All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 9 2020 // J.M. Wilson has added Rebecca Taylor as an accounting assistant in its Portage, Michigan, office.Taylor is responsible for supporting the accounting team in numerous ways. Her role includes processing and recording...
Jan 7 2020 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage based in Chicago, has acquired the assets of Cranbrook Bloomfield Insurance Agency LLC (CBIA) in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.Terms of the transaction were not...
Jan 6 2020 // A group that insures local governments across Iowa is going to court to try to block the state auditor from reviewing its spending, including on board members’ travel to out-of-state vacation destinations.The Iowa...
Jan 2 2020 // The expanding legalization of marijuana in Midwest states captured the attention of Insurance Journal readers last year. Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis when Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June 2019...
Dec 31 2019 // Police in Battle Creek, Michigan are enforcing a local ban on the use of a handheld phone while driving.The prohibition has been on the books for months, but signs recently went up at Battle Creek’s city entry...
Dec 31 2019 // Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market...
Dec 19 2019 // The agency overseeing Michigan’s marijuana business said it was recalling vaping products containing an additive that health officials have linked to injuries and deaths.The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency said...
Dec 19 2019 // Michigan on Dec. 17 sued four companies over the deadly painkiller epidemic, becoming what state Attorney General Dana Nessel said is the first state to sue major opioid distributors under a liability law that is typically...
Dec 19 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a full-service insurance brokerage platform owned by the private equity firm Huron Capital, has acquired InPro Insurance Group (InPro), an independent insurance agency in Troy,...
Dec 19 2019 // Portage, Michigan-based J.M. Wilson announced the end of an era with the retirement of Betty Yahr, senior property/casualty underwriter.Yahr, whose last day is Dec. 20, has been with J.M. Wilson Corporation for over 42...
Dec 17 2019 // Two environmental groups are suing a steelmaker for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility more than 100 times in the past five years, including an August spill that killed more than...
Dec 16 2019 // J.M. Wilson has added Lindsay Kirby as a property/casualty technician in its Portage, Michigan, office.Kirby will provide support to the property and casualty underwriters. She is responsible for providing technical...
Dec 16 2019 // Michigan drivers who want unlimited medical coverage for crash injuries will pay $100 per vehicle starting in July, which will be 55% less than the record high $220 annual fee they currently pay.The Michigan Catastrophic...
Dec 13 2019 // Drivers younger than 18 would be prohibited from using cellphones except for emergencies under legislation approved by the Michigan House.Michigan now bars drivers with a learner’s or intermediate permit –...
Dec 13 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Jennifer Councell to senior fleet underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office.She is responsible for evaluating transportation fleet submissions (11-plus units); quoting new and renewal...
Dec 12 2019 // A Saranac, Michigan egg producer will pay $93,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability harassment and retaliation lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).The EEOC...
Dec 3 2019 // The ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. has completed a merger with the Southeast Michigan Physicians’ Insurance Co. (SEMPIC) after receiving all required regulatory approvals, the company announced.SEMPIC has been providing...
Dec 2 2019 // Lansing, Mich.-based AF Group and Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Statistics and Probability have teamed up to offer a master’s-level certificate in Quantitative Risk Analytics exclusively to AF Group...
Nov 18 2019 // Portage, Michigan-based managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has added Jim Walsh as a marine underwriter. He will be responsible for working with marine carriers and agents for both commercial and...
Nov 15 2019 // The state of Michigan is opening the door to the sale of marijuana for recreational use starting in December, which is earlier than expected.The Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued an advisory bulletin on Nov. 13. It says...