All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 13 2020 // Brown & Brown of Michigan Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all the assets of Buiten & Associates, located in Grand Rapids, Mich.Since 1935, Buiten & Associates has...
Aug 13 2020 // Lansing, Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, a national provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has granted $3.5 million in early dividend payments to policyholder groups that achieved...
Aug 12 2020 // Finally, there is good reason to believe Michigan will drop the infamous distinction of being the one of the most expensive states in the country in which to insure a vehicle. As of July 2, the state’s drivers now...
Aug 7 2020 // The insurance industry has notched another victory in its defense of its commercial insurance policies against claims for business interruption due to the coronavirus.In a case brought by the owner of several restaurants...
Aug 3 2020 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Troy, Mich.-based Colburn Group Insurance.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. All of the agency’s team members, including Harry Colburn, chairman, and Pamela Haron, president,...
Aug 3 2020 // Flint residents whose health and homes were harmed by lead-contaminated water scored a legal milestone on July 29 when the Michigan Supreme Court said they could proceed with a lawsuit against public officials for the...
Jul 31 2020 // A plea deal has been reached with a former Genesee County, Michigan, insurance agent who allegedly embezzled from her clients and provided them with phony insurance certificates for home and auto insurance, the...
Jul 29 2020 // Michigan motorists are being refunded nearly $95 million in car insurance premiums due to a drop in driving and crash claims during the coronavirus pandemic, regulators said.The amount paid back varies by insurer. It...
Jul 29 2020 // A recent ruling from a Michigan judge that business interruption claims payouts require tangible alteration to a property may have sounded like a knockout win for the insurance industry but a legal expert has a slightly...
Jul 27 2020 // Recent damage that prompted the temporary shutdown of an Enbridge oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes may have been done by vessels working for the company, according to an in-house report provided to...
Jul 27 2020 // A construction vehicle fell from a trailer onto a car at a suburban Detroit, Michigan, intersection on July 25 and killed a 10-year-old girl inside, police said. The backhoe loader was being pulled by a dump truck that...
Jul 22 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired CIA Financial Group Inc. (CIA), a Michigan-based independent insurance agency. The transaction became effective on July 1.Founded in 1975, CIA delivers insurance and risk management...
Jul 20 2020 // On July 17, Michigan sought a written pledge from Enbridge Inc. to cover costs that would arise if oil were to leak from its dual pipelines that extend across a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, although the Canadian...
Jul 20 2020 // A trial court judge in Lansing, Michigan, handed a victory to insurers in what may be the nation’s first final ruling on the question of whether a property insurer is liable for financial damages caused by a...
Jul 13 2020 // In a class action lawsuit, a Michigan restaurant and bar has challenged its insurer over commercial policy premium payments that covered the time it was forced to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit...
Jul 13 2020 // At least three Midwest states – Michigan, Missouri and North Dakota will receive federal help after President Donald Trump approved their requests for federal disaster declarations.Missouri requested a federal disaster...
Jul 7 2020 // A trial court judge in Lansing, Michigan handed a victory to insurers in what may be the nation’s first final ruling on the question of whether a property insurer is liable for financial damages caused by a...
Jun 29 2020 // Michigan drivers who renew or buy car insurance face a choice starting July 2: stick with unlimited medical coverage, go with less or — for seniors with Medicare — opt out entirely.The decision, a signature feature of...
Jun 25 2020 // Fire departments that use a foam containing a group of chemicals known as PFAS would be required to report its use within 48 hours of ending a fire under legislation sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The bill won unanimous...
Jun 24 2020 // Michigan’s attorney general has asked a judge to shut down a pipeline in the Great Lakes after an energy company discovered that an anchor support had shifted deep below the surface.Enbridge Inc. insists the Line 5...