Latest Michigan Headlines
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Full Disclosure of Medical Errors Lowers Liability Costs, Study Finds
Sep 9 2010 // Full disclosure of medical errors including compensation for them can lower defense and overall liability costs for medical providers, according to a new study. While many medcial providers today acknowledge that patients...
Citizens Board Approves Pay for New CEO
Aug 23 2010 // The governing board for Louisiana’s property insurance company of last resort agreed to pay its next chief executive $264,000 a year.The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board approved the pay package for...
Michigan Oil Spill Bill Estimate up to $400M
Aug 20 2010 // Enbridge Energy Partners estimates cleanup and other costs from a massive oil spill from a Michigan pipeline could be $300 million to $400 million. The company made the estimate in a filing this week with the U.S....
Michigan Court Lowers Threshold for Damage Suits Under No-Fault
Aug 16 2010 // The Michigan Supreme Court has made it easier for auto accident victims to sue for pain and suffering under the state’s no-fault law. The new court ruling lowers the threshold of what is considered a serious...
Pipeline Company Buying Homes Affected by Michigan Oil Spill
Aug 10 2010 // The Canadian company whose pipeline ruptured and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a southern Michigan waterway is buying two homes affected by the spill, and several other homeowners are considering...
Fremont Michigan Reports Higher Earnings, Loss Experience in Q2
Aug 10 2010 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property/casualty insurance carrier, reported revenues of $16 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, an increase of 15.6 percent over the second quarter...
Bostic Named President of Michigan Agents Group
Aug 9 2010 // LeRoy Bostic of Lewis & Thompson in Detroit has been named president of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). He is the first African-American insurance agent to be named to this position, according to...
Some States Cheered by Virginia Healthcare Decision
Aug 3 2010 // Nearly half of all U.S. states are fighting President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms and those that have taken the battle to court were heartened Monday by a judge’s decision to let Virginia proceed with its...
Michigan Court Says Teachers Have Right to Sue Over Discipline
Aug 3 2010 // The Michigan Supreme Court says Lansing teachers had standing to sue the school district over how it disciplined students accused of assault. The decision overturns previous rulings that had restricted access to...
Michigan Court Lowers Threshold for Damage Suits Under No-Fault
Aug 3 2010 // The Michigan Supreme Court has made it easier for auto accident victims to sue for pain and suffering under the state’s no-fault law. The new court ruling lowers the threshold of what is considered a serious...
Business Moves
Aug 2 2010 // Western National, Wisconsin American Western National Insurance Group has finalized its affiliation with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. Wisconsin American will continue to operate as a...
Business Moves
Aug 2 2010 // Hub International, Maple Leaf Insurance Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. announced that its Transportation Insurance operating unit acquired the retail book of business from Maple Leaf Insurance Agency Inc., a...
U.S. Regulators Demand Fix for Failed Oil Pipeline in Michigan
Jul 30 2010 // U.S. regulators have told Canada’s Enbridge to detail a safety and repair plan for a failed oil pipeline in Michigan after warning in January the company appeared to be in violation of safety standards because it was...
Whitney Joins Fremont’s Advisory Council, Technology Committee
Jul 28 2010 // Michigan-based Fremont Insurance Co. has appointed Ashley Whitney of Harbor/Brenn Agencies in Petoskey, Mich., to the company’s Agent’s Advisory Council. Whitney has also been asked to serve on the recently...
Donegal Ratings ‘Unchanged;’ Michigan under Review Negative Says Best
Jul 22 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has issued two bulletins following the announcement that the Donegal Group has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Michigan Insurance Co., a majority-owned stock subsidiary of...
Donegal Group to Acquire Michigan Insurance Co.
Jul 16 2010 // Donegal Group Inc. has announced the execution of an agreement pursuant to which it will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Michigan Insurance Co., a majority-owned stock subsidiary of West Bend Mutual Insurance Co....
Michigan Jury Awards $1.2 Million to Patient for Hospital Burns
Jul 12 2010 // A 78-year-old Washington Township woman has been awarded $1.2 million for burns and permanent scars suffered while she was a patient at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. Valerija Milosevic was awarded the money by a Macomb...
Michigan Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Use of Credit Scores by Insurers
Jul 9 2010 // The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the Granholm Administration exceeded its authority when it banned the use of credit scoring by insurance companies in the state. The decision means insurers in Michigan can...
Michigan Officials Say Serial Aronist at Work in Pontiac
Jul 8 2010 // Pontiac authorities say a serial arsonist is responsible for a spate of recent fires. Since March, 16 unoccupied homes and apartments have been torched throughout the Detroit suburb about 20 miles north-northwest of...
Michigan Auto Insurance Rates Rise
Jul 6 2010 // The median six-month auto insurance rate in Michigan has increased approximately 5.4 percent over the last six months to reach $688, according to online insurance provider InsWeb. InsWeb also reported some findings of...
