Latest Michigan Headlines

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Harris Promoted to P/C Underwriter at J.M. Wilson in Michigan

Jul 17 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Lacey Harris to property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Lacey is responsible for quoting new and renewal commercial property and casualty risks and serving independent...

Michigan Hospital to Pay $74.4K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

Jul 2 2019 // A hospital in Michigan will pay more than $74,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by federal officials.Memorial Healthcare, which operates a hospital in Owosso, Mich., will pay $74,418 and furnish other...

Official: Derailed Train Car at Canada/Michigan Border Leaked Sulfuric Acid

Jul 1 2019 // About 13,700 gallons of sulfuric acid has spilled from one of about 40 freight train cars that derailed in an international tunnel connecting Michigan and Canada.Canadian National Railway spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says...

High Street Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Tompkins Insurance Agency

Jun 27 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a provider specialty commercial property/casualty insurance, employee benefits services and personal lines, has acquired the assets of the Tompkins Insurance Agency (TIA), an...

Michigan Democratic Leader Says Businesses, Heavy Trucks Must Fix Roads

Jun 27 2019 // With Republicans firmly opposed to a 45-cents-a-gallon fuel tax hike, Democratic lawmakers want businesses to do more to help fix the roads.A new $1.2 billion proposal from House Democrats would raise the state’s...

Michigan City to Pay $1.25M in Sewage-Flooded Basements Suit

Jun 26 2019 // Most of a $1.25 million settlement will go to residents of a mid-Michigan city who sued after sewage flooded their basements six years ago.The Lansing State Journal reported that the Lansing City Council agreed to the...

Jury Awards $3M-Plus in Michigan Misdiagnosed Epilepsy Case

Jun 26 2019 // A Michigan jury has awarded more than $3 million to a woman who was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, one of hundreds of people to accuse a Detroit-area doctor of misreading tests to enrich himself and his employer.Dr. Yasser...

Michigan’s High Street Insurance Names Tuitas Sr. Partner, CFO

Jun 18 2019 // High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a Michigan-based provider of commercial insurance, personal lines and employee benefits services, has appointed Dave Tuitas as senior partner and chief financial officer.Tuit...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance

Jun 12 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Michigan Millers...

Aging Oil Pipelines Operated by Canada’s Enbridge Raise Fears over Great Lakes Spills

Jun 10 2019 // Fears about oil spills into the Great Lakes from two aging U.S. pipelines have flared, raising doubts about their future and creating fresh headaches for operator Enbridge Inc and the Canadian energy sector.Canada has...

Michigan Governor: With Insurance Deal Done, No Time to Waste on Road Fixes

Jun 3 2019 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said talks with Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature on her proposed fuel tax increase can “start in earnest” following the enactment of a bipartisan auto insurance overhaul, and...

Gov.: Care for Injured Drivers in Michigan Will ‘Still Be There’ After Insurance Overhaul

May 30 2019 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 28 defended a pending overhaul of the state’s auto insurance law, saying treatment for injured drivers will “still be there” if they forego what has been a...

Has Michigan Fixed Its Broken Auto Insurance System?

May 28 2019 // It took the threat of a ballot initiative to make it happen, but the deal no one ever thought they would see has come to fruition: Michigan’s lawmakers have passed legislation to reform the state’s...

Bill to Cut Auto Insurance Premiums Passed by Michigan Legislature

May 28 2019 // Michigan’s Legislature on May 24 passed a landmark bill that would cut the country’s highest auto insurance premiums by letting drivers forego a one-of-a-kind requirement to buy unlimited medical coverage for...

Quicken Loans’ Gilbert Starts Ballot Drive to Cut Michigan Auto Premiums

May 21 2019 // Billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert is starting a ballot drive as a “failsafe” in case Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer do not enact legislation to cut the...

Michigan Governor Not in Favor of Zero Coverage Option for Drivers

May 20 2019 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she opposes Republicans’ proposal to let drivers fully forgo mandatory, unlimited medical benefits covered by their auto insurance premiums, saying she must “draw a...

Michigan Edges Toward Showdown Over Auto Insurance Rates

May 13 2019 // The state with the highest car insurance premiums in the country is on the verge of a political showdown over long-running efforts to cut rates by reining in generous medical benefits.Auto-friendly Michigan, which is among...

Michigan House Approves its Own Auto Insurance Reform Plan

May 10 2019 // The Republican-led Michigan House early on May 9 approved a plan to reduce the state’s high auto insurance premiums, moving to no longer require that drivers buy unlimited medical benefits through their car insurer...

Michigan Senate Passes Plan to Cut Car Insurance Rates

May 8 2019 // Michigan’s Senate has passed legislation aimed at cutting the country’s highest average auto insurance premiums by eliminating a requirement that drivers buy unlimited medical benefits to cover crash...

Declarations

May 6 2019 // “While we wanted to increase the speed limit on our turnpikes and state highways, we also worked to ensure the safety of Oklahoma drivers. … We will use traffic and engineering studies that take into...