July 15– Early inmate releases from the Fresno County Jail have done more than just frustrate law enforcement officials and put local residents on edge. At Lucky Bail Bonds, owner Barry Pearlstein said business is down 60% over the past four years. Jail overcrowding– and the resulting early inmate releases– is not new in Fresno County.
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July 15– Rob Wallace wants Wayne Herriman, his Democratic 2nd Congressional District opponent, to debate, but Herriman is having none of it. Herriman says Aug. 16– the date proposed for a televised debate at Rogers State University– is “too late” for the Aug. 28 election and that his time would be better spent meeting voters. Wallace spokesman Kyle Gott disagreed.
July 15– VALPARAISO– The city faces challenges of the old and new. Valparaiso is virtually built out; there only are a handful of small lots available for development. “What Val-p needs more than anything is we just need to define what we are,” City Administrator Carl Scott said. “
Mr. Hyndman, known as Bucky in the golfing world and as a gentleman on and off the links, showed his promise in the sport early. The younger Mr. Hyndman racked up an impressive list of titles, too, including a championship at South Jersey’s famed Pine Valley Golf Club, where he won the Crump Memorial Cup in 1968. Closer to his longtime home in Huntingdon Valley, he won the…
July 15– Three years ago, Hugh Joyce paid a monthly health insurance premium of $221.59 for each of his approximately 140 employees at James River Air Conditioning. Virginia business owners and their human resource directors are struggling to understand exactly what the law requires of them and what it will cost as they prepare for the momentous decision of…
Olivia B. Claud and Loren White from the State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance will answer readers’ questions about this insurance product, which covers care generally not covered by health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, during our next Money Talk$ webchat. Claud joined the State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance as a market…
If you’re a business owner, you likely have some sort of insurance coverage to protect your business, but did you know there’s an array of new insurance products that can protect your business above and beyond the basic types of coverage? Most everyday perils are typically included in your standard business insurance policy. “Usually some organization is…
July 14– INTERLOCHEN– A dispute over a soaring workers’ compensation insurance bill forced Inland Township officials to sideline their fire department for at least two weeks. Officials in this small Benzie County community west of Interlochen this week voted to suspend fire-fighting operations after Liberty Mutual Insurance Company canceled its workers…
Best’s Review said it presents its annual ranking of the Top 20 Global Insurance Brokers, and Marsh& McLennan, Aon plc and Willis Group Holdings hold the top three spots based on 2011 total revenues. It is the first time in the top 20 ranking for Insphere Insurance Solutions, AmWins Group and Confie Seguros Holding Co. The July Leaders issue also contains a…
CNA Financial Corp. and Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited have announced the successful completion of CNA Financial’s acquisition of Hardy. CNA Financial reported that it paid approximately $230 million to purchase Hardy. In a release, the companies said that the acquisition by CNA Financial of Hardy was approved by Hardy shareholders in April 2012, the…
The Council of Insurance Agents& Brokers issued the following news release:. Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers, dedicated to helping disabled U.S. veterans by providing new opportunities for training and employment in the insurance industry, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Foundation for Agency Management Excellence, the charitable and…
July 14– One of the nation’s largest insurance companies bullies clients who use out-of-network doctors even when they pay for that privilege, according to allegations in a statewide lawsuit involving doctors in Ventura County. Vipin Tandon, a Simi Valley general surgeon and one of dozens of named plaintiffs in litigation filed on behalf of thousands of…
Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news release:. Nationwide issued the following statement today regarding insurance coverage concerns related to hydraulic fracturing, better known as “fracking”. In recent years, oil and gas exploration has come to New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
July 14– By Maggie FitzRoy. Last summer, Mitchell gave boat tours along the coast of Maine and found it so rewarding that in March he started his own boat tour company in Jacksonville Beach called Jax Boat Tours. “I had a blast on the water, and I had fun watching people see all the wildlife,” said Mitchell, a Jacksonville resident, of his time in Maine. “
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jason Everett Alston, 28, of 3824 Cornerstone Court, Rocky Mount; he is charged with one felony count of obtaining property by false pretense. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that Alston- while working as an insurance agent for AFLAC Insurance Company- received…
The attorneys at Bisnar| Chase recently recovered $15,000.00 on behalf of one of their clients. Bishwajeet, a resident of Apex, North Carolina, was in Irvine walking to a Walgreens from a gas station when he was struck from behind by a passing vehicle. The $15,000.00, obtained from Commerce West Insurance Company, was the maximum amount that could have been…
Canyons School District, located in Sandy, Utah, has recently named Dental Select as its sole provider for dental insurance benefits. Prior to the decision, Canyons School District originally used three vendors to administer dental benefits for employees and families. Canyons School District is the newest of Utah school districts, beginning its third year of…
July 13– PIKEVILLE– A McDowell family is taking on the state’s largest health insurance provider in federal court, alleging the insurer is failing to provide coverage for approved and necessary autism treatment. Mitchell and Debbie Crum are suing Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, saying the insurer has denied to pay for their child’s treatment at the Highlands…
Rembert, a member of the 1998 Oakland Mills football state championship team, died suddenly at age 29 Monday night in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while vacationing with family. The preliminary cause of death was determined to be pulmonary embolism, Horry County deputy coroner Tony Hendrick said in a statement on Tuesday. A candlelight vigil in memory of Rembert is…
