The district submitted its budget in June with $7 million in deficit spending and now needs to revise the budget by Sept. 8. The county disapproved the district’s budget because the agreements reached with employees had yet to be finalized when the budget was submitted, said Michele McClowry, a fiscal adviser assigned to the district by San Bernardino County…
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It has been a decade since Texas’ top insurance regulator accused State Farm of overcharging its homeowner policyholders and ordered the insurance giant to pay back more than $250 million…
July 17– Health insurance benefit proposals for about 2,000 employees of the new Macon- Bibb County consolidated government should be back for review by July 29, with a recommendation ready for current city and county governments to vote on Sept. 3. Since then BB&T has been answering questions from “various interested parties,” he said. The Carl Vinson Institute of…
Allstate announced a definitive agreement to sell its Lincoln Benefit Life Co. to Resolution Life Holdings for $600 million, thereby exiting the consumer segment served by independent life insurance and annuity agencies…
On May 13, the Department of Insurance from five states completed a multi-year investigation of Cigna Insurance Company’ s long term disability claims process and entered into a Regulatory Settlement Agreement. The agreement, which was led by the states of California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania requires Cigna to implement enhanced…
J.D. Power ranked NYCM Insurance “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Auto Insurers in New York” in its 2013 U.S. “We are truly honored to be recognized by J.D. Power for customer satisfaction excellence,” said Jeremy Robinson, senior vice president of marketing for NYCM Insurance. On the 1,000- point scale measuring customer satisfaction, NYCM scored 814. The…
Today, Zane Benefits, the online alternative to group health insurance, published new information on HRAs and Health Care Ministry Sharing. According to Zane Benefits’ website, Health Reimbursement Arrangements offer non-profits, faith-based organizations, and churches a dynamic health benefits tool to recruit and retain key employees.
AUSTIN, TX – July 17, 2013 – Continuing education has always been a cornerstone for the designations of The…
On April 16, a massive explosion rocked a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The blast destroyed the factory, as well as homes and businesses in the surrounding area. The men and women injured on the job are entitled to be compensated, said Jeff Raizner of injury attorneys, Doyle Raizner.
Officials have approved health insurance rates for 17 insurers planning to offer coverage next year through New York’s new Health Benefit Exchange, part of the federal overhaul expected to bring coverage to 1.1 million uninsured statewide…
Insurance Experts Available to Discuss These Issues During July 23 Satellite Media Tour. NEW YORK, July 17, 2013/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting an active Atlantic hurricane season, and the busiest storm period less than a month away coastal residents should take steps now to prepare for…
Donald F. LaPenna Associates, Inc. D/B/A The Insurance Centers and Ironbound Business Insurance Agency has consolidated its operations with Florida- based AssuredPartners. “This unique partnership will allow us to continue to focus on expanding our client base utilizing the resources and technology of AssuredPartners, as we continue to offer a superior…
As part of a larger survey of financial advisors on succession planning conducted by Mathew Greenwald and Associates, respondents were asked to react to an unnamed four-part succession planning platform, which is the one offered by Signator Investors, Inc.. Advisors had strongly positive reactions to the total program. A clear majority feel the proposed…
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the text of the following delegated order:. On June 11, 2013, Chestnut Flats Wind, LLC and Chestnut Flats Lessee, LLC filed a joint application under sections 203 of the Federal Power Act requesting authorization by the Commission for the disposition of jurisdictional facilities…
Tropical storm season opened with severe weather across much of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas last month. “Anyone living in a hurricane or tropical storm region needs to know how to protect themselves and their loved ones,” said Williams, the founder of Williams Law Association law firm.“ That includes being physically prepared and it also means knowing how…
Holbrook has covered the financial, risk management and insurance industries for more than a decade and comes to Summit from the Risk and Insurance Management Society, where she served as Editor of Risk Management magazine as well as RIMS’ various online media products. James E. Green, Vice President, Community Leader for Summit’s Insurance Group, said, “Emily…
Dickinson Wright LLP is pleased to announce that Vivian Bercovici has joined the firm’ s Toronto office as a Partner. Bercovici has served as a Chief Federal Negotiator, by Ministerial appointment, on various claims made by First Nations against Canada. Bercovici is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Insurance Bureau of Canada, and The Law Society of…
July 17– Greg King, who graduated earlier this year from the University of Virginia, drove to Pittsburgh this week to apply for a job as an auto damage adjuster for insurance company Geico. The Washington, D.C.- based company is holding two job fairs this week– one in Pittsburgh Tuesday and one in Philadelphia that will take place on Thursday. “We’re looking to hire as…
The latest video recorded by Ohio personal injury attorney, David Chester, is entitled“ What is a Statute of Limitations”. This now completes a seven part video series Attorney Chester has done on the elements of an Ohio personal injury lawsuit. In the video“ What is a Statute of Limitations” David Chester points out that a statute of limitations in Ohio is the time…
