All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2006 // News CurrentsWhile states adopt seat belts laws, 29 still balk at motorcycle helmets In Illinois and Iowa, motorists can get tickets for not wearing seat belts. In Connecticut, they are prohibited from talking on cell...
Jul 24 2006 // A jury acquitted a man who had been charged with assault after authorities said an assistant prosecutor, police officer and courtroom bailiff got sick after shaking hands with him.John Curtis Ridgeway, 42, was seen pulling...
Jul 21 2006 // Attorney General Mike Cox announced earlier this month that a Kent County jury has returned a guilty verdict against 46-year-old James Benjamin Brunk of Cadillac. In a case that had potential homeland security...
Jul 17 2006 // LifeSecure Insurance Company, a wholly-owned, for profit subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, has received a final Certificate of Authority from the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) to operate...
Jul 13 2006 // Detroit, Mich.-based Comerica Insurance Services has named Steven Turtz as a vice president and national sales director. Turtz will manage national sales, marketing, product development and training initiatives for...
Jul 10 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents broke its long-standing tradition of not endorsing statewide candidates and today announced their endorsement for Dick DeVos for governor.“We are pleased to endorse Dick...
Jul 7 2006 // A conservative group this week filed suit to stop Michigan State University from offering health insurance to the partners of gay workers and said the school is violating a 2004 amendment to the state constitution.The...
Jul 6 2006 // For attorneys and others interested in learning about the state’s workers’ compensation law, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) and the State Bar of Michigan have teamed up to sponsor a...
Jul 5 2006 // In Illinois and Iowa, motorists can get tickets for not wearing seat belts. In Connecticut, they are prohibited from talking on cell phones. And in New Hampshire, motorists can be fined if they are involved in an accident...
Jul 3 2006 // Michigan helmet repeal legislation nixed by governorMichigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change...
Jul 3 2006 // Michigan helmet repeal legislation nixed by governorMichigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change...
Jul 3 2006 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change pitted safety and insurance organizations against...
Jun 30 2006 // Four insurance companies have told state officials they want details on bidding to represent a pool of up to 200,000 good drivers and responsible homeowners in Flint and Detroit.The companies are among more than 65 the...
Jun 29 2006 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents is reminding everyone that extreme caution is needed over the 4th of July weekend with holiday fireworks. Almost 13,000 people were injured from fireworks in the U.S., with...
Jun 26 2006 // The Michigan Legislature wants to toughen the law regarding alochol limits for boaters.Alcohol typically plays a role in about a third of reported boating deaths each year, according to the Michigan Association of...
Jun 26 2006 // AAA Michigan and CUcorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL), have entered into a long-term, joint marketing agreement that will provide members of both organizations with products and...
Jun 23 2006 // Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on Friday, June 23rd that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law.“Repealing the requirement that motorcyclists wear helmets would be...
Jun 22 2006 // AAA Michigan today urged Governor Jennifer Granholm to veto legislation that would repeal Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory motorcycle helmet law, saying that the new law would recklessly endanger Michigan...
Jun 21 2006 // A recent EPIC-MRA poll of business owners, operators and managers across Michigan shows “lack of time” as the top reason companies are not teaching their employees about workplace safety.This surprising data...
Jun 21 2006 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, recently announced the launch of its healthcare professional liability product for group and individual physicians in the Ohio and Michigan...