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–Addressing customers’ objectives for security and flexibility in their retirement planning, Transamerica has made enhancements to the Transamerica Retirement Income Max ® living benefit rider available with most Transamerica variable annuities. Transamerica Retirement Income Max is a living benefit available for new Transamerica variable…

LTC Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust that invests in seniors housing and health care properties, today announced it entered into a real estate joint-venture relationship with an affiliate of Affinity Living Group to acquire The Inverness at Spartanburg, an 87- unit assisted living and memory care community in South Carolina for $10 million.

Jan. 31– In the opening minutes of the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump made it a point to thank Santa Maria firefighter David Dahlberg, who helped rescue 62 children and staffers as a raging wildfire closed in on their summer camp. Dahlberg, a fire prevention technician with the U.S. Forest Service, was the first emergency responder…

Automobile accidents are, unfortunately, commonplace, yet many people don’t know what to do following an accident. Fortunately, there are ways to ensure drivers don’t mess up their auto accident case. “After an accident, always make sure that everyone involved is unhurt or receives adequate medical attention,” said third-generation Virginia attorney Scott R….

While the federal marketplace closed enrollment in dozens of other states on Dec. 15 this year, California maintained the Jan. 31 deadline. “California has done such a very good job of engaging the insurance companies and keeping the markets stable and encouraging the enrollment of healthy people. Insurers feel like they’re doing well in this market, “said George…

“The short answer is this: If I had it to do again, I wouldn’ t,” Mrs. Clinton wrote in a post released just 15 minutes before President Trump’ s State of the Union address. Mrs. Clinton said she“ didn’ t think firing was the best solution to the problem. Mrs. Clinton claimed that taking away someone’ s livelihood is the most severe thing an employer can do, which disinclines her to…

Jan. 31– WOODS HOLE– The U.S. Coast Guard has identified the Ocean King, a towing vessel owned by Patriot Marine LLC in Winthrop, as the vessel responsible for an oil spill in Great Harbor last week. The spill, which was reported to the Coast Guard on Jan. 21, left a heavy sheen on the water and caused multiple bird deaths. The Ocean King is a 95- foot tugboat built in 1950 with a…

Jan. 31– CAMILLA– A church blaze Tuesday morning in Mitchell County is under investigation by state fire officials. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said late Tuesday that his office is investigating the fire that heavily damaged Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 8572 Pinecliff Road in Camilla.

Montecito residents who are hoping that insurance will cover damage to their homes from recent mudslides received a word of support from an important ally on Monday. California insurance commissioner Dave Jones issued a notice to insurers outlining his office’s position that they should be on the hook for that damage. “Preliminary indications that we have…

The project received a Pacific Gas& Electric rebate of $121,700 to RMS from PG& E. Jim worked with Comfort International to perform an investment grade energy audit to maximize energy savings with a payback limit of 2 years. Comfort International is able to engineer solutions with very short returns on investment through a turnkey process.

–Overstock.com, Inc. announces the launch of a digitally-driven investment platform, presented by tZERO Advisors. For a monthly fee of $9.95, investors can either select from a group of pre-established Adaptive Dynamic Portfolios matched to their investment profiles, or create a customized blend of these portfolios. “This service introduces robo-advising…

Jan. 31– An Augusta man in custody as part of an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run incident along Wrightsboro Road, has previously faced hit and run charges and has a slew of prior traffic related charges. George Pacheco, 28, of Augusta, is charged with hit and run, driving while license suspended or revoked, vehicular homicide in the first degree and improper…

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military prison at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay to remain open and ready to accept enemy combatants. His predecessor, Barack Obama, tried to close the controversial facility. Trump defended his decision during his State of the Union address, saying the U.S. must be able to detain and question terrorists when necessary. European allies, Muslim leaders and others have criticized how detainees have been held for decades without charge.

The insurance industry gained 1,900 jobs in December, according to preliminary numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Economic Situation report released on Friday, January 5, 2018. “The insurance industry has added 30,000 in 2017, down from the 46,300 jobs added in 2016,” said Jay Rollins, owner of the insurance employment website…

The Democratic Party’s response to the president’s State of the Union address focused on the argument that Republicans have failed to ease the economic anxieties of middle-class Americans. A Massachusetts congressman from a famous political family, Joe Kennedy III, outlined a Democratic vision that he said promises a “better deal for all who call this country home.” Kennedy says Democrats support a higher minimum wage, paid leave for employees and affordable child care.

President Donald Trump is challenging Congress to make good on a long-standing promise to fix the immigration system. In his first State of the Union address, Trump also warned that deadly gangs, drugs and violent immigrants are threatening the American way of life. Yet he also called for optimism amid a growing economy and gave himself credit for it.