South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis issued the following news:. “And we couldn’t agree more with that assessment,” said South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis. As the administrator for South Carolina’s Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan working in partnership with Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Loftis has often pointed to the…
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The American Psychological Association issued the following news release:. The American Psychological Association and its affiliated APA Practice Organization have called on congressional leaders not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without simultaneously replacing it with legislation to ensure that all Americans have insurance coverage with…
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin signed the order that the North Carolina Department of Insurance has approved the acquisition of the United Guaranty Group by Arch Capital Group, Ltd, on Dec. 19, 2016. After the acquisition, Arch Capital Group, Ltd., will be the largest mortgage insurance company in the country and will relocate their headquarters to…
The end of the year is not only a time to celebrate the holidays and think about New Year’s resolutions, but a time for year-end tax planning. “With a change in administration and the possibility of lower tax rates in the future, year-end planning this year may be more important than in past years,” said CPA Pat Comiskey, founder of Comiskey& Company, P.C..
The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release:. “The health care system is complex, and our report helps to synthesize what is going on in the New Hampshire health insurance marketplace,” said New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny. *The individual market grew from 52,000 members as of December 2014 to 107,000 in April…
The Christie Administration today announced that Stone Harbor has been awarded a $2.7 million grant to fund a stormwater and storm-surge mitigation project that will protect the flood-prone downtown area as well as the major evacuation route for the Cape May County shore community. The Borough of Stone Harbor will provide an additional $300,000 toward…
The IHC Group announced today organizational changes at IHC Specialty Benefits, its full-service specialty health insurance products marketing and distribution company. “Under the leadership of Dave Keller, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, and Brian Dow, Chief Operating Officer, IHCSB is well positioned to continue our growth trajectory in 2017 and…
The Insured Retirement Institute issued the following news release:. The Insured Retirement Institute today released a new report forecasting that more advisors in the years ahead will embrace a holistic retirement planning approach– one focused on developing retirement income for clients. “There has never been a greater demographic need for lifetime…
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:. Read more about health insurance and Medicare on our site. Marketplace open enrollment is November 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017; deadline is December 19 to enroll in or change plans for Health Insurance Marketplace coverage that starts January 1, 2017.
The Scranton protest was among about 75 “speak-outs” held across the country to call attention to GOP plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Atlas Private Wealth Management, a registered investment advisory firm headquartered in North Adams, Massachusetts, is pleased to announce that Kollin Allard, Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor, has successfully completed the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor SM Professional Designation Program. Working out of Atlas’s Massachusetts…
XL Catlin, a brand used by XL Group, issued the following news release:. XL Catlin’s insurance operation in Iberia today announced that it has adapted its Directors and Officers solution to meet the insurance needs of non-profit organizations, including non-governmental organizations. Ulysses Grundey, Senior Underwriter Financial Lines at XL Catlin’s…
Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:. Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Bill Gausewitz as a shareholder to its Government Law& Policy and Insurance Regulatory& Transactions practices in the firm’s Sacramento office. “We are extremely delighted to have Bill join our Sacramento team,” said Jeffrey Leacox, co-managing shareholder of…
New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino issued the following news release:. Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor today announced that the owner of an Essex County trucking company has been charged with bilking nearly $389,000 from his insurance carrier by providing false payroll information to…
With those words at the company’s 2016 Leaders Meeting, USHEALTH Group, Inc. President and CEO, Troy McQuagge challenged over 250 Sales Leaders in attendance, to make November a Month of HOPE by finding ways to give back, in their local communities. The leaders in turn, went back home to work with their local sales teams in more than 60 communities across America,…
The single-engine plane, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee, left the small community of Port Alsworth around 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 7 and is believed to have crashed around 9:35 a.m. It’s presumed that the four-seater plane sustained “substantial damage” from its impact with lake surface and that the four Port Alsworth residents aboard suffered “fatal injuries,” said the…
Dec. 20– A northwest Fresno home was gutted by flames Tuesday afternoon in a three-alarm fire that sent up a plume of smoke visible across a wide area of north Fresno. Fresno Fire Chief Kerri Donis said the home at 255 West Bluff Ave., near Alluvial Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard, is a complete loss and firefighters will work through the night to contain hot spots.
Dec. 20– The owners of Livingstone’s, a cornerstone of the Tower District for more than 30 years, are focused on reopening the business on Fern Avenue near Wishon Avenue as quickly as possible after a fire swept through the bar and restaurant early Tuesday morning. Fresno Fresno Fire Department spokesman Hector Vasquez said the blaze caused an estimated…
Dec. 20– SANFORD– Have you ever wondered who the men were who help restore your car after a collision or rough encounters with debris on the road? Trey Powers, owner of Powers Automotive& Body on Olivia Road, does business with several of the car dealers and insurance companies in the Sanford area. He and his crew help fix automobiles.
