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Oct. 31– A former officeholder will face off with a newcomer for Buchanan County’s Eastern District Commissioner. Scott Burnham beat out incumbent Dan Hausman to earn the Republican nomination in the primary. During that tenure, he was involved in building a significant number of county bridges and played a part in economic development projects including the…

SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed…

First American Financial Corporation, a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today released the First American Loan Application Defect Index for September 2016, which estimates the frequency of defects, fraudulence and misrepresentation in the information submitted in…

Oct. 31– When Gina Rue went from full- to part-time work in 2014, she was suddenly left without employer-sponsored health insurance. Her insurer, MDWise, is still offering plans in Indiana. But, overall, Northwest Indiana residents shopping on the Obamacare marketplace will encounter fewer, more expensive options when open enrollment for 2017 begins Tuesday.

One of the most important and, for some, puzzling times of year is the Medicare annual enrollment period, when more than 55 million Americans are able to evaluate and enroll in Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plans. Among the top concerns for Medicare beneficiaries today is prescription drug costs, according to a new Walgreens survey.

–The flu is a serious concern for travelers this time of year. According to the CDC, the United States deals with seasonal flu epidemics every year. That way, they’ll be better protected, “says InsureMyTrip Product Director Lynne Peters.

–Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the United States, today announced the expansion of its Group Life portfolio, which will now include a new Universal Life Plan with Long-Term Care benefits and an enhanced Group Whole Life Plan. Brokers asked Aflac for a full suite of permanent life products, and Aflac responded.

Oct. 31– The inaugural Nevada’s Veteran Supporter of the Month award was given to the Las Vegas Veterans Memorial Foundation during dedication of the Nevada State Veterans Memorial. Keller Williams Las Vegas Realty partnered with the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth to renovate housing sites and shelters. Other participating partners included…

–First Allied Securities, an independent firm that is part of Cetera Financial Group ®, a leading network of independent broker-dealers, announced today that the largest independent advisory firm whose financial advisors are associated with First Allied, Bloomfield Hills Financial, has completed the acquisition of Michael Dallas Retirement Solutions,…

His leadership in insurance law has been recognized by Chambers USA, the International Who’ s Who of Business Lawyers, the Guide to the World’s Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers, as well by the New York area Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers publications. “Bill was instrumental in getting Lemonade Insurance Company licensed in New York State” said Daniel…

Chiron Health has made significant R&D investments over the last year to build the telemedicine industry’s deepest EHR integrations, which now include athenahealth, CareCloud, drchrono, Greenway Health, and Kareo. Upon the addition of Chiron Health into the Greenway Marketplace, Greg Shilling, Greenway Health VP of Corporate and Business Development…

–Haven Life is delighted to announce that based on recent research, they’re feeling pretty optimistic about industry-wide life insurance sales in 2017. And they’d like to thank Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Haven Life also uncovered the candidate Americans would rather trick-or-treat with, let manage their money, and how they would vote if they had to use…

Today eHealth, Inc., which operates eHealth.com, the nation’ s first and largest private online health insurance exchange, released figures describing how much money health insurance shoppers could potentially save by using the company’ s prescription drug coverage comparison tool during the Affordable Care Act’ s 2017 open enrollment period, which is…

The Rigsbys, who worked as State Farm claims adjusters after Hurricane Katrina, proceeded with the case after the government decided against intervening. The sisters proved at trial in 2013 that State Farm charged policy limits of $250,000 to the federal flood program while minimizing wind losses the insurance company owed on the claim of Biloxians Thomas…

–Public Service Enterprise Group reported third quarter 2016 Net Income of $327 million or $0.64 per share as compared to Net Income of $439 million or $0.87 per share reported for the third quarter of 2015. Retirement of these units continues the evolution of PSEG Power’s assets into a portfolio of reliable, low-cost, flexible assets capable of competing in…

Oct. 31– A fundraiser set for Sunday will help repair rooms destroyed by fire at a regional maternity home in downtown Orange more than two weeks ago. The Paul Stefan Foundation had planned to open the former James Madison Inn to new and expecting mothers and their babies by the end of the year, and no one was living there at the time. Orange County fire marshal Craig…