect information on flood damage to line up...
Water Samples Show Elevated Lead Levels in Flint, Michigan, Schools
Mar 14 2018 // Recent water tests at elementary schools in Flint have found an increase in samples showing lead levels above the federal action limit. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality determined that 28 samples tested in...
Michigan-Based Broker Acrisure Completes Acquisition of UK-Based Beach
Mar 13 2018 // London-based broker Beach & Associates announced the completion of its acquisition by Acrisure LLC, the Michigan-based retail consulting and insurance broker. Having obtained all necessary regulatory approvals,...
AM General Faces Michigan Breach of Contract Suit over $3M in Unpaid Bills
Mar 12 2018 // A Michigan company is suing AM General, alleging the vehicle manufacturer owes more than $3 million for contract work at its northern Indiana plant. Michigan-based Allied Industrial Group’s original contract called...
Michigan Tells Man to Stop Selling Fake Insurance via Social Media
Mar 9 2018 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) issued a Cease and Desist Order against Darryl Dionyus Cook of Warren, Michigan, for unlicensed insurance activity. The department said Cook violated the...
Suit Over Woman’s Fall at Party Reaches Michigan Supreme Court
Mar 7 2018 // A woman’s fall at a holiday party has reached the Michigan Supreme Court, which could use the case to clarify the responsibilities of property owners when they welcome guests to their home. The court heard arguments...
Former Michigan Firefighter Sentenced for Multiple Arsons
Mar 1 2018 // A former firefighter who confessed to lighting seven structures on fire in Michigan will spend at least six years in prison. Kyle David Norden, 40, was sentenced Monday in Van Buren County Circuit Court to six to 20 years...
Tornadoes, Flooding From Severe Storms Cause Damage, Deaths in Appalachia
Feb 27 2018 // The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S., spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to...
Rivers Still Rising in Midwest; Evacuations Continue
Feb 23 2018 // Shelters have been opened to assist people forced from their homes by flooding in the Midwest, as rivers swollen by heavy rain and melting snow continue to rise in Indiana, Michigan and other states. Flood warnings were in...
Midwest Battered by Deadly, Damaging Storms
Feb 22 2018 // Sandbags were holding back floodwaters in parts of Michigan as a storm system moved across several Midwest and Great Plains states on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, snow and ice to the region. The weather has already been...
A.M. Best Ratings Recap
Feb 5 2018 // Outlooks Positive: Northwest G.F. Mutual Insurance Co. A.M. Best revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of...
Michigan Officials Working to Ensure Safety on Crumbling Freeway
Feb 1 2018 // Officials are working to ensure safety along a busy stretch of Interstate 696 in the Detroit area following reports of vehicles being damaged by concrete that may have been loosed by fluctuating winter temperatures. A $90...
State AG Investigating Who Knew What in Michigan State Sex Abuse Case
Jan 29 2018 // Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette lashed out at Michigan State University on Jan. 27 for allowing Larry Nassar to sexually abuse girls and women for years, and he took a shot at the school’s governing...
Professional Liability Insurance Brokerage, Gemini Risk, Launched in Michigan
Jan 23 2018 // Experienced lawyers and insurance professionals David Kramer and Theodore Nittis have launched Gemini Risk Partners as an independent professional liability insurance brokerage in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The firm will...
$2M in Liability Insurance Required for White Nationalist Speech at Michigan State
Jan 22 2018 // Michigan State University has agreed to allow white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak on campus during spring break. The deal says Spencer can appear on March 5, but he’ll be at the livestock pavilion auditorium,...
Insurer Loses Michigan Suit; Finds Policy Language Costly
Jan 22 2018 // A dispute over four words will cost an insurance company about $200,000. A federal appeals court in Michigan has ruled in favor of a man in the Grand Rapids area who suffered serious injuries during a motorbike crash in...
Rating of Michigan’s Wolverine Mutual Insurance Upgraded
Jan 19 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Wolverine Mutual Insurance Co....
Michigan Businesses Likely to Get a Break on Jobless Fund Tax
Jan 18 2018 // Michigan officials say state businesses are expected to pay less into a fund providing temporary benefits to eligible jobless residents. The Talent Investment Agency said in a release that unemployment insurance tax rates...
