All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 12 2007 // The number of reported house fires and fire-related deaths in Michigan increased last year, with many homeowners not maintaining working smoke alarms, according to a report released today by the Michigan Association of...
Dec 10 2007 // Lansing, Mich.-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America recently announced that it had named Anthony Lancione as its new premium audit director.In the newly created position, Lancione will develop and execute...
Dec 7 2007 // The Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM) recently held elections during its Annual Meeting on Nov. 27, 2007 in Lansing, Mich.Mike Puerner, vice president, secretary and general counsel of Hastings Mutual Insurance Co.,...
Dec 7 2007 // United States District Court Judge Nancy G. Edmunds of the Eastern District of Michigan in a final judgment ordered United National Insurance Co. to pay the city of Sterling Heights $14,640,632.90 plus taxable costs as...
Dec 3 2007 // On November 30, 2007, David H. Colburn, J.D. and Robert S. Colburn announced the opening of their new independent insurance agency in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. The new agency is designed to handle businesses and individuals...
Dec 2 2007 // Federal court records say a Michigan dermatologist’s unsanitary practices have exposed thousands of his patients to the possibility of infection.Dr. Robert Stokes, who had offices in Grand Rapids and Greenville, is...
Dec 2 2007 // If anyone is betting on what organization is running the show in Illinois, my money is on the Illinois Trial Bar Association. Put a check mark in the “win” column recently for the Trial Bar as the 2005 tort...
Nov 21 2007 // A clear indication that Michigan’s 1993 tort reforms are working is that the state’s largest physician medical malpractice insurer is cutting its premiums by 12 to 25 percent for Wayne County physicians, the...
Nov 16 2007 // Federal court records say a Michigan dermatologist’s unsanitary practices have exposed thousands of his patients to the possibility of infection.Dr. Robert Stokes, who had offices in Grand Rapids and Greenville, is...
Nov 15 2007 // MIchigan Lawmakers no longer would get full health care coverage in retirement for just six years of work under legislation recently approved in the state Senate.After serving six years, current legislators get 90 percent...
Nov 13 2007 // The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) recently announced that it had signed an agreement to join the SeaPass Multi-Carrier Hub™ platform, as a commercial lines tool for independent agents for real-time...
Nov 8 2007 // A Michigan state Senate panel on Tuesday voted to change health care benefits for future lawmakers when they retire.After working six years, current lawmakers qualify to get 90 percent of their health care covered once...
Nov 6 2007 // A Michigan judge has ruled that a former Saginaw mayor must stand trial on charges of arson and insurance fraud in the burning of her 1986 Mercedes-Benz.Saginaw County Circuit Judge William Crane ruled that Wilmer Jones...
Oct 26 2007 // Michigan’s H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) program celebrated its 22nd anniversary with a special awards ceremony and breakfast this week.According to H.E.A.T. officials, since its inception in 1985, H.E.A.T.,...
Oct 19 2007 // Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has deemed the week of Oct. 22-26 as “Turn Up the H.E.A.T. Week.” The purpose is to activate residents to increase their awareness of auto theft prevention measures and to...
Oct 18 2007 // A Michigan Senate Committee passed legislation on Wednesday, Oct. 17 that would enable motorcyclists to ride without their helmets on Michigan roads. The bill is expected to be voted on by the State Senate in the near...
Oct 15 2007 // Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that Linda A. Watters is stepping down as commissioner of the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS), effective the end of October 31st. The governor has...
Oct 12 2007 // The Michigan State House passed legislation on Thursday, Oct. 11th that would enable motorcyclists to ride without their helmets on Michigan roads. The newest proposal includes an “opt-out” solution. Michigan...
Oct 9 2007 // Lansing, Mich.-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, announced Monday it will establish its new national corporate headquarters in the Lansing Board of Water & Light’s Ottawa Street Station power...
Oct 8 2007 // $130 million October and November are two of the most dangerous months in Michigan for car-deer crashes, according to AAA Michigan Motor Club. “Car-deer crashes in Michigan cause at least $130 million in damage...