All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 12 2021 // A judge approved a $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead following disastrous decisions to switch the city’s water source and a failure to...
Nov 8 2021 // The state of Michigan said Nov. 4 it agreed pay $300,000 to settle wrongful discharge claims by the only employee who was fired as a result of lead-contaminated water in Flint.The deal with Liane Shekter Smith, who was...
Nov 5 2021 // All insured Michigan drivers will be getting refunds due to a $5 billion surplus in a fund that reimburses insurers medical and other costs for people seriously injured in crashes.The Michigan Catastrophic Fund...
Nov 1 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to return surplus funds to insured drivers in a Nov. 1 letter written to the nonprofit’s executive director R. Kevin...
Nov 1 2021 // A former contractor for the state of Michigan has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for helping orchestrate a $3.8 million fraud scheme involving money intended to help unemployed people during the coronavirus...
Oct 18 2021 // While lawmakers from various coastal states are decrying the new flood insurance rating system rolled out by FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on Oct. 1, Michigan insurance regulators expect Risk Rating...
Oct 14 2021 // A Portland, Michigan, woman has pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent insurance claims totaling more than $135,000, state insurance regulators say.According to Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS)...
Oct 12 2021 // Fourteen people have been charged in conjunction with an insurance fraud and theft scheme uncovered by a joint investigation by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) and the Ogemaw County...
Oct 12 2021 // Amynta Group, a provider of property/casualty and warranty protection products and services, hired Edward McNally as president of Amynta Dealer Solutions. He is based in Overland Park, Kansas.McNally brings more than 15...
Oct 8 2021 // Michigan urged residents of Benton Harbor to use only bottled water for cooking and drinking, a major shift in response to the city’s elevated levels of lead.The state recently said it would distribute free water and...
Oct 4 2021 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) said the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) estimates that under its new rating system more than 52% of Michigan flood insurance policies will see...
Sep 30 2021 // State lawmakers are poised to consider bipartisan bills aimed at helping potentially thousands of sex abuse victims sue for damages, including those molested by a University of Michigan sports physician.It is the second...
Sep 28 2021 // Federal investigators have determined that a misplaced air filter screen probably caused a small plane’s engine failure and crash in southeastern Michigan that killed a Delta airlines pilot and an aircraft mechanic...
Sep 21 2021 // Frankenmuth Insurance in Frankenmuth, Michigan, named Fred Edmond president and chief executive officer. Edmond formerly served as the company’s president and chief operating officer,Succeeding Edmond as chief...
Sep 20 2021 // Acrisure, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, appointed Lowell Singer as chief financial officer.Singer joins Acrisure following 14 years with The Walt Disney Co., where he served as senior vice president of investor...
Sep 17 2021 // Ford Motor Co. will send $500 checks to every household that was evacuated from a southeastern Michigan city because of a gasoline leak from the automaker’s plant into the community’s sewer system,...
Sep 15 2021 // The federal government has approved nearly $205 million to help Michiganders with disaster-related needs stemming from the June 25-26 tornadoes, severe storms and flooding in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, FEMA says.That...
Sep 15 2021 // A sudden loss of soil strength under saturated conditions most likely caused two Michigan dams to collapse last year and contributed to flooding that forced evacuations of about 10,000 people, an interim report...
Sep 7 2021 // Fire destroyed about a dozen classic cars at a restoration shop near Traverse City, Michigan, authorities said.Sensors triggered a fire alarm Sunday morning at the shop in East Bay Township. Firefighters were able to save...
Sep 3 2021 // Federal employment officials charged a dairy processor for allegedly firing an employee rather than accommodate her disability at a Michigan facility.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cited Agropur...