Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan Court Upholds Swiss Insurer’s Award against Ex-NHLer Miller
Jun 16 2014 // A federal judge in Michigan upheld a $1.6 million judgment against former Detroit Red Wings forward Kevin Miller for a hit from behind during a 2000 Swiss league game that ended another player’s career. U.S. District...
Michigan House Vote Would Allow Fewer Lawsuits Against Insurers
Jun 9 2014 // The Michigan House has passed legislation blocking certain insurance lawsuits under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Consumers were prevented from suing insurance companies for fraud under the act starting in 2001....
Michigan Court Upholds Swiss Insurer’s Award against Ex-NHLer Miller
Jun 9 2014 // A federal judge in Michigan upheld a $1.6 million judgment against former Detroit Red Wings forward Kevin Miller for a hit from behind during a 2000 Swiss league game that ended another player’s career. U.S. District...
Michigan Car Insurance Fund Records not Public, Court Says
Jun 2 2014 // The Michigan appeals court says the public has no right to see the records of an insurance fund that puts a fee on cars to pay for catastrophic injuries. The court said that the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is...
Michigan’s Amerisure Insurance Promotes McBride, O’Rourke
May 28 2014 // Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., based in Farmington Hills, Mich., has promoted Angela McBride to chief administrative officer and Shawn O’Rourke to chief technology officer. Both report to Greg Crabb, president and...
USG Insurance Services Adds Helgemo in Troy, Michigan
May 22 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, expanded its Troy, Mich., operations with the addition of Jackie Helgemo as an associate producer/broker. Helgemo most recently held the position of senior...
Court: Records of Michigan Car Insurance Claims Fund Not Public
May 22 2014 // The Michigan appeals court says the public has no right to see the records of an insurance fund that puts a fee on cars to pay for catastrophic injuries. The court said that the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is...
Seat Belt Enforcement Boosted In 40 Michigan Counties
May 20 2014 // Law enforcement officials in 40 Michigan counties are stepping up enforcement of seat belt regulations. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says the annual “Click It or Ticket” safety belt...
Farrell Promoted to Surety Underwriter at Michigan’s J.M. Wilson
Apr 22 2014 // Portage Mich.-based managing general agency and surplus lines insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, has promoted Stephanie Farrell to surety underwriter. Farrell will be responsible for underwriting commercial and fidelity bonds...
Out of Prison, Michigan Man Files Suit Over Wrongful Arson Verdict
Apr 17 2014 // A man who spent five years in prison for a wrongful arson conviction has sued a northern Michigan county, three sheriff’s deputies and a state trooper. Forty-year-old Victor Caminata was convicted in 2008 of burning...
Record Snowfalls in Michigan Bring Threat of Flooding
Apr 16 2014 // A spring storm shattered seasonal snowfall records in Detroit and Flint, Mich., as melting snow and rising rivers from heavy rain threatened homes on April 15 in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The snow came after a...
Use of Cellphone Tracking Device in Michigan County Questioned
Apr 11 2014 // Oakland County commissioners asked no questions last March before unanimously approving a cellphone tracking device so powerful it was used by the military to fight terrorists. Now, though, some privacy advocates question...
People – Midwest
Apr 7 2014 // Van Wert, Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies announced several promotions in March. Todd Simpson was promoted to assistant vice president of claims. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, Simpson has been...
Lawsuits May Cause Small Michigan Village to Lose Insurance
Apr 1 2014 // A small village in Michigan’s Saginaw County is facing the prospect of losing its insurance coverage following issues including a number of lawsuits against its officials and police chief. The lawsuits and mounting...
Michigan Drivers’ Catastrophic Claims Fee to Remain $186
Mar 24 2014 // An agency that charges Michigan drivers for the cost of caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes says the fee they pay will remain unchanged at $186 per year. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association...
Michigan Congresswoman Miller: Flood Insurance Bill Bad for State
Mar 24 2014 // A U.S. Congresswoman from Michigan wants her state to opt out of the National Flood Insurance Program, saying it’s not good for Michigan homeowners. U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) voted against H.R. 3370,...
Michigan’s J.M. Wilson Names Terry Branch Manager in Kansas City Office
Mar 21 2014 // Managing general agency and surplus lines insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, added Michele Terry, as branch manager of its Kansas City, Mo., location. Terry will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Kansas City office and...
Hunt Named Medical Director at Michigan’s Accident Fund Holdings
Mar 20 2014 // Workers’ compensation insurance company, Accident Fund Holdings Inc., based in Lansing, Mich., appointed has announced the appointment of Dan L. Hunt, M.D., as corporate medical director. Hunt will provide guidance...
Michigan’s Fremont Insurance Adds Fasi as VP – Marketing and Sales
Mar 17 2014 // Fremont Insurance, a Michigan-exclusive property/casualty insurance carrier with headquarters in Fremont, has hired Rich Fasi as vice president of marketing and sales. Experienced in marketing, product management and...
Premium Cut, Medical Cap Included in Michigan Car Insurance Proposal
Mar 10 2014 // Michigan House Republicans have pitched a revised overhaul of the state’s auto insurance system that would cut premiums and curtail unlimited medical benefits for people catastrophically injured in crashes. Speaker...
