The Michigan Chamber of Commerce announced a study showing significant reforms are needed to protect Michigan’s no-fault automobile insurance system from collapse and keep premiums competitive with other states. The Chamber-sponsored study determined that no-fault reforms are needed to prevent …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of ‘a’ of Donegal Insurance Group, its members and Michigan Insurance Company. Best also affirmed the ICR of ‘bbb’ of the publicly-traded …
State officials are still investigating the causes behind wind-swept fires that burned last year in a number of Detroit neighborhoods, and the response by a city utility to reports of power outages and downed wires. The Michigan Public Service Commission, …
Four hundred gallons of heating oil in the basement? The Michigan appeals court says that’s distressing. The court has upheld a $100,000 verdict for a Clinton County woman whose home had to be demolished after oil was mistakenly pumped into …
The family of a 15-year-old boy who died after a Bay City police officer used a stun gun on him in 2009 is getting a share of a $1 million settlement. The Bay City Times reported that U.S. District Court …
The first tornado to touch down on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this year caused some property damage in Ontonagon, but no reported injuries. The twister touched down Friday at a recreational vehicle park and campground in Ontonagon, about 95 miles northwest …
There are no long-term health effects of submerged oil from last year’s spill in southern Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, a new study from the state says. Results of the Michigan Department of Community Health toxicology study were released Aug. 17 at …
A motorcycle wreck turned a Lenawee County man into a paraplegic. Desperate for any relief, he chose stem-cell surgery in Europe, a procedure that may have improved his health but left him with a $51,000 bill. Now, after years of …
Michigan-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Nancy J. Fournier, corporate insurance coordinator, was named International Risk Management Professional of the Year by the International Association of Insurance Professionals. The recognition took place during the association’s 70th Annual Convention in …
A Michigan judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman who sought more than $8,000 from a Washington man she met on Facebook after he called an end to their online romance. The judge said she had no …
