State officials say 115 structures, including homes and a motel, have been destroyed by a wildfire in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said the wildfire in Luce County’s Duck Lake area is 55 percent contained. The …
Crews worked on May 29 to ensure that no more structures were damaged by a wildfire burning across more than 30 square miles of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as high winds in the forecast threatened to test firefighting efforts, an official …
SIAA Inc., a national alliance of insurance agencies, has signed its 51st master agency, Michigan Agency Partners of Jackson, Mich. The agency’s territory includes 62 counties across the Lower Peninsula. Michigan Agency Partners was co-founded by Eric “Ric” Walton and …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Atain Specialty Insurance Co., Farmington Hills, Mich., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Atain Insurance Co., Arlington, …
It’s Arson Awareness Week in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder says he wants to focus public attention on the seriousness of fire-setting by young people and the importance of preventing such behavior through collaborative community efforts. This year’s theme is: “Prevent …
A federal judge in Michigan has ordered the cash-strapped Detroit Public Schools to pay $425,000 to the family of a special education student who had a seizure and died after being forced to walk unassisted by a school aide. The …
A Christian legal advocacy group has claimed in a federal lawsuit that officials in a western Michigan city violated the rights of a self-proclaimed former terrorist by interrupting him during an event on free speech at a local high school. …
An insurance company claims it should be reimbursed after a fire linked to drugs badly damaged a house in Bay City, Mich. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance of Columbus, Ohio, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to recover $160,200 for a …
Suppliers are urging a judge to quickly consider their challenge to a new Michigan law that requires millions of dollars in liability insurance if they want to sell powerful fireworks. Bay City federal Judge Thomas Ludington has set a hearing …
A report says fewer people died in the workplace across Michigan last year compared to 2010. The Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program reported that 141 workers died on the job in 2011 — four fewer than in 2010. …
