All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 11 2006 // A hearing on the legality of the use of credit scoring in setting insurance rates took place this week in Lansing, Mich. at the Hall of Justice.The appeals hearing follows the ruling by Judge James H. Fisher to strike down...
Oct 10 2006 // Lansing, Mich.-based FinCor Holdings, Inc., an integrated risk management corporation serving health care providers and facilities, today announced its acquisition of Issaquah, Wash.-based medical malpractice insurer,...
Oct 4 2006 // Owners of some of the 18 horses killed in a St. Clair County barn fire are finding out that they did not have enough insurance to replace all of what they lost.Farm owner Beverly McCollum owned nine of the horses killed in...
Oct 3 2006 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) has issued a Cease and Desist order against a Roseville auto repair shop for selling Michigan no-fault auto insurance certificates without a license.David...
Oct 3 2006 // Michigan recently enacted a series of positive reforms to the Michigan Property Casualty Guaranty Association Act that among many things adds a large deductible provision which clarifies the rights of the receiver and...
Sep 26 2006 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of The Rains Group, Inc. of Bingham Farms, Mich. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1996, The Rains Group offers a full...
Sep 21 2006 // The Michicgan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) has announced announced that it will hold a seminar entitled “Compliance 2006 – Putting the Investor First” on September 26, 2006.The...
Sep 20 2006 // Michigan-based the Hylant Group, Inc., has announced a merger with R.W. Barss and Associates of Grand Rapids, Mich. The merger will create Hylant’s third Michigan office and its tenth location overall.According to...
Sep 14 2006 // Rob Umstead of the Steenland Insurance Agency in Grand Rapids has been named president of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). As president, Umstead will work with the MAIA Board of Directors and staff to...
Sep 13 2006 // Michigan-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. announced that President and CEO Robert S. Cubbin has exercised stock options, using a cashless exercise method.According to the company statement, this transaction was...
Sep 10 2006 // Tennessee regulators ordered a Crossville-based travel firm already cited by three other states to stop selling trip interruption or cancellation benefits without an insurance license.Tennessee’s cease-and-desist...
Sep 4 2006 // We say that creating law is the right and responsibility of legislatures, not courts. However, in this case Michigan’s Supreme Court came up with a unique approach to controlling caseloads and prioritizing sick...
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, like the asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, like the asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, such as asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, like the asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, such as asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Aug 25 2006 // Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes swept off Lake Michigan Wednesday evening, downing trees and power lines and causing some injuries in Indiana and killing one resident in Minnesota.In LaPorte County, Ind., 911 Assistant...
Aug 21 2006 // Research suggests that hormonal changes in pregnant women place them at increased risk of gum disease, which can lead to premature or low birth weight babies and increase the chance of toxemia in expectant mothers,...
Aug 21 2006 // Michigan Insurance Director of Insurance Linda Watters wants drivers in urban areas to get a fair shake on insurance by getting them group rates through their faith-based and community organizations.Working with urban...