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Letters: Michigan should change insurance rules to cover children with autism - Detroit Free Press
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Letters: Michigan should change insurance rules to cover children with autism
Detroit Free Press
Michigan is currently ranked in the top 10 worst places to live for children with autism. Today, the best option for families to get help is to move out of state to a place where autism is covered by insurance. Autism is a severe disorder of neural ...

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Saginaw-based Covenant HealthCare staff help Montrose Township family after ... - The Saginaw News - MLive.com
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The Saginaw News - MLive.com
Saginaw-based Covenant HealthCare staff help Montrose Township family after ...
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
Watterud's co-workers at Covenant HealthCare are collecting items and money for the family. MONTROSE TOWNSHIP, Michigan – Michael Watterud called his family's Montrose Township home their dream house. When it burned down last month, he said he felt ...

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Companies Sue over Michigan Fireworks Insurance Requirement - Insurance Journal
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Companies Sue over Michigan Fireworks Insurance Requirement
Insurance Journal
Several fireworks companies are suing over what they call Michigan's excessive insurance requirements under a new state law. The companies filed suit on Feb. 1 in Detroit federal court seeking to overturn a requirement to obtain $10 million in ...
New liability insurance law in Michigan sets off legal fireworksIFAwebnews.com

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Drop in Michigan auto thefts will not bring instant change to insurance rates - The Flint Journal - MLive.com
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

The Flint Journal - MLive.com
Drop in Michigan auto thefts will not bring instant change to insurance rates
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
By Gary Ridley | The Flint Journal FLINT, Michigan -- Auto thefts are on the decline in Michigan but that doesn't guarantee your car insurance rates will follow suit right away, insurance industry officials say. File photoA Michigan State Police ...
Auto thefts decreaseFenton Tri County Times

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Prudential Rubloff Announces The Formation of Rubloff Insurance - PR Web (press release)
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PR Web (press release)
Prudential Rubloff Announces The Formation of Rubloff Insurance
PR Web (press release)
Rubloff Insurance will be located at 980 N. Michigan Avenue and serve insurance needs throughout Chicagoland. “I couldn't be happier to announce that George has joined the Prudential Rubloff family as President of Rubloff Insurance,” said Pierson.

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House arrest ordered for man who threatened Dem during healthcare fight - The Hill (blog)
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House arrest ordered for man who threatened Dem during healthcare fight
The Hill (blog)
By Debbie Siegelbaum - 02/03/12 10:15 AM ET A man who threatened to paint Michigan's Mackinac Bridge with the blood of former Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) during the healthcare reform debate has been sentenced to house arrest.

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Auto Thefts Decline 9.35 Percent in 2010 - Sentinel-Standard
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

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Auto Thefts Decline 9.35 Percent in 2010
Sentinel-Standard
By Anonymous The Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) recently announced that auto thefts in Michigan are down 9.35 percent from 2009 to 2010. Since the inception of the ATPA in 1986, auto thefts in Michigan have fallen by 62 percent.
Fewer Mich. Thefts Don't Necessarily Mean Auto Insurance Price CutWiredPRNews.com (press release)
Auto thefts down statewideThe Morning Sun

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Michigan State scores five unanswered to double-up Ohio State - USCHO
Posted today (20 hours ago)

Michigan State scores five unanswered to double-up Ohio State
USCHO
3, 2012 After holding a 3-1 first-intermission lead over Michigan State, the visiting Spartans responded with five unanswered goals in the final 30 minutes of Friday's game to defeat Ohio State 6-3. “Not quite the start we had worked all week on, ...

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Mission Pharmacal Acquires Eletone Cream from Ferndale Healthcare, Inc. - Sacramento Bee
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Mission Pharmacal Acquires Eletone Cream from Ferndale Healthcare, Inc.
Sacramento Bee
3, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Pharmacal Company recently acquired the prescription barrier cream Eletone® Cream, from Ferndale Healthcare, Inc. of Ferndale, Michigan. Eletone Cream is a non-steroidal, barrier cream approved by the Food and Drug ...

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Foremost Insurance Group Pegram Racing team rides again into the 2012 Season. - Motorcyclist Magazine (blog)
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

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Foremost Insurance Group Pegram Racing team rides again into the 2012 Season.
Motorcyclist Magazine (blog)
Grand Rapids, MI (February 2, 2012) – Professional, hard working, and passionate are just a few words to define the Foremost Insurance Pegram Racing race team. For the third year in a row, Foremost® will maintain the title sponsorship for the Pegram ...
Foremost Insurance Pegram Racing ReturnsMotorcycleUSA.com

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Kaczmarek Joins Crain as Chief Human Resources Officer - MarketWatch (press release)
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Kaczmarek Joins Crain as Chief Human Resources Officer
MarketWatch (press release)
She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Ms. Kaczmarek holds a master of labor and industrial relations degree and a bachelor of arts degree in communication arts and sciences from Michigan State University.

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Healthcare Business News CMS sets new start date for anti-fraud programs - ModernHealthcare.com
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Healthcare Business News CMS sets new start date for anti-fraud programs
ModernHealthcare.com
In response to objections from both providers and suppliers, the pilot in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and Texas was modified from its original design in several ways, including deletion of a requirement for 100% ...

