Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1: Declaration of emergency.

Sec. 1.

That an emergency exists in the United States of America and the state of Michigan with respect to its financial and investment institutions and the financial condition of its people generally, such emergency affecting the business of insurance. The provisions of this act are, therefore, deemed to be for the protection of the public as a whole; to preserve the stability of insurance companies; to prevent undue preference among the policyholders of such companies; and to conserve the income and assets of such companies for the benefit of their policyholders and creditors.