All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 18 2002 // A bill changing the way insurers are assessed payments to the state’s second injury fund passed the Michigan House Feb. 14. The American Insurance Association (AIA), a strong supporter of the measure, anticipates the...
Jan 24 2002 // Michigan Governor John Engler recently signed legislation that provides confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments of their compliance with state insurance laws. According to the...
Jan 8 2002 // Michigan Governor John Engler signed House Bill 5313, which enacts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Producer Licensing Act and meets the producer licensing reciprocity requirements outlined...
Dec 19 2001 // Retailers Fund, the workers’ compensation insurance program of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), plans an overall rate cut of 3.51 percent for 2002. The rate cut, the fifth such reduction in nine years was...
Dec 17 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging Michigan’s House of Representatives to pass a bill that would change the way insurers are assessed payments to the state’s Second Injury Fund. The legislation...
Dec 5 2001 // A bill providing confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments recently passed the Michigan Senate and was referred to the House Committee on Insurance and Financial Services. SB 674,...
Nov 21 2001 // Canton, Mich.-based National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. against Allstate Insurance Co., claiming that the insurer breached its agreement with...
Nov 14 2001 // Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Co., a Michigan property and casualty insurer, has signed a licensing agreement for Allenbrook’s VIC(c) (Visual Internet Connection) software. VIC will provide agents with a secure Web...
Oct 26 2001 // A proposed change in the laws governing insurer payments to Michigan’s Second Injury Fund would not reduce benefits for injured workers, while improving the overall business climate of the state, according to the...
Oct 5 2001 // The Michigan Senate Financial Services Committee approved legislation that provides confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments of their compliance with state insurance...
Sep 24 2001 // The board of directors of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce has voted unanimously to strongly oppose a proposed new tax on workers’ compensation currently under consideration by the State House and Michigan Senate as...
Sep 17 2001 // Experts from the insurance industry, law enforcement, automobile manufacturers and dealers, as well as prosecuting attorneys and state legislators gathered Tuesday for Michigan’s first Auto Theft Forum 2001, a...
Jul 12 2001 // A competitive workers’ comp market remains in Michigan, avoiding major price increases experienced in other states according to a report released by the Compensation Advisory Organization of Michigan who provides...
Jun 27 2001 // Michigan’s Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner, Frank M. Fitzgerald, testified last week before the U.S. House of Representatives Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises...
Jun 26 2001 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) released complaint ratios for insurance companies in Michigan — the information is available at www.cis.state.mi.us/ofis.Individual company information...
May 2 2001 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) launched a website to provide information on the financial institution, securities and insurance industries.Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Frank...
Feb 14 2001 // Michigan Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Frank M. Fitzgerald announced three measures today that reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the financial institution and insurance industry.The measures...
Jan 19 2001 // Michigan Gov. John Engler recently signed several bills that would help crack down on auto arson, improve young driver training and prohibit passengers riding in open pickup truck beds on the highway. Of special note is...
Jan 12 2001 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner Frank M. Fitzgerald announced that Gary Mielock will assume the role of advisor and project manager for issues involving financial institutions, insurance,...
Dec 21 2000 // Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services Director Kathleen Wilbur announced that current workers’ compensation coverage information is now available on the department’s website. The website...