All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 14 2007 // Lansing, Mich.-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America recently named Al Gileczek as its vice president of Business Development Regional Operations.In his new role, Gileczek oversees Accident Fund’s national...
May 3 2007 // First Mercury Financial Corp. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.Highlights for the quarter include: — Total operating revenues increased 51.6 percent from the first quarter of 2006 to $53.0...
Apr 27 2007 // A new business tax plan detailed this week by the Michigan House Democrats would reward companies that create jobs in Michigan, but could shift more of the burden to those headquartered out of state and insurance...
Apr 18 2007 // Doug Miller was recently named vice president in Hylant Group’s Ann Arbor, Mich. office. Miller has almost 20 years of experience in the executive risk field serving Fortune 500, middle market, public, private, and...
Apr 17 2007 // Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.,announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. Specialty Underwriters, Inc. (USSU) for a purchase price of $23.0 million. The purchase price is comprised...
Apr 16 2007 // A Michigan judge recently ruled that there is enough evidence for a former mayor charged with arson and insurance fraud in the burning of her 1986 Mercedes-Benz to stand trial in the case. Wilmer Jones Ham, who serves on...
Apr 13 2007 // The Board of Directors of American Community Mutual Insurance Company, based in Livonia, Mich., named Arthur O. Dummer, chairman of the Board, and Michael E. Tobin as the company’s new president and chief executive...
Apr 13 2007 // Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C. (CEF&U) of Southefield, Mich., announced that Allen J. Wall has joined the law firm as an associate, bringing nearly 35 years of specialized practice experience in the...
Apr 11 2007 // Creative Benefits & Insurance Solutions (CBIS) of Washington Township, Mich., announced it was recently recognized for excellence by two organizations. Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit honored them as one of...
Apr 2 2007 // Burns & Wilcox has announced that James Griffith has been promoted to director of personal lines for the specialty insurance company. He is responsible for the growth and profitability of personal lines in partnership...
Mar 29 2007 // A woman and two sons who run a string of Detroit-area auto body shops have been charged with conspiracy, fraud and racketeering on accusations that they tricked insurers out of millions of dollars through false...
Mar 20 2007 // The Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the Insurance Institute of Michigan, are urging a no vote in the Senate in response to recent passage of legislation that would make it easier to sue for non-economic damages under the...
Mar 16 2007 // Grange Insurance recently announced that it has realigned its personal lines division by naming two regional personal lines presidents.Barry Hunlock has been named regional personal lines president for Illinois, Michigan,...
Mar 15 2007 // An assessment paid by auto insurance carriers to cover catastrophic injuries resulting from auto crashes will decrease on July 1.The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) assessment, which covers costs for...
Mar 8 2007 // Burns & Wilcox announced today that Laura Vultaggio has joined the company as director of corporate communications.Vultaggio is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for internal and external...
Mar 8 2007 // Managing General Agency J.M. Wilson has announced that it has added Wendy Loveless as manager in its Personal Lines department in their Portage, Mich. location.Loveless will oversee the day-to-day operations of the...
Mar 2 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), a national insurance trade group representing p/c insurance companies, told the Michigan House Judiciary Committee this week that there could be far-reaching...
Mar 1 2007 // Brown & Brown, Inc. and Alcos, Inc., headquartered in Sterling Heights, Mich., today announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition by Brown & Brown, Inc. of Alcos, Inc. Alcos, with annualized...
Feb 26 2007 // James W. Good, executive vice president of trucking industry insurer Baldwin and Lyons Inc. and president of its subsidiary insurance company, Protective Insurance Co., announced he will retire from the company in May...
Feb 25 2007 // James W. Good, executive vice president of trucking industry insurer Baldwin and Lyons Inc. and president of its subsidiary insurance company, Protective Insurance Co., announced he will retire from the company in May...