All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 4 2009 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s call for auto insurance companies to freeze their rates has won over 12 companies thus far, although most of the state’s largest insurer have not consented to the freeze. In a...
Feb 27 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Wolverine Mutual Insurance Co. of Dowagiac,...
Feb 24 2009 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s call for auto insurance companies to freeze their rates has won over eight companies thus far, although they are insurers with small share of the market in the state. In a Feb. 3...
Feb 23 2009 // Citizens Insurance Co. of America, through its parent company’s foundation, The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc., has awarded 11 scholarships to public high school students and children of employees in its...
Feb 22 2009 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said he is not giving up in his battle and will appeal a judge’s ruling in support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s ownership of workers’ compensation insurance...
Feb 22 2009 // Drunken System“It is surprising to the authors that these tragedies do not occur more frequently than they do in Kansas. As we studied this issue, we found many things that need attention, and many parts of the...
Feb 22 2009 // Insurance trade groups have come out swinging against Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s call for auto insurers to freeze rates until lawmakers can enact some of the reforms in a report by the state’s insurance...
Feb 22 2009 // In a bold and gutsy move in the face of an economy in downward spiral and unemployment levels approaching record highs, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has called for a freeze on price increases by all hospitals,...
Feb 13 2009 // A Detroit man faces first-degree murder and arson charges in the 2004 deaths of two men he had hired to burn down a building he owned in south central Michigan. Attorney General Mike Cox says 57-year-old Musaid Ahmed Saeed...
Feb 12 2009 // One week after Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm called on auto insurance companies to freeze their rates, five insurers have said they will comply. In a Feb. 3 order, Granholm asked each automobile insurance company doing...
Feb 11 2009 // PGI Commercial has acquired the assets of Underwriters & Brokers, Inc. of Troy, Michigan. PGIC said it will merge the platform and staff of UBI with its existing Michigan office. Underwriters & Brokers, Inc....
Feb 9 2009 // Gov. Jennifer Granholm doesn’t want Michigan motorists to pay any more than they are now to support seriously injured accident victims.The governor asked the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to not increase...
Feb 9 2009 // A divided Michigan Senate has voted to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration from instituting mandatory workplace ergonomics rules in the state.But the 20-16 vote is unlikely to change much. The Democratic...
Feb 5 2009 // Michigan’s insurance consumer advocate is charging that drivers are paying a high cost for years of state deregulation of insurance and record insurance company profits.Gov. Jennifer Granholm has threatened penalties...
Feb 5 2009 // The insurance industry is not taking the recent attacks by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the state consumer advocate lightly.Insurance trade groups have come out swinging against Granholm’s call for a freeze on...
Feb 4 2009 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is not giving up in his battle and will appeal a judge’s ruling in support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s ownership of workers’ compensation insurance...
Feb 4 2009 // In her seventh State of the State address, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm called for a freeze on auto insurance rates.She said the freeze would last for a year, “while the Legislature works to enact...
Feb 3 2009 // The Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame (MIHOF) is now accepting nominations for its 16th annual induction ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 19 on the Olivet College campus. The MIHOF recognizes individuals who have made a significant...
Jan 29 2009 // Michigan Republicans are again trying to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration from instituting mandatory workplace ergonomics rules in the state.The Democratic governor has previously vetoed similar...
Jan 25 2009 // Victoria, CranbrookVictoria Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Michigan-based USF Insurance Co., has changed its name to Cranbrook Insurance Co. Cranbrook is incorporated in Texas with its headquarters in Farmington Hills,...