All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 20 2006 // The Heads First Coalition, a group representing the medical community, traffic safety and insurance industry organizations in Michigan, will hold a press conference to respond to the legislature’s approval of SB 297...
Jun 16 2006 // Dearborn, Mich. has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2003 fatal crash caused by one of its traffic officers.The settlement was reached this week, The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press reported....
Jun 15 2006 // Walgreens Co. has announced it will stop filling prescriptions for members of Midwest Health Plan, based in Dearborn, Mich., effective July 1 because of inadequate pharmacy reimbursement rates.Walgreens has been in...
Jun 14 2006 // A medical office clerk who claimed on federal tax forms to be a professional gambler embezzled $1.8 million from a doctor to fund a lavish lifestyle, authorities said.From 2002 to 2005, Carol Elaine Salisbury, 58, of...
Jun 13 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) has called upon Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) to veto Senate Bill 297, which would repeal the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law.“The facts do not lie, people...
Jun 7 2006 // Hylant Group and ACE Medical Risk jointly announced today an agreement for Hylant Group to be the distributor of comprehensive physician medical liability coverage in both Ohio and Michigan. The healthcare professional...
Jun 7 2006 // With hundreds of motorcycle riders outside the Capitol, the Michigan state House today passed a controversial repeal of a mandate for riders to wear helmets.The legislation passed by a 66-37 vote and is awaiting the...
Jun 6 2006 // A vote on whether the state of Michigan will repeal its 37-year-old mandatory helmet law is scheduled to take place in the State House of Representatives tomorrow.The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents of Lansing,...
Jun 5 2006 // Another national holiday, Memorial Day, has just come and gone. The great memories of picnics, long bike rides, parades and afternoons at the beach are positive snapshots of the holiday. Unfortunately, vehicle accidents,...
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
Jun 5 2006 // Another national holiday, Memorial Day, has just come and gone. The great memories of picnics, long bike rides, parades and afternoons at the beach are positive snapshots of the holiday. Unfortunately, vehicle accidents,...
May 31 2006 // The nomination deadline for an annual Community Recognition Award sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network honoring outstanding senior citizen advocates has been extended to Friday, June 30....
May 30 2006 // Michigan’s governor and her insurance regulator are telling companies that they won’t be allowed to write policies that give injured motorists less time to file claims or lawsuits.The move by the Office of...
May 26 2006 // An informal AAA poll of state lawmakers suggests that the Michigan House of Representatives has the number of votes needed to repeal the state’s 37-year-old mandatory motorcycle helmet law. It is estimated that the...
May 22 2006 // Michigan state lawmakers this week will consider legislation aimed at reforming asbestos litigation, which manufacturers say has caused more than 70 business bankruptcies and cost at least 60,000 jobs nationwide.The...
May 15 2006 // Great Central Insurance, a member of the Select Markets segment of Argonaut Group, Inc., announced today the addition of a liquor liability insurance program for the state of Michigan to its portfolio of specialized...
May 15 2006 // The state of Michigan has scaled back its enforcement of safety laws related to limousines even as the number of limousines in the state has increased, according to a newspaper’s review published Sunday.In October,...
May 12 2006 // North Pointe Holdings Corporation, Southfield, Mich., reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. According to the company, gross premiums written amounted to $45.6 million in the first quarter...
May 12 2006 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is renewing a push to provide affordable health insurance to cover uninsured Michigan residents.Granholm, first unveiled the proposal in January, was expected to talk more about her plan...