Legislation seeks to reduce urban car insurance rates
A Detroit lawmaker thinks he has the answer to that city’s high rate of uninsured drivers.State Senator Virgil Smith wants to create a pilot program that would allow Detroit drivers to sign up for...
View ArticleJudge rules mandatory insurance calculations to be public
A judge has ruled the organization which sets the mandatory fee for no-fault auto insurance must disclose how it calculates the fee.
View ArticleIn this morning's headlines: Detroit bankruptcy mediation, city crime rates,...
Detroit bankruptcy mediation begins today“The mediation portion of Detroit’s bankruptcy starts today. The city and its creditors will try to find common ground outside court. City and state officials...
View ArticleMore people than the state reports have fraudulent car insurance
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson yesterday announced a new effort to crack down on car insurance fraud. Specifically, she, with the head of the State Police and Michigan’s Financial Services Director,...
View ArticleNew bill would let drivers give electronic proof of insurance
Michigan drivers who have trouble keeping track of paper proof of insurance forms may soon have another option.The state House this week passed a bill that would let drivers use smartphones or other...
View ArticleIs your insurance company charging you more for being loyal?
Most industries like to reward their most loyal customers.But a consumer watchdog says more and more auto insurance companies are punishing loyalty, by charging a higher premium for it.
View ArticleThree reasons Michigan auto insurance highest in nation
Car insurance rates in Michigan are 136% higher than the national average, according to an analysis by Insurance Quotes, a subsidiary of Bankrate.com.Probably the biggest reason, says Insurance Quote's...
View ArticleLessenberry explains LGBT issues and no-fault car insurance headlines
This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry breaks down what happened during the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing over gay marriage bans in Michigan and other states, why the state Senate also held a...
View ArticleLegislation seeks to reduce urban car insurance rates
A Detroit lawmaker thinks he has the answer to that citys high rate of uninsured drivers. State Senator Virgil Smith wants to create a pilot program that would allow Detroit drivers to sign up for...
View ArticleJudge rules mandatory insurance calculations to be public
A judge has ruled the organization which sets the mandatory fee for no-fault auto insurance must disclose how it calculates the fee. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association or MCCA was created by...
View ArticleIn this morning's headlines: Detroit bankruptcy mediation, city crime rates,...
Detroit bankruptcy mediation begins today “The mediation portion of Detroit’s bankruptcy starts today. The city and its creditors will try to find common ground outside court. City and state officials...
View ArticleMore people than the state reports have fraudulent car insurance
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson yesterday announced a new effort to crack down on car insurance fraud. Specifically, she, with the head of the State Police and Michigan’s Financial Services Director,...
View ArticleNew bill would let drivers give electronic proof of insurance
Michigan drivers who have trouble keeping track of paper proof of insurance forms may soon have another option. The state House this week passed a bill that would let drivers use smartphones or other...
View ArticleIs your insurance company charging you more for being loyal?
Most industries like to reward their most loyal customers. But a consumer watchdog says more and more auto insurance companies are punishing loyalty, by charging a higher premium for it.
View ArticleThree reasons Michigan auto insurance highest in nation
Car insurance rates in Michigan are 136% higher than the national average, according to an analysis by Insurance Quotes, a subsidiary of Bankrate.com. Probably the biggest reason, says Insurance...
View ArticleLessenberry explains LGBT issues and no-fault car insurance headlines
This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry breaks down what happened during the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing over gay marriage bans in Michigan and other states, why the state Senate also held a...
View ArticleWhy do women pay more for car insurance than men in Michigan?
Are women worse drivers than men? Michigan auto insurance companies appear to think so. In most states, there’s not much of a difference between auto insurance rates for men and women. But in...
View ArticleMedical costs aren’t the only thing driving up Michigan’s high auto insurance...
Last week in Crain’s Detroit Business , Chad Livengood wrote about how Detroit factory workers are charged more than lawyers for auto insurance. Livengood joined Stateside to explain a new study that...
View ArticleLegislation seeks to reduce urban car insurance rates
A Detroit lawmaker thinks he has the answer to that citys high rate of uninsured drivers. State Senator Virgil Smith wants to create a pilot program that would allow Detroit drivers to sign up for...
View ArticleJudge rules mandatory insurance calculations to be public
A judge has ruled the organization which sets the mandatory fee for no-fault auto insurance must disclose how it calculates the fee. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association or MCCA was created by...
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