Many Flood-Damaged Properties In Michiana Likely Uninsured
Rob Manuszak was busy pumping out the basement of the little house he bought about a month ago at 1118 Emerson Ave. At the same time, South Bend Fire Department personnel were parked out front early Wednesday afternoon pulling people from their flooded homes just down the street that slopes toward the St. Joseph River.
February 22, 2018
Auto
Property
Indiana
Michigan
Man Burns His Home Down Trying To Get Rid Of Skunks
A Ferndale, Michigan man who used a smoke bomb to try to rid his crawlspace of skunks succeeded — but also nearly burned down his house.
February 22, 2018
Property
Weird
Michigan
Semi Rollover Spills 50 Tons Of Waste Roadside
A big mess along I-75 in Oakland County may sound gross — but it’s no danger to public health, according to police. Northbound I-75 was reduced to two lanes Wednesday near the Chrysler Dr. exit, north of M-59, after a semi truck hauling two trailers carrying an estimated 50 to 55 tons of solid human waste overturned.
February 15, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Michigan
Dozens Of Vehicles In Pileup On Michigan Interstate During Heavy Snowfall
Michigan State Police say 38 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash that shut down eastbound I-94 between Sprinkle Road and 35th Street in Comstock Township for hours.
February 12, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Michigan
Police: Headlights Were Off In Michigan RV Driver’s Fatal Florida Wrong-Way Crash
Authorities have determined that the headlights of an RV were not on at the time of a fatal wrong-way crash involving a Michigan couple in Florida on Tuesday.
February 12, 2018
Auto
Liability
Florida
Michigan
Owners Of Rehab Clinic Accused In $1M Staged-Crash Scheme
The owners of a physical rehabilitation clinic in Grand Rapids are accused in a $1 million scheme to defraud insurance companies by staging crashes and fraudulently submitting bills for physical-therapy services.
February 5, 2018
Fraud
Liability
Life & Health
Michigan
Dozens Involved In New Year’s Eve Pileup On I-94
A chain-reaction crash resulted in a multi-vehicle pileup along a major west Michigan highway. The year 2017 ended with winter weather wreaking havoc on roads.
January 2, 2018
Auto
Michigan
Christmas Lights Stapled To Wall Caused Kalamazoo House Fire
A string of Christmas lights damaged by stapling caused a Kalamazoo house fire, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find smoke coming from all sides of the house.
December 22, 2017
Property
Michigan
Whiteout Conditions Cause 25 Vehicle Pile-Up On Michigan Highway
Whiteout conditions are believed to have caused a 25 vehicle pile-up Wednesday afternoon on southbound U.S. 131 near 2 Mile Road in Osceola County.
sed several other vehicles to then become involved in a multiple vehicle crash while attempting to avoid the original crash.
December 15, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Michigan
sed several other vehicles to then become involved in a multiple vehicle crash while attempting to avoid the original crash.
Deer-Involved Crashes On The Rise In West Michigan
In Ottawa County, deer crashes are up nearly 22 percent in recent years. On Monday, Nov. 6, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office responded to 15 deer-involved crashes in one night. During November, that’s normal for the area.
November 10, 2017
Auto
Michigan
Will Amazon Delivery App Raise Home Insurance Rate?
New apps and smart locks from Amazon and Walmart that let retailers deliver packages inside your house or apartment -- even putting groceries in your refrigerator -- with a digital code while you are away raise liability questions and could raise home insurance rates, experts warn.
November 9, 2017
Liability
Property
Michigan
Insurer Pursues Subrogation With Bell South After Telephone Cable Damages Semi
An insurance company is seeking reimbursement for money it paid for damages to a tractor-trailer that were allegedly caused by a low-hanging communications wire.
November 8, 2017
Subrogation
Michigan
Trio Of Dodge Challenger SRT Demons Burned On Transport Truck
A trio of new Dodge Challenger SRT Demons were destroyed in a hellacious blaze while they were being shipped to their owners, but all three will be resurrected.
November 3, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Michigan
Michigan Buggy Crash: 3 Children Killed, 6 Hurt After Truck Slams Into Carriage
At least three children were killed and six other people were critically injured after a driver in a pickup truck slammed into a horse-drawn buggy early Sunday in central Michigan, officials said.
October 30, 2017
Auto
Liability
Michigan
Listeria Risk Prompts Meijer To Recall Produce In Six U.S. States
Retailer Meijer Inc said it was recalling packaged vegetables in six U.S. states because of possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause fatal food poisoning in young children, pregnant women and elderly or frail people.
October 23, 2017
Subrogation
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
