All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
Sep 22 2000 // A measure that will safeguard injured victims’ settlements was passed Wednesday by the Michigan Senate Financial Services Committee, making Michigan the latest state to consider a measure to ensure that injured...
Sep 13 2000 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services announced that Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association homeowners premiums are increasing 4.1 percent, effective Oct. 1, 2000. “Consumers that are...
Sep 13 2000 // Summit Global Partners, a Dallas-based brokerage, has opened a new retail office in Troy, Mich. James R. Parry Sr. will serve as president and chief executive officer for SGP Michigan. Parry formerly served as vice...
Sep 12 2000 // Progressive, the country’s fourth largest auto insurance company, will make its homeowners insurance product available to be sold by independent agents in Michigan next month. The company is a leader in collecting...
Jul 14 2000 // Eradicating child abuse and neglect and supporting prevention programs will be the focus of a new chapter of Insuring the Children, officially launched yesterday in Michigan. Insuring the Children is a grassroots effort of...
Jun 22 2000 // Michigan Mutual Insurance Company, a mutual company with headquarters in Farmington Hills, Mich., is now known as Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company “The board and policyholders agreed that it was time to change our...
May 15 2000 // A “BBpi” financial strength rating was assigned to Michigan Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. by S&P. Rating factors included the company’s higher than average susceptibility to regulatory changes,...
May 1 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in a Winnebago these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers.In the 1950s, those silver, bullet-shaped...
Apr 24 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in those Winnebagos these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers.In the 1950s, those silver,...
Apr 24 2000 // The Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services has formally launched the Office of Financial and Insurance Services. Frank Fitzgerald is the new Commissioner of the OFIS, which has responsibility for...
Apr 7 2000 // The Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services has formally launched the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS). The new agency began operations Monday. Frank Fitzgerald is the new Commissioner of...