All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 17 2014 // A man who spent five years in prison for a wrongful arson conviction has sued a northern Michigan county, three sheriff’s deputies and a state trooper.Forty-year-old Victor Caminata was convicted in 2008 of burning a...
Apr 16 2014 // A spring storm shattered seasonal snowfall records in Detroit and Flint, Mich., as melting snow and rising rivers from heavy rain threatened homes on April 15 in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.The snow came after a...
Apr 11 2014 // Oakland County commissioners asked no questions last March before unanimously approving a cellphone tracking device so powerful it was used by the military to fight terrorists.Now, though, some privacy advocates question...
Apr 7 2014 // Van Wert, Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies announced several promotions in March.Todd Simpson was promoted to assistant vice president of claims. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, Simpson has been...
Apr 1 2014 // A small village in Michigan’s Saginaw County is facing the prospect of losing its insurance coverage following issues including a number of lawsuits against its officials and police chief.The lawsuits and mounting...
Mar 24 2014 // An agency that charges Michigan drivers for the cost of caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes says the fee they pay will remain unchanged at $186 per year. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association...
Mar 24 2014 // A U.S. Congresswoman from Michigan wants her state to opt out of the National Flood Insurance Program, saying it’s not good for Michigan homeowners.U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) voted against H.R. 3370,...
Mar 21 2014 // Managing general agency and surplus lines insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, added Michele Terry, as branch manager of its Kansas City, Mo., location.Terry will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Kansas City office and...
Mar 20 2014 // Workers’ compensation insurance company, Accident Fund Holdings Inc., based in Lansing, Mich., appointed has announced the appointment of Dan L. Hunt, M.D., as corporate medical director. Hunt will provide guidance...
Mar 17 2014 // Fremont Insurance, a Michigan-exclusive property/casualty insurance carrier with headquarters in Fremont, has hired Rich Fasi as vice president of marketing and sales.Experienced in marketing, product management and...
Mar 10 2014 // Michigan House Republicans have pitched a revised overhaul of the state’s auto insurance system that would cut premiums and curtail unlimited medical benefits for people catastrophically injured in crashes.Speaker...
Mar 5 2014 // A U.S. Congresswoman from Michigan wants her state to opt out of the National Flood Insurance Program, saying it’s not good for Michigan homeowners.U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) voted against H.R. 3370,...
Mar 4 2014 // The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday evening passed legislation to curb some of the premium increases in the nation’s flood insurance program that have been causing “sticker shock” for property...
Feb 27 2014 // Great Lakes regional insurance wholesaler, Grand General Agency in Grandville, Mich., has promoted John Salzwedel to the position of chief executive officer. Salzwedel has been with Grand General since 1997 and has...
Feb 24 2014 // A northern Michigan man could spend up to four years in prison after improperly processed apple cider he made led to an E. coli outbreak and hospital stays for two adults and two children.James Ruster is the first person...
Feb 24 2014 // Michigan House Republicans have pitched a revised overhaul of the state’s auto insurance system that would cut premiums and curtail unlimited medical benefits for people catastrophically injured in crashes.Speaker...
Feb 24 2014 // The world that Henry Ford put on wheels is poised for a stall.In the globe’s growing megacities, pollution and gridlock are putting a damper on driving. In India, some commuters are leaving their cars at home to...
Feb 19 2014 // Workers at a small company in Belding, Mich., are working long hours in an effort to meet the demand of homeowners who want to keep ice dams from damaging their roofs.KMI Inc.’s 65 employees manufacture patented...
Feb 6 2014 // Record-setting winter weather in the United States has led to lots of road condition advisories, but could there also be a slip and fall alert?By analyzing various conditions – like snow, wind speed, temperature – into...
Feb 5 2014 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh LLC, has acquired Great Lakes Employee Benefit Services, an employee group benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Troy, Mich. Terms of the transaction...