All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 12 2008 // Michigan is looking to get tougher on drunken drivers.Legislation approved late Dec. 10 by the state Senate would require drivers with a high blood-alcohol content of 0.15 or more to install an ignition interlock device on...
Dec 5 2008 // Robert Donnay, manager, industry/government relations, GMAC Insurance in Southfield, Mich. was elected chair of the Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM). The elections took place on Dec. 2 at the IIM Annual Meeting in...
Dec 3 2008 // Burns & Wilcox announces that it has promoted two individuals at its Farmington Hills, Mich. office. Laura Colbert was named director of sales and marketing. She is responsible for developing initiatives that will...
Nov 30 2008 // 1.4 MillionAccording to the Michigan AAA, an estimated 1.4 million Michiganians traveled during the 2008 Thanksgiving holiday period, a 6-percent decrease from last year, says AAA Michigan. AAA forecasted a small decline...
Nov 30 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Midwest...
Nov 30 2008 // Obama on Climate, Jobs“My presidency will mark a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change that will strengthen our security and create millions of new jobs in the process.” —A Reuters story...
Nov 26 2008 // One of three brothers accused of cashing annuity checks that were supposed to end when their parents died has pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering. Forty-six-year-old...
Nov 24 2008 // San Francisco-based Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc. a bank-owned insurance brokerage and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., has acquired the assets of Troy, Michi.’s Doeren Mayhew Risk Management LLC. Doeren...
Nov 21 2008 // Despite the economy, many will travel by car and air this holiday weekend. An estimated 1.4 million Michiganians said they will travel during the 2008 Thanksgiving holiday period, a 6-percent decrease from last year, says...
Nov 18 2008 // Michigan’s Automobile and Home Insurance Consumer Advocate Melvin Butch Hollowell held the final public hearing in Detroit on Saturday, Nov. 15 to hear from consumers and industry experts about the affordability of...
Nov 13 2008 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Regulation’s consumer advocate is hosting a series of public hearings on the issue of insurance affordability. Melvin Butch Hollowell was appointed by Governor Jennifer M....
Nov 10 2008 // Michigan’s average auto insurance premiums decreased in 2006, compared to 2005, a recent study released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) shows. For the two-year period 2004-6, Michigan...
Oct 20 2008 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) elected Edward M. Liddy as chairman and CEO. Liddy, 62, succeeds Robert B. Willumstad.Stephen F. Bollenbach, who was named lead independent director in June 2008, continues in that...
Oct 20 2008 // Michigan’s new insurance consumer advocate wants the state to investigate Allstate Insurance Company.Melvin “Butch” Hollowell said on Oct. 7 that the insurer reported that Michigan’s drivers...
Oct 9 2008 // Michigan’s new insurance consumer advocate wants the state to investigate Allstate Insurance Company.Melvin “Butch” Hollowell said Tuesday the insurer reported that Michigan’s drivers drastically...
Oct 9 2008 // An Ingham County judge has ruled for and against Blue Cross Blue Shield in its defense against a state lawsuit accusing the insurer of illegally shifting money to help buy three workers’ compensation...
Oct 6 2008 // Insurance industry parties today filed an appeal to the state Supreme Court in response to an August ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals that would prohibit the use of credit-based insurance scoring.The August ruling...
Oct 1 2008 // The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that booster seats are doing a poor job of improving the fit of lap and shoulder belts for children.Booster seats are meant to do one thing — elevate children so...
Sep 29 2008 // Dr. Paul Cullis of Michigan says most patients who have had seizures or blackouts get the message loud and clear: Don’t drive for six months.But some get behind the wheel anyway, not waiting to see if their...
Sep 24 2008 // The following commentary on the push for federal regulation as a result of AIG and other financial institutions’ troubles was written by Robert PIerce, CEO, Michigan Association of Insurance Agents. Over the last few...