Michigan Firearms Instructor Accidentally Shoots Student
Police say a firearm instructor could face charges after he accidentally discharged his weapon and shot a student during a training class Saturday. The victim was struck in both legs by a single bullet.
May 5, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Michigan
Pair Of Detroit Firemen Wreck Rig During Joy Ride
Some Detroit firefighters are under fire tonight for wrecking a rig and then trying to cover it up. Last month when two Detroit firefighters out of Engine 55 decided to use a rig for their personal ride - it did not end well.
April 28, 2017
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Weird
Michigan
$2M Mansion Burns In Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Three adults and a dog escaped from a fire today that destroyed a lakefront mansion in Bloomfield Township. “The house is about 15,000 square feet,” said Bloomfield Township Fire Chief Dave Piche. “At this point, it’s pretty much a total loss.”
April 21, 2017
Property
Michigan
New WCRI Studies Examine Trends In Claim Costs And Impact Of Reforms In 18 State Workers’ Compensation Systems
The claim costs and other metrics of 18 state workers’ compensation systems are analyzed in depth in a new series of studies, CompScope™ Benchmarks, 17th Edition, released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
April 19, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
More Travelers Purchasing Insurance Against Terrorism Losses
Leading travel insurance trends aren’t just focused on hurricanes and illness anymore. A considerable number of traveler inquiries are now seeking to make certain that they are protected against losses from terrorism, too.
April 19, 2017
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Michigan Looks To Kill 7-Day Car Insurance
Michigan is attempting to end seven-day auto insurance policies popular with cash-strapped drivers in Detroit and other urban areas, arguing the “jump start” policies undermine state law requiring continuous no-fault coverage.
April 18, 2017
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Michigan
One Child Dead, 12 People Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide In Michigan Motel
A 13-year-old boy was killed and 12 people were taken to hospitals for treatment due to a carbon monoxide leak in a Michigan motel on Saturday, police and hospital officials said.
April 3, 2017
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Liability
Michigan
Michigan Amish Family Injured After Pickup Hits Buggy
A buggy carrying an Amish family was hit by a pickup truck Thursday morning in Isabella County, injuring all seven people in the buggy. The buggy was destroyed in the crash.
March 20, 2017
Auto
Liability
Michigan
Two Dead After Car Plunges Into Kalamazoo River
Two people have died after a car careened out of control and plunged into the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek.
March 20, 2017
Auto
Liability
Michigan
Muskegon Industrial Facility Rendered A Total Loss In Fire
The "horrific" fire that destroyed a Muskegon foundry overnight was likely caused by equipment failure, the Muskegon public safety director said Wednesday morning.
March 16, 2017
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Michigan
Family Filed Wrongful Death Suit After Robot Killed Factory Worker
At the sprawling auto-parts factory, while working in the male-dominated industry of robot technicians, Wanda Holbrook was in a league of her own. The 57-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich., woman had a specialty of fixing robots if something went wrong.
March 15, 2017
Liability
Litigation
Workers' Compensation
Michigan
Powerful Winds Cause 1M To Lose Power In Michigan
Some one million Michigan homes and other buildings were without power on Thursday after high winds caused what is believed to be the biggest outage in the state’s history, utility companies said.
March 9, 2017
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Michigan
5 Dead After Detroit Apartment Building Burns; Arsonist Arrested
A man suspected of starting an apartment fire that killed five and injured four Wednesday on Detroit’s east side was arrested, authorities said. The fire, reported at about 1:30 p.m. on the 10500 block of Whittier, ripped through the building as high winds fanned the flames.
March 9, 2017
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Life & Health
Michigan
Fierce Winds Pummel The Upper Midwest, Northeast
Powerful and potentially dangerous winds blew across the Great Lakes region and the northeast United States Wednesday, derailing a train, blowing over tractor trailers and pushing a plane off a runway.
March 9, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Wide-Ranging Impacts If Funding Is Cut To NOAA
On Friday, the meteorology community was riding a major high as stunningly high-definition images came in from the nation’s newest and much-anticipated earth observation satellite. The high came crashing down that evening, though, as the first hints of significant cuts to the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began to emerge.
March 6, 2017
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