A coalition fighting proposed changes to Michigan’s auto insurance laws filed a lawsuit seeking claims information from an association that handles medical bills for seriously injured accident victims. The suit filed in Ingham County by the Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault …
Michigan workers’ compensation insurance regulators report that due to recent statutory changes some contested workers’ compensation claims will be assigned to mediation. Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency announced that staff members have been instructed to assign the following contested workers’ compensation …
The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced that it recovered more than $25 million on behalf of Michigan consumers in 2011. OFIR recovered more than $18 million by assisting consumers with their mortgage loan modifications. An additional $1 …
State budget director John Nixon likes getting together with fellow budget directors these days because it gives him a chance to brag about Michigan. After a decade of ongoing deficits, “we’re in a position now where we’re not in crisis …
Workers’ compensation claim costs have grown slowly in Michigan as a result of the recession, a new study says. The study, “CompScope Benchmarks for Michigan, 12th Edition,” by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), found that amid recessionary pressures, indemnity …
Experts say there’s no single reason for the big drop in alcohol-related crashes and deaths in Michigan over the past decade. Michigan had 4,007 crashes linked to alcohol in 2010, down 38 percent from 6,485 in 2001, according to police …
Michigan employers are likely to save money on unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation under changes signed into law on Dec. 19 by Gov. Rick Snyder. Critics, though, said the moves could make it more difficult for injured and jobless workers …
An 83-year-old woman in Michigan says she won’t suffer silently after an insurance company raised her bill from $585 to $4,092. Alice LaDuke lately has been standing outside the home office of Auto-Owners Insurance in Delta Township, near Lansing, wearing …
Republicans in firm control of the state Legislature say they’re setting the stage for an economic turnaround in Michigan after passing sweeping tax and policy changes over the past year. Business tax cuts that will save employers roughly $1 billion …
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation that will eliminate some extra fees that are imposed on drivers for certain traffic offenses. Senate Bill 166 repeals pieces of the state’s “driver responsibility” program that adds extra fees to some offenses …
