January 9, 2014
Allstate Insurance Co. has announced plans to appoint new agency owners in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio this year. The company plans to appoint 21 new insurance agency owners in Indiana. Additionally, Allstate’s new and existing Indiana insurance agencies plan to …
January 7, 2014
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has suspended the license of James J. Carnaghi, previously licensed to sell property and casualty, accident and health, and life insurance in the state. The order of suspension was issued following …
January 7, 2014
The Segal Group announced it has acquired a portion of the business of Moroni Fantin, an employee benefits consulting firm located in the Detroit, Mich.-area. Moroni Fantin specializes in working with Michigan and national, mid-market, self-insured health plans. Robert D. …
January 3, 2014
Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the insurance agency business of certain member firms operating as Pinnacle Insurance Partners (Pinnacle), a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based full-service insurance brokerage firm. The acquisition was made through the East Division of …
December 20, 2013
A former Bay County Friend of the Court employee who filed a federal lawsuit in Michigan saying she was sexually harassed is getting a $250,000 settlement. The Bay City Times reports it obtained details of the settlement involving Patricia McIver …
December 20, 2013
Lansing, Mich.-based workers’ compensation insurer, Accident Fund Holdings Inc., has promoted several key executives, including: Frank Freund of East Lansing, Mich.; Lisa Corless of Lansing, Mich.; and Becky Holnagel of Okemos, Mich. Freund has been promoted to executive vice president …
December 17, 2013
Authorities in Saginaw County, Michigan say electrical problems caused a blaze that destroyed two school buses and damaged two more. WSGW-AM reports that damage to the four Saginaw Intermediate School District buses from the fire on the night of Dec. …
December 16, 2013
Questionable insurance claims in Michigan dropped by 38 percent from 2010 through 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Questionable claims (QC) are those claims that NICB member insurance companies refer to NICB for closer review and investigation …
December 9, 2013
The total costs for a workers’ compensation claim in Michigan were low compared with other states according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), Michigan System Performance Prior to the 2011 Legislative Changes: CompScope Benchmarks, 14th …
December 3, 2013
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., announced the acquisition of Cambridge Property & Casualty, based in based in Livonia, Mich., Founded in 1974, Cambridge provides property/casualty insurance and risk management products and services …