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Strayhan Promoted to Producer/Broker in USG’s Troy, Michigan Office

Aug 16 2017 // USG has promoted Mark Strayhan to insurance producer/broker for the Troy, Mich., office. He formerly held the title of associate producer/broker. Strayhan will continue building his book of business and agency retail...

Michigan to Refund $21M as 44K Jobless Fraud Cases Reversed

Aug 14 2017 // The state of Michigan said it has reversed at least 44,000 unemployment benefit fraud cases covering a two-year period and is refunding nearly $21 million after a computer system wrongly accused people of collecting...

Farmers Are Eligible for Flood Loans in 14 Michigan Counties

Aug 8 2017 // Farmers and ranchers in 14 Michigan counties are eligible for emergency loans due to widespread damage amid severe storms and flash flooding in June. The update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture comes after President...

Michigan Will Take Part in Public Safety Broadband Network

Aug 7 2017 // Michigan is opting into a national public safety broadband network.Lt. Gov. Brian Calley recently signed a letter for Michigan to participate in the First Responder Network Authority, known as FirstNet. FirstNet, in...

Michigan Facing $2B Budget Squeeze in State’s General Fund

Aug 7 2017 // Tax cuts, increased road construction, past economic development incentives and other factors will combine to reduce or divert state revenue by $2 billion annually in just over four years _ the equivalent of 20 percent of...

University of Michigan Gets $2.5M to Study Opioid Epidemic, Other Injuries

Aug 7 2017 // The University of Michigan Injury Center has received $2.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control for research into the prevention of prescription drug overdoses, concussion, youth violence, motor vehicle crashes,...

H.W. Kaufman Promotes Kaufman to Senior Vice President in Michigan

Aug 3 2017 // H.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced that Daniel J. Kaufman will assume a broader leadership role as senior vice president of corporate growth at the company headquarters in Detroit, Mich. Kaufman will continue to serve...

Michigan Law Makes Roadway Donations Legal, but Insurance Required

Aug 2 2017 // Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law making roadway donations legal after the attorney general said Michigan’s traffic code didn’t allow them. Charities or civic groups can solicit donations on public streets if...

Michigan Franchise Operator Sued for not Providing Religious Accommodation

Jul 25 2017 // Sleneem Enterprises LLC, a franchise operator of Tim Horton’s Café and Bake Shop in Romulus, Mich., has been sued by federal officials for allegedly failing to provide religious accommodation to an...

Michigan High Court Refuses Menards’ Appeal in Parking Lot Injury Case

Jul 24 2017 // Months after hearing arguments, the Michigan Supreme Court has decided to stay out of a personal injury case at a big-box store that could have consequences for retailers statewide.The court said it will let an appeals...

JenCap Holdings Acquiring Michigan’s Special Risks Facilities

Jul 19 2017 // JenCap Holdings LLC has agreed to acquire privately held Special Risks Facilities Inc., an MGA/contract binding authority and wholesale insurance brokerage firm based in Sterling Heights, Michigan.Special Risks was formed...

Parts of Midwest Beset with ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding

Jul 14 2017 // Authorities say nearly everyone in the Racine County community of Burlington, Wisconsin, is dealing with some type of flood damage.Police Chief Mark Anderson says flooding in the city of about 10,000 is...

Midwest States Show Slightly Better Return-to-Work Results

Jul 10 2017 // From 10 to 18 percent of injured workers never reach “substantial return to work,” according to new research by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) comparing outcomes for injured workers in six...

Michigan Court Sides with Westfield Insurance in ‘Employee/Contractor’ Case

Jul 10 2017 // The Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed the ruling of a trial court in a case involving whether a commercial insurer or a personal insurer is responsible for paying no-fault personal injury protection benefits when a...

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Jul 10 2017 // Alan Jay Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO of Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, has joined the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science board of overseers at the...

Retailer Menards Loses Appeal in Michigan Parking Lot Injury Case

Jul 5 2017 // Months after hearing arguments, the Michigan Supreme Court has decided to stay out of a personal-injury case at a big-box store that could have consequences for retailers statewide.The court said it will let an appeals...

Hike in Michigan Auto Catastrophic Claim Fee Now in Effect

Jul 5 2017 // The cost of owning a car or truck in Michigan has gone up by $10. Effective July 1, the Catastrophic Claims Association will now collect $170 per registered vehicle, up from $160. The insurance fund was created to...

State Sues Flint, Michigan, over Water Deal Refusal

Jun 29 2017 // The state of Michigan has sued Flint, alleging that the city council’s delay in approving a broadly backed recommendation to buy water long term from a Detroit-area system is endangering public health in the wake of...

Southeast Michigan a Leader in Smart Road Technology

Jun 27 2017 // Southeast Michigan is becoming a leader in developing “connected” roads and traffic signals that will “talk” directly to the next generation of cars.The features are the building blocks that will...

WCRI Researchers Compare States on Injured Workers Returning to Work

Jun 21 2017 // From 10 to 18 percent of injured workers never reach “substantial return to work,” according to new research by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) comparing outcomes for injured workers in six...