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Companies sue over Michigan fireworks insurance - WDIV Detroit
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Companies sue over Michigan fireworks insurance
WDIV Detroit
Several fireworks companies are suing over what they call Michigan's excessive insurance requirements under a new state law. The companies sued Wednesday in Detroit federal court seeking to overturn a requirement to obtain $10 million in liability ...

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Restructuring Michigan's teacher compensation: Kalamazoo-area educators see ... - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Restructuring Michigan's teacher compensation: Kalamazoo-area educators see ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
That was in the 1990s, when Michigan teachers were among the best-paid in the nation. In that era, teachers could expect great insurance at no cost to them, a generous pension plan, and a salary schedule that included annual cost-of-living raises plus ...

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Is Michigan's text messaging ban too narrow to deter cellphone use and ... - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
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The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
Is Michigan's text messaging ban too narrow to deter cellphone use and ...
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
But nearly two years later, it's apparent Michigan's law is like a kiddie pool: too shallow and too small to be effective. Law enforcement officials say the ban is difficult to enforce. Insurance agencies say it doesn't address other dangerous, ...

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Rockford Mutual Insurance Company welcomes new VP of operations - Rockford Register Star
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company welcomes new VP of operations
Rockford Register Star
By Laura Roberts Kent B. Shantz, a certified insurance counselor, is the company's new VP of operations. Shantz was most recently employed as executive vice president of Fremont Insurance Company in Michigan. He has more than 30 years of industry ...

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Metro Detroit builders cash in on mild winter - The Detroit News
Posted today (21 hours ago)

Metro Detroit builders cash in on mild winter
The Detroit News
(Robin Buckson / The Detroit News) This year's warmer-than-normal winter may be hurting ski lodges and other seasonal businesses, but it's an unexpected boost to Michigan's construction industry that traditionally comes to a virtual standstill during ...

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Michigan's 'right to work' debate intensifies - Lansing State Journal
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Michigan's 'right to work' debate intensifies
Lansing State Journal
(WTW) — Indiana's move to become the Rust Belt's first "right-to-work" state has intensified debate over the issue in neighboring Michigan. Supporters of right-to-work laws say they're more convinced than ever that Michigan should take a similar step ...

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MSU health care policy to be examined by Michigan House of Representatives - MSU State News
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

MLive.com
MSU health care policy to be examined by Michigan House of Representatives
MSU State News
State lawmakers are planning to investigate MSU's student health care plan in an upcoming House hearing, as some representatives claim the new university insurance system implemented this year adds an unnecessary financial burden on students.
Cotter Questions MSU Mandatory Health InsuranceInsurance News Net (press release)
State Rep. Kevin Cotter calls for House subcommittee hearing on mandated ...MLive.com

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Michigan insurance data should be made public, suit says - Detroit Free Press
Posted on Jan 24, 2012 (11 days ago)

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Michigan insurance data should be made public, suit says
Detroit Free Press
By Dawson Bell LANSING -- A coalition opposed to changes in Michigan's auto insurance law filed suit Monday in Ingham County against an insurance industry fund that cares for seriously injured auto accident victims, seeking to force the release of ...
Lawsuit seeks Michigan auto injury claims infoCBS News
Lawsuit Seeks Information on Michigan Auto Injury ClaimsInsurance Journal
Group wants no-fault auto insurance data made publicThe Detroit News
Insurance News Net (press release)
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Stryker to Present at Investor Conference - Reuters
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Stryker to Present at Investor Conference
Reuters
Kalamazoo, Michigan - February 3, 2012 - Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) announced today that it will participate in the following investor conference: February 16, 2012 - 11:00 am Eastern Time Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference New York, ...

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WMU hockey loses 4-1 to Alaska-Fairbanks - MLive.com
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MLive.com
WMU hockey loses 4-1 to Alaska-Fairbanks
MLive.com
By David Drew | ddrew1@mlive.com KALAMAZOO – The pucks were flying at Scott Greenham all night, but none of the Western Michigan Broncos could get one by the University of Alaska-Fairbanks senior goalie until there was 25 seconds left on the clock ...

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Michigan Blues wants aetna antitrust lawsuit dismissed - FierceHealthPayer
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Michigan Blues wants aetna antitrust lawsuit dismissed
FierceHealthPayer
Join 16000 healthcare plan executives who get FierceHealthPayer via twice weekly email. Sign up today! Aetna filed the lawsuit, alleging Blue Cross uses its market dominance in Michigan to implement most-favored nation clauses with hospitals that ...

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Commentary: More information needed before no-fault is changed - The Detroit News
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Commentary: More information needed before no-fault is changed
The Detroit News
By Steven Hinderer The insurance industry claims Michigan's auto insurance system will go broke if lawmakers don't drastically change our state's nearly 40 year-old auto no-fault law. House Bill 4936 would slash health care coverage insurers provide ...
Assessing riskHometownlife.com

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Hune leads in contributions - Livingston Daily
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Hune leads in contributions
Livingston Daily
The contributions from Blue Cross' political-action committee covered a period when Blue Cross appeared before Hune's Senate Insurance Committee to discuss possible reforms to Michigan's nonprofit health insurer. When asked if Blue Cross contributed ...

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