Opinion
Nos. 115797, 115798.
September 12, 2000.
COA: 204209, 204234, Michigan, Ingham CC: 96-84774 AA.
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal from the August 3, 1999, decision of the Court of Appeals is considered, and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(F)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and we REINSTATE the judgment of the Ingham Circuit Court. By its plain terms, MCL 500.1224(3); MSA 24.11224(3) applies only to applicants who reside in a jurisdiction that would deny a comparable license to a Michigan resident solely because of residency. Petitioners here reside in Indiana, a non-restrictive state.
We note that effective this year, the statute now allows the Insurance Commissioner to revoke licenses in circumstances such as were presented in the instant case. Thus now, as opposed to when this case was decided below, the Insurance Commissioner is free to revoke the licenses under the amended statute.