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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires 2 Michigan Insurance Agencies

Jun 8 2017 // Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ann Arbor, Michigan-based insurance brokerages Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle Inc. and Ann Arbor Business Advisors LLC. Terms of the transaction were...

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Acquires Michigan’s Chlystek & White Services

Jun 6 2017 // H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has acquired Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Chlystek & White Services (CWS) Inc. – a regional insurance premium audit services company.CWS will become part of Afirm, Kaufman’s...

Coming Soon: Talking Car That Tells If Driver Is About to Have Medical Emergency

Jun 6 2017 // A driver experiencing an unexpected cardiac event on the road isn’t the only one at risk.Fellow passengers and motorists also face death or serious injury when another person has a medical emergency behind the wheel....

Little Caesars Sued over Michigan Pizza Labeled ‘Halal’

May 30 2017 // A Muslim man who says Little Caesars served him a pizza with pepperoni made with pork has filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million.The Detroit Free Press reports the lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court says the pizza...

Cyberattack Cost Michigan Utility $2M, 14 Employees

May 22 2017 // A utility company in Lansing, Mich., is still transitioning back to stability after a cyberattack temporarily disabled the company’s internal network and required it to pay a $25,000 ransom.Dick Peffley, general...

Michigan High Court Rejects Appeal Over Auto Insurance Fund Records

May 19 2017 // There will be no sunlight on the records of an auto insurance fund that touches every Michigan driver.The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a coalition of health care, labor and consumer groups. The...

Michigan Orders Man to Stop Selling Insurance Without a License

May 18 2017 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has issued a Cease and Desist Order against Adam Michalik, also known as Adam Heaphy, of Harrison Township, Michigan.DIFS says Michalik has been using the...

Republican Governors Have Own Ideas for Healthcare Reforms

May 18 2017 // A group of about a dozen Republican governors is pushing for its own set of national healthcare reforms, flexing its considerable muscle in the national debate over the future of Obamacare as the U.S. Senate begins writing...

J.M. Wilson Promotes Russon, Hires Lankerd in Michigan

May 17 2017 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Chris Russon and added Travis Lankerd in its Portage, Mich., office.Russon was promoted to property/casualty underwriter. She is responsible for...

Michigan Workplace Fatalities Rise in 2016

May 15 2017 // A state agency says 43 people were killed on the job in Michigan last year, and that’s the state’s highest number of workplace fatalities in a decade.The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

Officials: Michigan Traffic Deaths Rose by 10% in 2016

May 15 2017 // Michigan traffic deaths rose by 10 percent last year, according to state safety officials.According to the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, 2016 was the second-consecutive year to show a 10 percent increase in...

Hylant Promotes Lumpp to President in Michigan Office

May 5 2017 // Privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has promoted Jeff Lumpp to president of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office.Lumpp will be responsible for building greater brand awareness, growing the Hylant business in West...

Michigan’s Frankenmuth Insurance Adds Drone Services

May 4 2017 // Frankenmuth, Mich.-based Frankenmuth Insurance announced it has obtained licenses through the FAA to operate drones for use by claims and commercial lines’ loss control teams to aid in inspecting roofs and other...

Officials: Michigan Traffic Deaths Rose Again in 2016

May 4 2017 // Officials say Michigan traffic deaths rose 10 percent last year as drug-impaired, bicyclist and motorcyclist traffic deaths increased. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning noted that it’s the...

Michigan Workplace Fatalities in 2016 Highest in a Decade

May 1 2017 // A state agency says 43 people were killed on the job in Michigan last year, and that’s the state’s highest number of workplace fatalities in a decade.The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

Michigan’s Meiers Lombardini Lemanski Agency Joins Keystone Insurers Group

Apr 28 2017 // The Meiers Lombardini Lemanski Agency of East Lansing, Michigan, has joined Keystone Insurers Group. The agency becomes Keystone’s seventh partner in the state.The agency, which was established in 1976, is co-owned...

Michigan Hospital to Pay $791K in Settlement over Needless Tests

Apr 26 2017 // A Detroit-area hospital has agreed to pay $791,000 to settle allegations that it billed for unnecessary lab tests.The case against Crittenton Hospital Medical Center is linked to Dr. Farid Fata. He’s serving a...

Wagenschutz Tapped to Lead Michigan Auto Insurance Placement Facility

Apr 26 2017 // The Michigan Automobile Insurance Placement Facility (MAIPF) has named Mark Wagenschutz as executive director.Wagenschutz will oversee the organization’s mission to guarantee that automobile insurance is available to...

Michigan Lawmaker’s Proposal Would Allow Auto Insurance Options

Apr 25 2017 // Michigan state Rep. Jason Sheppard of Temperance has introduced legislation that he says would help drivers and families financially saddled by Michigan’s exorbitant automobile insurance rates.House Bill 4488 will...

Sherman Named President of Michigan’s Acrisure

Apr 24 2017 // Acrisure LLC, a national retail consulting and insurance broker based in Caledonia, Mich., has named D. Michael Sherman as president.Sherman joined Acrisure in January as a strategic advisor, bringing more than 40 years of...