Cash-strapped local governments in Michigan are increasingly looking to out-of-towners to help pay the bills for police and fire services. A number of towns have started collecting accident response fees from out-of-town motorists who cause crashes. Local governments say it’s …
Michigan auto insurance policyholders will pay an additional $1.91 starting July 1 to help pay the lifetime medical expenses of people seriously injured in accidents. The lifetime benefit is a part of Michigan’s no-fault insurance law. Under the law, the …
Michigan is preparing to enact new restrictions on teen drivers-in-training. Law enforcement, insurance and education leaders gathered in East Lansing this week to explain the requirements that take effect March 30. The new legislation limits how many passengers drivers with …
A civil lawsuit accusing a Detroit area youth football league and team of negligence contributing to a cheerleader’s injury has been reinstated by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court reversed a Macomb County Circuit Court ruling and reassigned …
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to prevent state-level administrative rules mandating workplace ergonomics. Ergonomics aims to limit injuries caused by lifting, repetitive motion and awkward work positions. The previous administration of Gov. Jennifer Granholm worked on ergonomics …
Lansing, Mich.-based Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America has honored 23 agencies with its 2010 President’s Club Award. The annual award is presented to a select number of independent insurance agencies who meet specific criteria for written premium and sustained …
An Ohio insurance company must pay benefits to a Detroit-area woman who suffers from witnessing the death of her son on a motorcycle. The Michigan appeals court said Gale Boertmann of Clinton Township can collect on her auto policy because …
Michigan’s snowy winters and 6,200 miles of groomed trails make it a magnet for snowmobilers, but all that fun comes at a price. The Detroit Free Press reported that more than 130 snowmobilers have been killed in Michigan since 2005 …
Wholesale broker Burns & Wilcox has named Grace Cunningham as director of its Leisure and Recreation Center of Excellence. Cunningham is charged with expanding the scope of the Burns & Wilcox presence in the leisure and recreation insurance market as …
A man who tripped and fell has lost his lawsuit against Michigan’s Bay City because he gave the wrong location. The Michigan appeals court says state law is very clear: Robert Graczyk needed to be exact when informing Bay City …
