Latest Michigan Headlines
All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Unlikely to Restore Lost Jobs for Decades
Jan 9 2012 // State budget director John Nixon likes getting together with fellow budget directors these days because it gives him a chance to brag about Michigan. After a decade of ongoing deficits, “we’re in a position now...
Drunk Driving Crashes Are Down in Michigan
Jan 9 2012 // Alcohol-related crashes and deaths in Michigan dropped over the past decade. Michigan had 4,007 crashes linked to alcohol in 2010, down 38 percent from 6,485 in 2001, according to police records. The state had 264 fatal...
Workers’ Comp Reform Signed by Michigan Governor
Jan 9 2012 // Workers’ compensation reform legislation that supporters say will help reduce employer costs for assisting injured workers is now law in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder signed House Bill 5002 in late December...
Recession Brought Slow Growth in Michigan Workers’ Comp Costs Per Claim
Jan 5 2012 // Workers’ compensation claim costs have grown slowly in Michigan as a result of the recession, a new study says. The study, “CompScope Benchmarks for Michigan, 12th Edition,” by the Workers Compensation...
Why Drunk Driving Crashes Are Down in Michigan
Dec 28 2011 // Experts say there’s no single reason for the big drop in alcohol-related crashes and deaths in Michigan over the past decade. Michigan had 4,007 crashes linked to alcohol in 2010, down 38 percent from 6,485 in 2001,...
Michigan Governor Signs Unemployment, Workers’ Comp Legislation
Dec 21 2011 // Michigan employers are likely to save money on unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation under changes signed into law on Dec. 19 by Gov. Rick Snyder. Critics, though, said the moves could make it more...
Elderly Michigan Woman Protests High Home Insurance Bill
Dec 19 2011 // An 83-year-old woman in Michigan says she won’t suffer silently after an insurance company raised her bill from $585 to $4,092. Alice LaDuke lately has been standing outside the home office of Auto-Owners Insurance...
Michigan Republicans to Continue Economic Focus
Dec 19 2011 // Republicans in firm control of the state Legislature say they’re setting the stage for an economic turnaround in Michigan after passing sweeping tax and policy changes over the past year. Business tax cuts that will...
Governor OKs Bill to End Some Michigan Drivers’ Fees
Dec 16 2011 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation that will eliminate some extra fees that are imposed on drivers for certain traffic offenses. Senate Bill 166 repeals pieces of the state’s “driver...
Test Your Insurance News Knowledge
Dec 16 2011 // Are you an insurance news hound? Test your insurance news IQ and find out. The following questions and answers (see bottom of the page) were developed based on news stories published on InsuranceJournal.com and...
Michigan Workers’ Comp Changes Head to Governor
Dec 15 2011 // A bill that could help Michigan employers reduce costs related to compensating workers injured on the job is on the way to Gov. Rick Snyder after getting final approval in the state Legislature. The bill was approved 60-47...
Michigan Senate Approves Workers’ Compensation Changes
Dec 8 2011 // Workers’ compensation reform legislation that supporters say will help reduce employer costs for helping injured workers has advanced in Michigan. The state Senate has passed a bill that was previously approved in...
Michigan Regulators Suspend Iron Mountain Insurance Agency, Agent
Nov 29 2011 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) has summarily suspended the licenses of Erickson & Associates Inc. (E & A), an Iron Mountain insurance agency, and insurance agent Edward Erickson,...
Hallmark Sued for Michigan House Fire Linked to Snow Globe
Nov 18 2011 // An insurance company is seeking $1.8 million from Hallmark Cards and another company over a defective snow globe blamed for a fire that destroyed a Michigan home. The Jumbo Snowman snow globe was recalled in 2008, weeks...
Michigan Senate Approves Health Exchange Measure
Nov 14 2011 // The Republican-led Michigan Senate has taken an initial, hesitant step toward setting up a state health insurance exchange that would be created under federal health care reform requirements. The Senate passed Senate Bill...
Michigan Motorcyclist Loses Accident Claim Due to Imprecise Location
Nov 14 2011 // There is no dispute that a motorcyclist suffered leg and ankle injuries that required surgery. But Kevin Agee’s lawsuit against the state has been dismissed because he wasn’t precise about the location of his...
GOP-led Michigan House OKs Workers’ Comp Changes
Nov 4 2011 // Legislation that could help employers reduce costs related to compensating workers injured on the job was approved by the Republican-led Michigan House. The chamber approved House Bill 5002 by a 59-49, mostly party line...
Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Approved in Michigan House
Nov 4 2011 // The latest attempt by Michigan lawmakers to repeal a state law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets passed the state House and cleared a key hurdle. Senate Bill 29, approved by a 69-39 vote, would allow riders 21 or...
Motorcycle Helmet Law Passes Michigan House Committee
Oct 28 2011 // Proposals that would allow some motorcyclists to ride without helmets in Michigan continue to advance in the state Legislature. The House Transportation Committee approved bills that would allow riders 21 or older to go...
Michigan Advances Workers’ Comp Changes
Oct 28 2011 // Legislation that could help employers contain costs related to compensating workers injured on the job cleared a Michigan House committee this week. The Republican-led House Commerce Committee approved the changes to...
