All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 27 2008 // Boating deaths in Michigan reached a 5-year high last year, according to the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents.The report said 35 Michigan boaters were killed last year. That was up from 29 in 2006, though down from...
May 21 2008 // Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) Commissioner Ken Ross announced that a public hearing will be held Thursday, May 29, 2008, starting at 9 a.m., in the Forum on the ground floor of the Michigan Library...
May 19 2008 // Michigan’s Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) Commissioner Ken Ross recently issued an order disapproving a rate filing for Michigan Basic Property and Insurance Association (Michigan Basic), the...
May 16 2008 // The three children of a Michigan couple killed in an explosion in the popular Wisconsin vacation area of Door County will receive a settlement worth more than $21 million, according to court documents.The teenage children...
May 14 2008 // The Main Street America Group, a regional property/casualty insurer based in Jacksonville, Fla. that writes business up and down the East Coast, is expanding to the Midwest.The insurer said it has agreed to acquire Great...
May 5 2008 // The Michigan Supreme Court on April 23rd struck down a legal precedent that generally gave motorists more time to sue their insurance company for unpaid claims under some circumstances.The 4-3 ruling follows similar...
May 2 2008 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) criticized the legislative actions of the Michigan House Democrats’ claiming the proposals do little to address the flaws in the state’s insurance market.“Once...
Apr 30 2008 // A bill being considered by the Michigan legislature would let motorists save up to 16 percent on their auto insurance by choosing less medical coverage.Michigan is the only state to require unlimited personal injury...
Apr 28 2008 // The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 23rd, struck down a legal precedent that generally gave motorists more time to sue their insurance company for unpaid claims under some circumstances.The 4-3 ruling follows...
Apr 22 2008 // When it comes to dealing with a recession, independent agents in Michigan carry the dubious distinction of having more experience than their counterparts in other Midwestern states. Michigan has been knee deep in a...
Apr 21 2008 // The number of snowmobile-related deaths in Michigan rose slightly this past winter — the first increase in five years. A report says 22 people died from snowmobile injuries during the 2007-08 winter, compared with 20 the...
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Apr 17 2008 // The Democrat-led Michigan House has passed bills supporters say could make auto insurance more affordable for some Michigan residents. The bills approved on Tuesday would give state regulators power to order refunds if...
Apr 11 2008 // A small tornado was to blame for damaging a barn housing some horses and knocking down trees in southwestern Michigan, according to the National Weather Service.No injuries were reported but more than 6,500 Consumers...
Apr 9 2008 // The number of snowmobile-related deaths in Michigan rose slightly this past winter. It’s the first increase in five years.A report issued Monday says 22 people died from snowmobile injuries during the 2007-08 winter,...
Apr 7 2008 // Flood Concerns“Within the time constraints available to us, we exhausted our legal options.” —Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon comments on two lost attempts to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from...
Apr 7 2008 // When it comes to dealing with a recession, independent agents in Michigan carry the dubious distinction of having more experience than their counterparts in other Midwest states.Michigan has been knee deep in a recession...
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Apr 3 2008 // A federal judge ordered the Michigan High School Athletic Association to pay millions in legal bills, plus interest, after its scheduling system was found to have discriminated against some female student-athletes.U.S....
Mar 24 2008 // More than eight years after a New Year’s Eve fire at Michigan State University, four people have been indicted related to an arson incident federal authorities said was an act of domestic terrorism.The government...