All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 19 2005 // Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., a producer and provider of personal non-standard auto insurance, announced the completion of a previously announced acquisition of the assets of IPA LLC, an underwriting agency with...
Jul 18 2005 // ILLINOISSegal Sentencing Delayed Indefinitely for Psychiatric Evaluation Former Chicago insurance broker Michael Segal’s sentencing for a federal conviction on 19 counts of fraud and racketeering related to nearly...
Jul 18 2005 // The average cost of an auto insurance policy in Michigan increased 4 percent in 2004, according to a study by the Insurance Institute of Michigan. The average auto insurance premium in 2004 was $1,130, compared to $1,086...
Jul 7 2005 // The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth and the State Bar of Michigan have teamed up to develop a four-part seminar series about workers’ compensation, beginning Aug. 3.The series, aimed at lawyers and...
Jul 6 2005 // Sheboygan, Wis.-based regional property/casualty insurer ACUITY announced Christina Hess recently joined ACUITY’s staff as a commercial field underwriter for the insurer’s Michigan region.Prior to joining...
Jul 4 2005 // The Insurance Institute of Michigan said it supports a legislative proposal that would allow policyholders to choose a managed care option for their medical coverage under the state’s no-fault auto insurance system...
Jul 4 2005 // ILLINOISFeds Subpoena CNA on Finite Reinsurance: Chicago-based commercial insurer CNA Financial Corp. has received a subpoena from New York federal prosecutor David Kelley relating to his investigation of finite...
Jun 28 2005 // The average cost of an auto insurance policy in Michigan increased 4 percent in 2004, according to a study by the Insurance Institute of Michigan. The average auto insurance premium in 2004 was $1,130, compared to $1,086...
Jun 21 2005 // Addison, Texas-based Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of IPA LLC, an underwriting agency with operations in Michigan. The underwriting agency...
Jun 20 2005 // Jennifer Fahrenkrug has been promoted to territory manager at Sheboygan, Wis.-based regional property/casualty insurer ACUITY and will handle the company’s Michigan and Northern Ohio territories. Meanwhile, Kelly...
Jun 6 2005 // There were more than 17.6 million recreational boats in use in the United States in 2004, and an estimated 69 million people involved in boating activities, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Since...
May 24 2005 // Troy, Mich.-based benefits broker McGraw Wentworth released the results of its 2005 Southeast Michigan mid-market group benefits survey. The survey compares benefit plans and trends among 465 mid-sized organizations in...
May 23 2005 // The state of Michigan has filed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that allowed insurance companies to continue using customers’ credit scores to determine their home and automobile insurance rates. Attorneys for...
May 23 2005 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Linda A. Watters recently issued a warning about a medical liability insurer called Professional Liability Insurance Co. She said in a statement that the...
May 23 2005 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents said that Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s plan to revise the state’s Single Business Tax will penalize small businesses, diminish employment opportunities and raise...
May 23 2005 // Four St. Louis-area men were convicted Wednesday of federal charges related to the torching of four grocery stores as part of a scheme to collect more than $3.5 million in insurance claims. After a 13-day trial, a U.S....
May 23 2005 // MICHIGANCommissioner Appeals Credit Scoring Decision The state of Michigan has filed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that allowed insurance companies to continue using customers’ credit scores to determine their...
May 18 2005 // Michigan’s Office of Financial and Insurance Services issued the 2005 Buyers’ Guide to Auto Insurance. The guide contains information and tips about purchasing auto insurance as well as the results of a survey...
May 13 2005 // The state of Michigan has filed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that allowed insurance companies to continue using customers’ credit scores to determine their home and automobile insurance rates. Attorneys for...
May 9 2005 // In a scathing opinion that sides with insurers on nearly all points of fact and law, Barry County Court Judge James Fisher declared illegal a rule set banning insurance scoring and reducing base rates.“The...