All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 2 2020 // The reform of Michigan’s auto insurance market, which went into effect on July 1, 2020, brought the promise of much-needed premium relief for Michigan drivers.An April 2019 study by the Insurance Research Council...
Oct 22 2020 // A 400-ton pavilion that offers spectacular views of Lake Michigan will be moved away from an eroding bluff after a mudslide and high water levels last year threatened to destroy the structure.The pavilion, which was built...
Oct 20 2020 // A Michigan-based egg producer is facing a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation against a female employer.Konos Inc. was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly...
Oct 15 2020 // Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature on Oct. 14 voted to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits and other coronavirus-related orders issued by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, while also striking a deal...
Oct 12 2020 // A week after Michigan’s Supreme Court ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lacked the authority to act unilaterally to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the state health department issued its own emergency order keeping...
Oct 7 2020 // A western Michigan company faces a $115,000 fine as part of a proposed consent order with the state over safety concerns tied to the use of a chemical used to make chlorine tablets for swimming pools.Kassouni Manufacturing...
Oct 5 2020 // A 1945 law repeatedly used by Gov. Gretcher Whitmer to respond to the coronavirus pandemic was declared unconstitutional Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court, a striking decision that puts months of restrictions in...
Oct 1 2020 // The Michigan Legislature has finalized a bill that would lengthen the financing period of lake projects in the wake of flooding that damaged dams and drained lakes in the Midland area.The legislation would extend, from 10...
Oct 1 2020 // A suburban Detroit, Mich., county has reached a $12.5 million settlement over a disastrous sinkhole that ruined three homes and temporarily displaced 20 families during the 2016 holiday season, officials said Tuesday.The...
Sep 29 2020 // Time is running out for Michigan residents who have waited to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration during the coronavirus pandemic.Anyone with an expiration date after March 1 were given a long grace...
Sep 25 2020 // A divided Michigan House voted on Sept. 23 to shield health providers and businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits filed by patients, employees or customers, advancing bills that majority Republicans said would give...
Sep 24 2020 // U.S. environmental policies will drive long-term demand for renewable energy, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report.The report depicts a “a credit positive for renewable energy developers” in the...
Sep 23 2020 // A formerly licensed insurance agent in Flint, Michigan, faces multiple felony charges for allegedly selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates.The Michigan Department of Financial Services (DIFS) said 24-year old...
Sep 21 2020 // Lockton has formed a strategic alliance with Birwood Services Group, a Detroit-based certified minority business enterprise (MBE) insurance brokerage.Lockton’s alliance with Birwood is part of the company’s...
Sep 14 2020 // Hagerty, based in Traverse City, Mich., has added Laura Hunter to its Brand team as vice president of Brand Communications.Reporting to Soon Hagerty, senior vice president of Brand, Hunter oversee public relations,...
Sep 9 2020 // A non-profit health care system based in Saginaw, Mich., will pay $104,707 and provide other relief to settle a federal gender wage discrimination lawsuit.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in...
Sep 9 2020 // Another federal court has dismissed a COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit, finding that a closure order does not constitute a covered “direct physical loss” and that the policy excluded damages caused by...
Sep 8 2020 // Hagerty, based in Traverse City, Mich., has hired Kevin Rabinowitz to lead its Insurance Partners Group.Working under Hagerty’s Senior Vice President of North American Markets Jack Butcher, Rabinowitz will be...
Sep 8 2020 // Berkley One has launched its Collector Vehicle product in Minnesota and and made rating enhancements to its coverage in Michigan.Berkley has provided collector vehicle owners coverage since 1974 and most recently...
Sep 3 2020 // In late August, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued a round of COVID-19 “general duty” citations, citing six different businesses with serious violations for failing to...