As Life Insurance Awareness month closes and Down Syndrome Awareness month begins, it is hard not to think of their close link. Ryan Platt, founder of A Special Needs Plan, voices another common concern for families,“ Families with a child with Down Syndrome, as well as families that may have another diagnosis, face the added challenge of providing financially for…
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BRIEF: Former attorney reports to jail for stealing disability checks [Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.]
Sept. 30– Former attorney Kyle C. Leftwich, convicted two years ago of embezzling about a half million from a Hopewell law firm, has reported to the Henrico County jail this afternoon after a two-year delay. Leftwich, 48, had been with the firm handling disability claims since 1994 but began depositing checks from the Social Security Administration into her own…
Triple-S Management Corporation, the leading managed care company in Puerto Rico, today announced the departure of Susan Rawlings-Molina, President and Chief Executive Officer of Socios Mayores en Salud Holdings, Inc., the company’s Medicare subsidiary, effective today. Mr. Carrero also served from 1987 to 1997 as director of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of…
Odessa Police Department spokesman Cpl. Steve LeSueur said the man, Halbert Fanning Jr., was pronounced dead on the scene. Tiffini Ehrenberg, a waitress at Catfish and Co. restaurant, said Fanning and another man were eating at the restaurant while waiting for their vehicle to be repaired at Firestone right across the street.
Sept. 30– Erie police have filed three traffic citations against a city man in an August traffic accident that killed a motorcyclist. Richard B. Wolfram, 20, was cited for failing to yield while turning left, careless driving-unintentional death and failure to have insurance in an Aug. 21 accident that killed Elliot Tirpak, 22.. Police said Wolfram was turning left…
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The UNCF Empower Me Tour Presented by Wells Fargo– a free, traveling college-and career-readiness road show sponsored by UNCF, the country’ s largest and most effective minority education organization– will feature R&B superstar Ledisi and musician, author and lifestyle entertainer Fonzworth Bentley, as hosts for the Tour’ s stop at Washington D.C.’ s Paul…
Sept. 28– LENOIR– David Mitchell returned home, the house on Allendale Circle in southwest Caldwell County that he shares with his parents, who have lived there for 49 years, about 11 p.m. Friday and noticed smoke coming from a duct, then saw what he said was some small flames. Mitchell’s mother, Marian Moore, was at work at Caldwell Memorial Hospital when the fire…
The Caldwell County Health Department, West Caldwell Health Council, Caldwell County Department of Social Service and Caldwell Memorial Hospital have all been training staff to assist with new applications and enrollees. West Caldwell Health Council has been designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as the certified application…
The third annual Asian Business Expo will be held at the Embassy Suites Anaheim South Hotel on Oct 8, 2013 and the new website address is http://www.TheAsianBusinessExpo.com. Sources confirmed that Walmart, the global retail giants would also be participating in the expo to promote local business and Asian professional interaction.
Harry Clark Plumbing and Heating Inc. is pleased to provide the most recent sewer compliance update regarding the PSL program throughout the Bay Area from August, 2013. Even though Harry Clark Plumbing has completed more PSL certification than any other contractor, some have come with a fair amount of frustrations. At a plumbing, heating and sewer inspection…
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2013/ PRNewswire/– HCI Group Inc. will replace Maidenform Brands Inc. in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Friday, October 4. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a part of McGraw Hill Financial, is the world’s largest, global resource for index-based concepts, data and research. Home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 ®…
Dave Moulder, co-owner of Instant People Check notes,“ These promotions began earlier this year and we had a great response to our Instant National search and our popular NationwidePlus. This search includes the national database, the Federal database and a Social Security verification. Moulder notes, “we have noticed an increase in Social Security fraud…
T&H Global Holdings, LLC, a premier provider of specialized insurance claims services to insurance carriers, insurance brokers, corporations and public entities, today announced that its VeriClaim, Inc. subsidiary has acquired McMartin Wasek& Associates, Inc., a leading provider of loss adjusting and claims handling services to the property and casualty…
Diminished Value Atlanta, a subsidiary of Diminished Value of Georgia, launches a new website to help Atlanta residents achieve a fair and equitable loss in value settlement for their insurance claims. What does Diminished Value of Atlanta do? Diminished Value of Atlanta is a licensed auto appraisal company.
Sept. 28– When President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act in March of 2010, the new law began a series of changes, including the beginning of cost-free preventive services for many Americans, and the creation of a new Patient’s Bill of Rights that offers protection from insurance industry abuse. By 2011, Medicare Preventive Services went into effect,…
Gulf Coast Educators Insurance agency, one of Southwest Florida’ s premiere insurance agencies, has seen a rise in customer satisfaction levels in the form of rave reviews. Owner Ron DeFreitas made changes to customer service procedures based on the survey results.“ Customer satisfaction is very important in the insurance business and we are committed to…
Jeff Voudrie, president of Common Sense Advisors, recalls Ron Popeil of Ronco fame, who had an infomercial about a simple-to-use oven.“ There was a saying that he kept repeating throughout the 30 minutes show,” Jeff Voudrie reminisced.“‘ Set It And Forget It.’ All you had to do was put a roast or chicken in, set-it-and-forget-it and voila, you’ d have the perfect entree.”…
Sept. 29– Lisa Kelleher is finding more questions than answers when it comes to the Affordable Care Act and what it means for the low-income Erie residents she sees at St. Paul’s Neighborhood Free Clinic. Kelleher, the agency’s director, said she also doesn’t know what to expect when open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace debuts Tuesday.
