--- title: Insurance Blog | Rathbun Insurance in Lansing, Michigan description: Read the Rathbun Insurance blog for local, interesting and up-to-date Michigan insurance news. --- # INSURANCE BLOG * * * [**Community Highlight - Okemos Youth Baseball Program** — Since September 2015, The Rathbun Agency has selected a different nonprofit each month as part of Quotes for a Cause. We partner with local organizations that are giving back right in our own community. At the end of each month, we present that months organization with a check for $1,000. — In… — Feb 8, 2022](/blog/2022/community-highlight-okemos-youth-baseball-program) [**What Is Mini Tort & How Do I File A Claim?** — A mini tort claim is like a small civil suit that you file against an at-fault driver. It is important to note that a mini tort claim is filed with the other drivers insurance company. We as your agent can provide you with information on how to file a mini tort claim, but we do not have any… — Jan 25, 2022](/blog/2022/what-is-mini-tort-how-do-i-file-a-claim) [**Community Highlight - Durant Park Stage** — Since September 2015, The Rathbun Agency has selected a different nonprofit each month as part of Quotes for a Cause. We partner with local organizations that are giving back right in our own community. At the end of each month, we present that months organization with a check for $1,000. — In… — Jan 24, 2022](/blog/2022/community-highlight-durant-park-stage) [**December Quotes for a Cause - Junior Achievement** — We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased. — In the month of December, partnered with Junior Achievement (JA)… — Jan 24, 2022](/blog/2022/december-quotes-for-a-cause-junior-achievement) [**November Quotes for a Cause - The Village Lansing** — We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased. — For the month of November, we partnered with The Village Lansing… — Dec 22, 2021](/blog/2021/november-quotes-for-a-cause-the-village-lansing) [**Agency Team Spreads Holiday Cheer to Local Teens** — Each year for the holidays, we gather as a team and reflect on the prior year. This last year was certainly not what we expected. — But at the end of the day, your team is here and ready to serve. We have counted our blessings and could not be more grateful for the opportunity to still be here for… — Dec 22, 2021](/blog/2021/agency-team-spreads-holiday-cheer-to-local-teens) [**When Trying to Help Can Actually Cause More Harm Than Good** — For the parent of a young adult who is ready to declare independence – and make the move out of the family home - times are particularly trying. We are left shaken from the economic fallout of the pandemic, fearful of our loved one’s long-term sustainability on their own and continually searching… — Dec 22, 2021](/blog/2021/when-trying-to-help-can-actually-cause-more-harm-than-good) [**Community Highlight - Junior Achievement of Mid-Michigan** — We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased. — In the month of December, we are partering with Junior… — Dec 22, 2021](/blog/2021/community-highlight-junior-achievement-of-mid-michigan) [**Paul Rathbun Receives Posthumous Presidential Citation** — We were honored today to receive a Presidential Citation from Big "I" Michigan for Paul Rathbun. Past President Will Lemanski was able to present the award to current agency President Ben Rathbun. — The citation reads "In appreciation of four decades as a pillar in our industry and for a lifetime… — Dec 7, 2021](/blog/2021/paul-rathbun-receives-posthumous-presidential-citation) [**Michigan Drivers To Get Refund Checks of $400 Per Car** — Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services has announced that the Michigan Catastophic Claims Association (MCCA) will be returning surplus funds and will begin the process of refunding $400 per vehicle to Michigan Drivers. 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