Jan. 29– About 2,000 Permian High School students were given a chance to test their financial literacy at the CU4 Reality Fair by My Community Federal Credit Union on Thursday in the PE Gym on campus. Credit union Marketing Manager Autumn Blankenship said the fair follows a six-week curriculum on personal finance and budgeting. If students completed the…
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Jan. 29– REDLANDS– The city’s first parklet will return. At least that’s Ryan Berk’s hope after the seating area in front of a la Minute in downtown was hit by a car in the early morning of Jan. 7. The collision was reported to authorities shortly before 4 a.m. by the driver who, while traveling westbound on Citrus Avenue, lost control of his vehicle.
Jan. 29– The Alaska Division of Insurance announced Thursday that it is forcing Portland- based health insurer Moda Health out of the state’s individual marketplace for now, leaving Alaskans with only one choice for coverage: Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield. The announcement followed a day after Oregon regulators put new state controls on Moda, citing ongoing…
SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs is amending the system of records entitled “Ethics Consultation Web-based Database- VA” as set forth in 76 FR 43386. VA is amending the system of records by revising the System Number, Categories of Individuals Covered by the System, Category of Records…
Some factors in the trend leading “Main Street” agencies to become one-stop financial services stores.
Jan. 29– A former Hazleton City Authority board member who was hired less than two years ago as an administrative manager/compliance officer received an $11,000 raise and a new title on Thursday. Authority board members voted unanimously to promote Richard Ammon to a $65,000 deputy director position. Over that timeframe, his salary will increase from $66,950…
Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of software products to Property/Casualty insurers, today announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.’ s“ Magic Quadrant for Property and Casualty Insurance Policy Management Modules, North America 1.” This is the second consecutive year that Guidewire has appeared in the Leaders quadrant.
WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 29, 2016/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Location, Inc., one of the leading providers of location-based data and tools used by corporations for risk analysis, has introduced a new risk index to help insurers address one of the biggest challenges in insurance today: structure fire losses due to human negligence. With FIRE RISK™ Index by Location, Inc., it’s…
Jan. 29– Members of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners say they will put the management of the county’s defined contribution retirement plan for county workers out for bid. Locally, VALIC manages defined contribution plans for a number of governments and not-for-profit organizations such as the city of Dalton, Dalton Utilities, Dalton Public…
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MIKHAIL ZEMLYANSKY was sentenced today to 15 years in prison in connection with his operation, from 2007 through 2012, of a sprawling racketeering conspiracy that engaged in the largest single no fault automobile insurance fraud scheme ever charged, two…
Jan. 29– The recent snowstorm damaged a few buildings and businesses, but most structures in the Fredericksburg area seem to have emerged relatively unscathed. Faith Baptist Church, off State Route 3 in Spotsylvania County, had a roof collapse on one of its second-story rooms. Jenkins Restorations of Fredericksburg put a temporary roof over the area Monday,…
City Council approved legislation Thursday ratifying new three-year agreements with the city’s four unions and extending the raises and health care changes to nonunion workers, as well. Councilwoman Linda Omobien called it “insane” and “unfair” to award raises to administrators– 17 of the 18 were making more than $106,000 before the bump– when they’ve been on…
WASHINGTON, DC- Senators James Lankford and Joe Manchin today encouraged Senate finance leaders to not abandon the pursuit of real reforms for the Social Security Disability Insurance program, because the short-term reallocation patch in October’s Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is not a long-term solution. In a letter to Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch…
MAP Health Management, LLC, the facilitator of the MAP Recovery Network, announced today that Cirque Lodge has joined the Premier Outcomes-Driven Provider Network. By joining the MAP Recovery Network, Cirque Lodge further differentiates itself as a quality provider in the field of addiction treatment. “Cirque Lodge delivers what we believe to be the finest…
Jan. 29– CONCORD– A recovering drug addict and the president of the state’s largest health insurer were among those at a hearing Thursday who testified in favor of expanding Medicaid two more years. Most of the criticism of the plan to continue health coverage for about 47,000 state residents came from GOP lawmakers, who said state taxpayers could ill afford to…
Jan. 29– The Alaska Division of Insurance announced Thursday that it is forcing Portland-based health insurer Moda Health out of the state’s individual marketplace, leaving Alaskans with only one choice for coverage: Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield. Lori Wing-Heier, the division’s director, said in a 2 p.m. statement that staff has been closely monitoring…
Matt Bevin’s state budget bill is language that would suspend prevailing wage on public works projects and end state funding for Planned Parenthood clinics, two hot-button items for Republicans that are bottled up in the legislative process. House Bill 303, filed late Wednesday, also would drain $500 million from the Public Employee Health Insurance Trust…
Jan. 29– When it comes to closing an expected budget gap in Thousand Oaks, all options are on the table. The list of possible solutions– from deferring street paving to a half-cent sales tax measure– were all discussed by the City Council this week. With restrictions to state transportation funding, the elimination of redevelopment agencies and diminishing…
Jan. 28– A day after blasting critics in his community as “animals,” Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Board President Kevin Molloy announced his resignation. Molloy, who works for State Farm, attributed the decision to resign to increasing strain on his personal and business life caused by critics in the community. Earlier this month, State Farm officials met…
