In a unanimous decision this week, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a 2008 order by Insurance Commissioner Ken Ross that denied the state’s property insurer of last resort an 18.9 percent rate hike. In reversing the lower court, a …
Yolande Sprague could be forgiven for feeling virtuous. Four years ago, just after giving birth to her second child, the Dover, new Hampshire stay-at-home mom heard about BPA, a chemical inside some plastics that can leach into water or food …
Central Michigan University is asking for $174,294 from an ex- basketball player and her lawyer over their failed sex discrimination complaint involving coach Sue Guevara. The Saginaw News says the university asked U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington in Bay …
An attorney for two former waitresses in Michigan who said Hooters fired them because of their weight told a newspaper the case is about civil rights. But Hooters said the appearance of its waitresses is a legitimate business concern. “This …
A.M Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength and issuer credit ratings from “A-” to “A” of the Kaufman Insurance Group of Farmington Hills, Mich., and its member companies: USF Insurance Co., domiciled in Michigan and Cranbrook Insurance Co., domiciled …
Fremont Michigan, Northern Mutual Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Fremont, Mich., and Northern Mutual Insurance Co. (Northern), a Michigan mutual insurer, have agreed to a strategic alliance between the two insurers. Northern …
Fairfax, Zenith National Insurance Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and California-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced that Fairfax has received approval from the California Department of Insurance for the acquisition by Fairfax of Zenith pursuant to the previously announced merger …
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Put down the cell phone and step away from the car. Georgia drivers soon will be banned from texting, checking e-mail or using the Internet behind the wheel and teens will be prohibited from using their cell phones at all …
For days now, Dr. Damon Dietrich has seen patients come through his emergency room at West Jefferson Medical Center with similar symptoms: respiratory problems, headaches and nausea. In the past week, 11 workers who have been out on the water …
