April 18, 2012
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Atain Insurance Cos. has appointed Daniel J. Kaufman, J.D., to its board of directors. Based in Chicago, Kaufman holds the position of broker at Burns & Wilcox Brokerage of Chicago and associate director of Business Development for …
April 17, 2012
Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., a property/casualty insurance carrier based in Hastings, Mich., appointed Renee Beauford as the company’s new vice president of Claims. Specializing in claims management, Beauford brings more than 20 years of insurance industry experience to the Hastings …
April 17, 2012
A decades-long fight to eliminate Michigan’s helmet law roared into the victory lane on April 13 when Gov. Rick Snyder announced he signed the repeal into law. The repeal took effect immediately, making Michigan the 31st state to give adult …
April 13, 2012
An increase in the amount Michigan drivers will pay into a fund for accident victims with brain damage, paralysis and other catastrophic injuries is renewing a call by some lawmakers for more transparency in how the rates are determined and …
April 11, 2012
Davenport University in Michigan announced it is introducing a new risk management and insurance specialty within its Bachelor of Business Administration in Management program beginning in the fall of 2012. Farmers Insurance, which worked with Davenport to develop the curriculum, …
April 10, 2012
Portage, Mich.-based managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has entered into a partnership with The Iroquois Group. J.M. Wilson and the retail agency network will collaborate to help their shared agencies gain access to a broad range of specialty insurance carriers, …
April 9, 2012
A young entrepreneur from the suburbs is planning to start a private bus line in downtown Detroit, Mich. The Detroit News reports Andy Didorosi is set to open the Detroit Bus Co., a private company with three full-size school buses. …
April 3, 2012
Hastings, Mich.-based Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. announce it has been selected as one of West Michigan’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA) in 2012. This is the second consecutive year …
March 29, 2012
Michigan lawmakers are making another attempt at repealing a state law that requires motorcyclists to wear helmets. The state Senate gave final legislative approval to a repeal of the ban Wednesday by a 24-14 vote. The measure next goes to …
March 29, 2012
The estate and family of a man who died in a northern lower Michigan helicopter crash in September claims in a lawsuit that negligence contributed to the accident that killed him and another Detroit-area man. A lawsuit was filed in …