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Health Coverage, Gas Bills, and Insurance Bad Faith: This Week in Michigan

Health Coverage, Gas Bills, and Insurance Bad Faith: This Week in Michigan

Health Coverage, Gas Bills, and Insurance Bad Faith: This Week in MichiganProtect MI Families
Published on: 23/10/2026

From a major lawsuit over health insurance costs, another needless gas rate hike, and an insurance company denying a small business essential fire repairs, it's been a busy two weeks for Michigan consumers. Here's what you need to know.

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State Farm Documents Reveal a Company-Wide Plan to Underpay Storm Damage Claims

State Farm Documents Reveal a Company-Wide Plan to Underpay Storm Damage Claims

State Farm Documents Reveal a Company-Wide Plan to Underpay Storm Damage ClaimsProtect MI Families
Published on: 14/09/2026

If your roof gets damaged in a storm, you expect your insurance company to pay for the repairs you're owed. But starting in 2020, State Farm ran a company-wide plan to pay homeowners less than they were owed, and it worked.

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Consumer Protections May Be Restored By The Michigan Supreme Court

Consumer Protections May Be Restored By The Michigan Supreme Court

Consumer Protections May Be Restored By The Michigan Supreme CourtProtect MI Families
Published on: 29/07/2026

A new case in front of the Michigan Supreme Court may fix our broken consumer protections by narrowing an exemption in our consumer protection statutes. This exemption has been exploited for decades to shield businesses from accountability.

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Senate Committee Advances Bills To Protect Consumers from Rising Insurance Rates and Exploitative Practices

Senate Committee Advances Bills To Protect Consumers from Rising Insurance Rates and Exploitative Practices

Senate Committee Advances Bills To Protect Consumers from Rising Insurance Rates and Exploitative PracticesProtect MI Families
Published on: 25/06/2026

On June 17, the Michigan Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection advanced two bills that would lower insurance costs and strengthen protections for drivers, policyholders, and small business owners.

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Michigan's Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practice (UDAP) Laws Have No Way to Protect Consumers

Michigan's Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practice (UDAP) Laws Have No Way to Protect Consumers

Michigan's Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practice (UDAP) Laws Have No Way to Protect ConsumersProtect MI Families
Published on: 04/06/2026

The laws banning Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices (UDAP) in Michigan are severely lacking in their ability to hold corporations accountable for acting deceptively.

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Updates from Our Work Fighting Insurance Bad Faith and Predatory Lending

Updates from Our Work Fighting Insurance Bad Faith and Predatory Lending

Updates from Our Work Fighting Insurance Bad Faith and Predatory LendingProtect MI Families
Published on: 14/05/2026

We've signed onto a letter with a coalition of organizations dedicated to responsible lending to oppose Michigan House Bills 5558-5569.

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