Latest Michigan Headlines
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New Rules in Place in Michigan for Insurer Use of Credit Information
Mar 29 2013 // A series of new laws have taken effect in Michigan that how insurance companies can use a person’s credit information. The laws passed last session went into effect March 28. Under one of the measures, insurers...
Wagner Named Chief Underwriting Officer at Michigan-Based Amerisure
Mar 27 2013 // Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based provider of property and casualty insurance for more than 100 years, has promoted Ted Wagner to chief underwriting officer. Wagner assumes management...
WCRI Says Medical Care Costs for Injured Workers Low in Michigan
Mar 27 2013 // The costs of medical care for injured workers in Michigan is the lowest of any state in a 16-state study conducted by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). While medical payments in Michigan were lower than...
Michigan Oil Spill Cleanup Costs to Exceed Insurance: Enbridge
Mar 21 2013 // Enbridge Energy Partners LP said on Wednesday that the costs of additional cleanup from a huge Michigan oil spill three years ago may push the total bill past the limit of its insurance coverage, hampering its financial...
Michigan Office for Financial, Insurance Regulation Becomes Department
Mar 19 2013 // Michigan’s office dealing with financial and insurance regulation has been elevated to department status. The Department of Insurance and Financial Services aims to provide greater focus on the tasks currently being...
New Rule Allows Injured Michigan Workers to be Paid Electronically
Mar 18 2013 // Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Director Steve Arwood announced that injured Michigan workers receiving workers’ compensation payments may now receive weekly payments...
Michigan Association of Professional Insurance Agents Hosts Astonish’s One-Day Modern Consumer Training on March 28
Mar 18 2013 // Warwick, RI, 3/18/13 – Astonish, a leading digital marketing solutions and sales training provider for insurance agencies, encourages local insurance agency principals, CEOs, and presidents in Michigan and surrounding...
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. CEO Retiring
Mar 14 2013 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. CEO Richard Robertson says he plans to retire June 1. Robertson told The Advocate he will return to Michigan. He had been general manager of Michigan Basic Property Insurance...
Aon Expands Grand Rapids, Michigan Office
Mar 13 2013 // Insurance broker Aon plc announced an expansion of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office, with the addition of Jennifer Adkins, Christine Bill, Mike Burdo, Jamee Burel, Andrew Disselkoen, Sarah Gass, Sarah Gedeon and Lisa...
Report: Michigan School Safety Laws Routinely Ignored
Mar 12 2013 // Michigan laws meant to improve safety at schools are routinely ignored and state officials don’t know the scope of the problem, according to the results of a two-month investigation published March 11. Disaster...
Marsh Names Jones Head of Grand Rapids, Michigan Office
Mar 8 2013 // Insurance broker Marsh announced that Bob Jones, a 28-year veteran of the insurance industry, has been named head of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office. In his new role, Jones is responsible for ensuring that Marsh delivers...
Michigan House to Debate Propane Accident Liability Limits
Mar 6 2013 // The Michigan House is expected to take up legislation that would limit liability for companies in propane fires and explosions. The bill would free propane companies from liability for injury or damage to property that...
Genstar Capital Acquires Michigan’s Acrisure
Mar 1 2013 // San Francisco-based private equity firm Genstar Capital LLC has acquired Acrisure, a large retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. Acrisure’s product lines include property and casualty,...
Idea to Limit Auto Claims in Michigan Criticized
Feb 22 2013 // The top elected official in Michigan’s Oakland County is criticizing proposals from fellow Republicans to change Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance program to limit the amount of medical claims. The Detroit...
Michigan’s Unlimited Auto Insurance, Revisited
Feb 21 2013 // Most of the attempts to fix Michigan’s long-time Essential Insurance Act have ended as spectacularly as the meteor which exploded over the Ural Mountains town of Chelyabinsk a few days ago, injuring over a thousand...
Michigan to Issue Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
Feb 20 2013 // Illegal immigrants brought to the country as children can start applying for Michigan driver’s licenses and state IDs. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s office began accepting applications on Feb. 19. President...
Michigan Lawmakers Mull $31M For Health Care Exchange
Feb 19 2013 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration told lawmakers it needs their approval within weeks to spend a $31 million federal grant to help build a consumer-friendly health insurance marketplace under the contentious...
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Michigan’s Ally Insurance Group Members
Feb 15 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit ratings of “bbb” of Motors Insurance Corp. and its reinsured subsidiaries, MIC Property and Casualty Insurance Corp. and...
Michigan Mixed Martial Arts Bill Includes Insurance Requirement
Feb 13 2013 // A Michigan House committee plans to debate a bill that would place state regulations on amateur mixed martial arts events. The Regulatory Reform Committee is considering a bill would require event promoters to get state...
Ratings Recap: Auto Club (Michigan), Atlas Financial, Merced Mutual, ING US (Notes), PEMCO
Feb 8 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a-” from “a” of Auto Club...
