Business Insurance in Michigan

Insurance Regulator

Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services licenses agents, agencies and companies, supervises insurance business, and helps resolve complaints. You can use its state lookup or complaint service to check a license or raise an insurance issue. ^1,2,3

• Regulator website
• License lookup
• File a complaint
• Phone: 877-999-6442

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office

Reported tax rate: 2.5% combined surplus-lines tax and regulatory fee on premium when Michigan is the insured's home state Michigan's Property and Casualty Guaranty Association is funded by insurers authorized to transact in the state; an insurer procured solely under Chapter 19 is expressly not considered authorized for that chapter. The surplus-lines policy must carry a notice that the insurer is not Michigan-licensed and insolvency claim payment may not be guaranteed. ^4,5,6

Coverage Guides

• General Liability Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan reduces damages for comparative fault and withholds noneconomic damages when the claimant’s fault exceeds everyone else’s, while ordinary tort liability is several.

• Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance in Michigan

  Review Michigan’s optional articles shield and the distinct indemnification rules for derivative claims.

• Technology E&O Insurance in Michigan

  A Michigan contract claim that is not in a shorter category must be filed within six years, and a greater share of fault can wipe out noneconomic damages.

• Cyber Liability Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan requires resident notice without unreasonable delay and ties notice to encrypted-data access and a prudent substantial-harm assessment.

• Media Liability in Michigan

  Michigan requires a reasonable opportunity to retract before punitive damages for libel, and sets a one-year limitations period for libel and slander.

• Employment Practices Liability in Michigan

  Michigan offers an administrative complaint route with a shorter filing window than a separate state-court route described by MDCR.

• Fiduciary Liability Insurance in Michigan

  Review Michigan retirement-program and payroll duties alongside the employer’s plan-sponsor responsibilities.

• Keep Michigan employee PIP priority separate from HNOA liability

  Michigan assigns PIP benefits to the insurer of an employer-furnished vehicle in a defined situation, but that rule does not answer what HNOA liability covers.

• Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance in Michigan

  See Michigan's E&O requirements for consultants who prepare certain Part 201 no-further-action reports, including pollution-work terms and records retention.

• Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan has separate headcount and hours tests; an exclusion form works only if every employee qualifies and no subcontractors are used.

• Michigan Business Owner’s Policy Guide

  Compare Michigan’s fire-policy baseline with the BOP’s actual property valuation, exclusions and business-income terms.

• Michigan Umbrella and Excess Liability Guide

  Michigan’s default auto liability limits are $250,000/$500,000 bodily injury and $10,000 property damage, with a written option down to $50,000/$100,000.

• Michigan medical malpractice insurance: manage notice-of-intent timing

  Set a claims-notification workflow around Michigan’s notice period and affidavit filing sequence.

• Representations and Warranties Insurance in Michigan

  Check Michigan contract claim deadlines against negotiated representation survival, policy notice dates, and any home-state surplus-lines tax.

• Kidnap and Ransom Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan’s current export list specifically names K&R, but some individual risks may still find admitted coverage.

• Crime insurance in Michigan: connect check access, bank statements, and employee dishonesty

  Compare employee-dishonesty and check-fraud protection in Michigan with the people who control instruments and the way you review paid items.

• Commercial Auto Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan pairs required no-fault coverage parts with eligibility and documentation rules for reduced PIP medical options.

• Cargo Insurance in Michigan

  For a Michigan household-goods move, check CVED authority, the carrier’s Form H filing, and the shipment’s declared value.

• Michigan liquor liability: dram-shop limits and retail-license proof

  Michigan sets a statutory dram-shop claim against retailers and requires most retail licensees to prove financial responsibility.

• Key Person Insurance in Michigan

  Learn how Michigan insurable-interest rules, employee consent, and life guaranty limits affect a business-owned key person policy.

• Michigan product liability insurance guide

  How Michigan’s manufacturer and seller rules shape product liability documentation and insurance questions.

• Commercial Property Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan’s insurance department says commercial property policies generally do not cover flood, while the state’s Great Lakes agency notes that shoreline form—bluff, floodplain, wetland or dune—changes how high water affects property.

• Michigan garage liability for motor vehicle dealers

  Confirm Michigan no-fault fleet insurance and repair-facility documentation for dealer classes that receive plates.

• Michigan inland marine insurance: check the commercial form and schedule

  A practical review guide for Michigan businesses comparing movable-equipment quotes, declarations and endorsements.

• Michigan Public Construction Bonds

  Check Michigan public-work bond triggers, required amounts, acceptable security, and claim protections before you bid.

• Builders risk in Michigan

  Great Lakes shoreline work and river floodplain projects can trigger separate permitting checks in Michigan. Tie the quote to the actual site, work limits, and stored materials.

• Equipment Breakdown Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan boiler rules set certificate and permit steps for covered equipment and nonresidential work; check the statutory exceptions and policy terms.

• Michigan Management Liability Insurance

  Compare Michigan employment-law exposure and company indemnification duties with D&O and EPL policy terms.

• Product Recall Insurance in Michigan

  Compare voluntary food withdrawal with Michigan’s embargo and court-supervised destruction or correction process.

• Michigan Fidelity Bonds for Savings Banks

  Learn which Michigan businesses must maintain fidelity bonds, how much coverage applies, and which employees or losses the bond must include.

• Intellectual Property Insurance in Michigan

  Learn how Michigan law treats trade secrets and related intellectual-property claims, and what to ask before choosing coverage.

• Michigan contract-frustration coverage guide

  Michigan appellate decisions make the exact promised performance and assumed risk central when government action disrupts a commercial contract.

• Venture Capital Asset Protection Insurance in Michigan

  Check how Michigan adviser rules and fund entity structure affect a venture capital manager’s insurance review.

• Digital asset business insurance in Michigan

  Review Michigan's digital-asset licensing and custody rules before comparing cover for exchanges, custodians, wallets, or kiosks.

• Telehealth Insurance in Michigan

  Michigan requires treatment consent before telehealth and has specific prescribing, referral, follow-up, and record duties.

• Employee Health Benefits in Michigan

  Michigan small-employer insured coverage has a statutory renewal framework, but renewal can be affected by contribution, participation, nonpayment, or service-area changes.

• Trucking Insurance in Michigan

  See which Michigan intrastate carriers need CVED authority, insurance filings, workers’ compensation proof, and annual renewal.

Sources

1. Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Department of Insurance and Financial Services; Official regulator and insurance oversight. Accessed 2026-09-28.
2. Insurance License Lookup. Department of Insurance and Financial Services; State-designated producer/company search. Accessed 2026-09-28.
3. File an Insurance Complaint. Department of Insurance and Financial Services; State complaint process and contact. Accessed 2026-09-28.
4. Surplus Lines Licensee: Filing the Surplus Lines Taxes. Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services; DIFS current filing page: Michigan-home-state placements taxed at 2.5% combined tax and regulatory fee; separate fees charged to insured are not included in premium tax base. Accessed 2026-09-28.
5. Michigan Insurance Code, Chapter 500. Michigan Legislature; MCL 500.7911(1)-(2), 500.7921(b): association membership tied to insurer authorized to transact; insurer procured solely under Chapter 19 is expressly not authorized for guaranty chapter. Accessed 2026-09-28.
6. Michigan Insurance Code, Chapter 500. Michigan Legislature; MCL 500.1922 requires policy notice that insurer is not Michigan-licensed and insolvency claim payment may not be guaranteed. Accessed 2026-09-28.
7. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
8. Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
9. Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
10. About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
11. Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
12. Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
13. Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.