All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 13 2014 // A woman died when her vehicle became stranded in 3 feet of water in suburban Detroit, after heavy rain across southeastern Michigan left many roads impassable.Fearing more motorists could become stranded a day after a...
Aug 4 2014 // Owners of Michigan’s small and medium-size businesses voiced their confidence in Michigan’s economic future in the latest Future Business Index, published in partnership with the Michigan Business Network and...
Aug 4 2014 // A Memphis, Tenn., business owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a cargo theft scheme that included a theft in West Plains, Mo.Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri,...
Jul 25 2014 // Owners of Michigan’s small and medium-size businesses have voiced their confidence in Michigan’s economic future in the latest Future Business Index, published in partnership with the Michigan Business Network...
Jul 23 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court may not be done with Obamacare yet.With appellate courts reaching opposite conclusions on the same day about a crucial financing provision of the 2010 law, a third showdown before the justices is...
Jul 18 2014 // A Memphis, Tenn., business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a cargo theft scheme that included a theft in West Plains, Mo.Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri,...
Jul 7 2014 // A bill approved by Michigan Legislature that further limits certain consumer lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s Consumer Protection Act has been sent to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature.The...
Jul 1 2014 // Eastern Alliance Insurance Group has announced it will open an office in Grandville, Mich. as part of the company’s geographic expansion plan. The Grandville office, at 3980 Chicago Drive, is the company’s...
Jun 27 2014 // Most people buying their own health insurance in Michigan could see near double-digit premium increases next year.State insurance regulators said that dominant insurers Blue Care Network and Blue Cross Blue Shield want to...
Jun 24 2014 // The state says recent stepped-up enforcement of seat belt regulations by law enforcement officials in 40 Michigan counties led to more than 13,700 traffic stops. Preliminary reports released June 23 indicate that stops...
Jun 17 2014 // A bill approved by Michigan Legislature that further limits certain consumer lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s Consumer Protection Act has been sent to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature.The...
Jun 16 2014 // A federal judge in Michigan upheld a $1.6 million judgment against former Detroit Red Wings forward Kevin Miller for a hit from behind during a 2000 Swiss league game that ended another player’s career.U.S. District...
Jun 9 2014 // The Michigan House has passed legislation blocking certain insurance lawsuits under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.Consumers were prevented from suing insurance companies for fraud under the act starting in 2001....
Jun 9 2014 // A federal judge in Michigan upheld a $1.6 million judgment against former Detroit Red Wings forward Kevin Miller for a hit from behind during a 2000 Swiss league game that ended another player’s career.U.S. District...
Jun 2 2014 // The Michigan appeals court says the public has no right to see the records of an insurance fund that puts a fee on cars to pay for catastrophic injuries.The court said that the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is...
May 28 2014 // Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., based in Farmington Hills, Mich., has promoted Angela McBride to chief administrative officer and Shawn O’Rourke to chief technology officer.Both report to Greg Crabb, president and...
May 22 2014 // USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, expanded its Troy, Mich., operations with the addition of Jackie Helgemo as an associate producer/broker. Helgemo most recently held the position of senior...
May 22 2014 // The Michigan appeals court says the public has no right to see the records of an insurance fund that puts a fee on cars to pay for catastrophic injuries.The court said that the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is...
May 20 2014 // Law enforcement officials in 40 Michigan counties are stepping up enforcement of seat belt regulations. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says the annual “Click It or Ticket” safety belt...
Apr 22 2014 // Portage Mich.-based managing general agency and surplus lines insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, has promoted Stephanie Farrell to surety underwriter. Farrell will be responsible for underwriting commercial and fidelity bonds...