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May 31– Work on a shiny new substation for the Nogal Volunteer Fire Department is winding down, its red exterior a throwback to a previous era and a reminder of the dedication of the community’s fire fighters and the generosity of a local supporter. The new location will cut response time for firefighters to the Loma Grande area, which has increased in population…

May 31– Wednesday marks the beginning of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, and emergency officials urge residents to make preparations now and not wait until a storm is headed for the Grand Strand. “If you’re prepared upfront, the recovery after will go much quicker,” said Randy Webster, Horry County Emergency Management Department director.

June 01– The ability of Florida’s young homeowner insurance companies to manage a large catastrophic hurricane is “uncertain” despite recent strong financial performance, a new Fitch Ratings analysis asserts. “It’s not a question of if these Florida specialists will be tested by a hurricane but rather when the next catastrophe strikes, will they be prepared to…

May 31– The former wife of golfer Tom Watson has filed suit over the $4 million embezzlement by an employee of the company that managed her finances and those of her parents. Linda R. Watson recently filed the lawsuit in Jackson County Circuit Court against Westwood-based Assured Management Co. and its directors, alleging that they failed to prevent the…

Blue Cross also wants to be compensated for having to beef up its customer service operations in response to a flood of customer pleas for help in the past five months. Most of those pleas came after a Blue Cross technology system malfunctioned, leaving thousands of ACA customers double-billed, enrolled in the wrong health plans or unable to confirm that they…

May 31– DURHAM– Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has filed for an average increase of 18.8 percent in its individual Affordable Care Act plans for 2017 as the company continues to experiences losses in that segment. According to the filings with the NC Department of Insurance made public Tuesday, Aetna Health has also filed for an average ACA rate…

–Do you have a minute to talk about your death? It isn’t easy to sell life insurance. “It’ s not a pleasant thing to buy,” said John Schlifske, chief executive officer of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the second-largest U.S. seller of life insurance by premiums.“ There’ s no immediate gratification.”.

–BancorpSouth Insurance Services announces the addition of Edward B. Scheinuk, CPCU and his team to the agency. This Louisiana addition marks the second Metairie BXSI office location and greatly enhances BXSI’s ability to serve clients in and around the New Orleans area. According to BXSI President Markham McKnight, this expansion is part of the agency’s…

Rising numbers of retirees and excess cost growth have made it imperative that we chance how the Medicare is financed– or the cost burden will crush taxpayers, according to a new study by NCPA Senior Fellows Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving. “One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act and of the majority of Medicare reform proposals has been to reduce or…

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*David Hall, 85, of La Jolla, Calif. The 20th governor of Oklahoma was an exceptional athlete. *One of Hall’s Classen High teammates, Jim Gonders, died at age 85 in Oklahoma City. A former U.S. Marine who worked for Cities Service Co. in Bartlesville.

May 31– Paradigm Healthcare, a for-profit nursing home operator based out of East Hartford, sold five of its properties earlier this year and is planning to close the last one, in South Windsor, in 60 days. CEO Scott Ziskin confirmed the closure of Paradigm Healthcare Center of South Windsor and the sale of the other homes. As the state government has encouraged the…

May 31– HIGH POINT– A High Point man has been served with a fifth charge in a fatal April wreck that killed a pedestrian. Leon Lanear Knowles IV, 41, of 3928 Fountain Grove Drive in High Point, was charged Saturday with felony death by vehicle. Knowles is accused of hitting Daniel Keith Rich, 53, of Thomasville, on April 21.

We all know that men and women tend to think differently about most things in life, and financial decisions are no different. Even though only 30 percent of women surveyed were the primary financial decision-makers in households that had a total net worth of more than $1 million, when women are the primary decision-makers, they are generally more likely to have…

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May 29– More than 400 structures in unincorporated Morgan County have been placed in a flood zone in preliminary flood maps proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Many property owners whose home or business FEMA proposes to put in a flood zone likely could be required to buy flood insurance. FEMA notified Morgan County, Decatur, Eva, Falkville,…

May 31– For some local doctors, striking a balance between time-consuming new Medicare requirements and dedicated, meaningful patient care has been the challenge of a lifetime. Doctors, advocates and patients voiced their concerns about physician shortages and upcoming changes to Medicare at a meeting of the Maryland State Medical Society in Frederick on…

The past five years witnessed a dramatic change in the expectations, efficiency and quality of ground transportation for consumers. Leveraging the experience and technology of previous start-ups, company president Josh Komenda is leading the Veyo team to build upon technology breakthroughs and rideshare programs and integrate those technologies with…

Significant changes in health insurance enrollment, such as public and private exchanges and new benefit designs, including high-deductible plans and narrow networks, are requiring individuals to take on greater personal responsibility for selecting the most suitable plan and managing their own benefits and costs- often through Internet portals.