Members of Michigan’s insurance and medical industries as well as some rider groups are calling on lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder to reinstate the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law. They say modifying the law to allow people over the age …
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based property/casualty insurer, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., has added Jennifer Nyquist-Bivins to director of brand management. Nyquist-Bivins has more than 25 years of experience and most recently was president of Brand Propulsion LLC., a consulting company that helps …
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based property/casualty insurance provider, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., has added Becky Kenyon as regional vice president of claims. Prior to joining Amerisure, Kenyon was vice president, property/casualty claims at Berkley Risk Administrators, a nationwide provider of integrated risk …
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 can’t use people’s credit …
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 responsibility for the marketing, product development and field marketing and …
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 typical of the 16 …
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 handled by the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulations. …
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 Kiley. Bill and Gass will serve as …
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 drills aren’t being done, or are not …
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 superior advisory and transactional …
