michigan department of insurance News

Michigan Dept. of Insurance to Hold Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Event

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is partnering with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the Lansing Police Department (LPD), and Shaheen Chevrolet to offer motorists a free catalytic converter etching event to help combat theft. Catalytic …

Michigan Woman Sentenced For Committing $15,000 in Auto Insurance Fraud

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox announced that a Michigan resident who pled guilty to auto insurance fraud has been sentenced to pay restitution and fines of more than …

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance OK’d to Write in Michigan

Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Michigan Department of Insurance issued a Certificate of Authority to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), establishing UPCIC as a licensed insurance entity in Michigan. In addition to Florida, UPCIC is …

Licenses of Michigan Pair Selling ‘One-Day’ Auto Policies Revoked

Michigan insurance regulators have permanently revoked the insurance licenses of father and son insurance agents and their agencies for selling fraudulent insurance certificates. The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) in January suspended the licenses agents of Dearborn-based …