october 2013 ruth report
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7/27/2019 October 2013 Ruth Report
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Tested. Trusted. A Fighter for Michigan.
R U T H J O H N S O N - M I C H I G A N S E C R E T A R Y O F S T A T E
The Ruth Report
Dear Friends,
We will be working with the MichiganState Police, prosecu-tors and state and industry leaders tocrack down on auto
insurance fraud.
All honest Michigandrivers are paying for cheaters who try to“game” the systemwith fraudulent insurance. Worse yet are the criminals who prey on unsuspect-ing drivers, selling them bad insurance that won’t protect them if they are in acrash. The total cost to taxpayers? About $220 million a year.
Unfortunately, the problem is rampant and criminals are surprisingly sophisti-cated. For example, one of them even set up a phony “help” desk to verify
insurance when our clerks called to check whether the certificate was valid.A one-day sampling by our office found more than 16 percent of all insurancecertificates were invalid or fraudulent. (see map.)
This new joint effort is being called FAIR or Fighting Auto Insurance Rip-offs. For more information, pleasevisit our website. We will keep you updated. See a Detroit news editorial here.
A big thank you for all of thewarm greetings and kind words of encouragement at the Michigan Republican Leadership Conference.Great to see so many friendsat our welcome barbeque!
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SOS SPOTLIGHT October Edit ion 20 13
Cracking down on auto insurance fraud Johnson to work with police, prosecutors, state and industry leaders Secretary of State
offices helping withannual food drive
Non- perishable fooddonations can be droppedoff at any MichiganSecretary of State branchoffice as part of the 23rdannual Michigan HarvestGathering food drive.
In the last 11 years,customers and staff havecollected 180,000 poundsof food for Michiganfamilies. For more info, please visit the Food Bank Council of Michigan’swebsite, www.fbcmich.org.
Want to sign up on
Michigan’s organdonor registry?
With heart recipient Maggie
McLaren at the Donate LifeCapitol Celebration. Photocourtesy of Melissa Herndon-
Dodoro. To sign up, visit any
branch office or go to
www.expressSOS.com.
Johnson, saying every honest Michigan driver is paying for auto
insurance fraud, announces her new FAIR or “Fighting Auto Insurance Rip-offs” initiative.
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Helping out with Habitat for Humanity to refurbish a home for a USMC
veteran & his family Secretary Johnson, joined by several volunteers from her staff, were part of an effort to refurbish a home for aveteran. Ruth cut and installed vinyl siding. Left, she talks with U.S. Army Captain James Van Thach, a veteranof the Iraq war, who visited the building site. With him is his service dog.
Promoting ExpressSOS.com on a Pure
Michigan day.
Enjoyed meeting Girl Scouts on Mackinac Island.
Left, with John Roth
and Anna Mouser at the Republican Leadership
Conference.
Right, celebrating a
new Consumer’s Energy service center,which is bringing more
than 200 jobs to
Groveland Township,
Michigan.
PHOTO GALLERY
With Deborah Franks at t
Capitol Life Celebration.