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Sesen Berhe earns $13.80 an hour as a housekeeper at Providence Mount St. Vincent, an assisted-living place in West Seattle. Their daughter, Heaven Ambaye, 15, a sophomore at West Seattle High, was still at school. By the time Berhe arrived at the Lam Bow Apartments on Delridge Way Southwest, the fire that took out Building B at the complex was in its full, devastating…

Sept. 29– The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the cause of a Wednesday afternoon fire at a downtown thrift shop to be accidental electrical. Sedalia Fire Department Battalion Chief Paul Withers told the Democrat Wednesday night the Fire Marshal’s Office had concluded its investigation into the fire at The Honey Hole Thrift Shop, located…

Sept. 29– Six weeks after the Clayton fire leveled nearly half of Lower Lake, the charred remains of nearly 300 homes, businesses and adjunct structures remain largely in place. CalRecycle, the state waste-disposal agency, has launched a debris-removal program and expects to begin carting away burnt rubble by mid-October, setting the stage for rebuilding on…

Sept. 29– As health insurance shoppers brace this week for final word on premium hikes, Minnesota regulators said that “inappropriate steering” of patients with high-cost health conditions into the individual market could be one factor driving higher rates. Last month, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a call for information on any…

Sept. 29– GALLIPOLIS– A Gallia woman pleaded guilty to a criminal simulation charge last Thursday and was sentenced in Gallipolis Municipal Court Tuesday to six months in a detention facility. Angel Vance, 33, of Cheshire, pleaded guilty to falsely representing her property as an animal rescue and used photos of barns and stables from North Carolina to trick a…

They are simultaneously leading a critical shift toward consumer-centricity and generating a new and valuable level of policy-holder insights, “said Mr. Melone. Mr. Melone served as President and Chief Executive Officer at The Equitable Companies, and as President of The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Mr. Melone also held the position of Chairman of…

Sept. 28– The Wichita Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday night through Saturday morning and will have extra officers around Wichita looking for impaired drivers. WPD coordinates the checkpoints with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, Sedgwick County Emergency Management Services, DUI Victim Center of Kansas and Salvation…

State Farm insurance company this week issued a report indicating Minnesota drivers are 1.3 percent more likely to hit a deer than they were last year, while drivers in North Dakota are a whopping 24.2 percent more likely to hit a deer. The odds: 1 in 91 in North Dakota, up from 1 in 113 last year, and 1 in 80 in Minnesota, up from 1 in 81 last year. Minnesota ranks seventh in…

Sept. 28– ROCK HILL– No criminal charges will be filed in the charter bus crash that killed four people and injured more than 40 others traveling with a Rock Hill football team, the N.C. State Highway Patrol announced Wednesday. The bus was carrying the team, made up of students from several schools, from Rock Hill to Fayetteville, N.C., for a football game that night at…

Chief Sam Leslie said his department is opposed to York County contracting out fire protection to Tega Cay, rather than stick with the ongoing plan for another Riverview station. Another involves the Tega Cay Fire Department, where the county could contract with Tega Cay for firefighters to serve the relatively small area Riverview is looking to better serve.

Sept. 28– BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Catholic Health System are joining forces to offer a benefits plan that promises lower out-of-pocket costs to members who use the system’s facilities or specialists. However, members who choose to visit a non- Catholic Health hospital or specialist could pay a higher copay, deductible or other…

Sept. 28– Two people were arrested last week after investigators say they stole more than $10 million worth of art from a Lantana home, according to city police. Stacy Cliett, 43, and Todd Stephens, 52, both face one charge of grand theft over $100,000. On Sept. 20, a Lantana homeowner went to police with his lawyers saying his ex-girlfriend had stolen “millions of…

–Celebrity, comedian, and famed “car guy” Adam Carolla is announcing the launch of Adam Carolla’s Car Genius™, a mobile app designed to empower consumers to manage their cars the Carolla way. “With about 250 million cars on the road and 79% more than six years old, we have an aging population of cars that need TLC and we want to help owners save money and make them last,” added…

Synopsis Timetric’s’ Reinsurance in Brazil Key Trends and Opportunities to 2020′ report provides detailed analysis of the market trends, drivers and challenges in the Brazilian reinsurance segment. It provides values for key performance indicators such as written premium, reinsurance ceded and reinsurance accepted during the review period and forecast…

The CAB statement is accompanied by an Independent Reasonable Assurance Report issued by KPMG Luxembourg. What’s more, KPMG summarizes the features of EIB’s Green Bond framework in an“ External Review Form” in appendix to its report. The form is based on the conclusions of a dedicated GBP working group coordinated by the EIB, and is now inaugurated by KPMG and…

Sept. 28– The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to drop the plank of its antitrust case that alleges that the proposed $48 billion purchase of Cigna by Anthem would hurt competition in the individual health insurance market on Obamacare’s exchanges. Cigna plans to sell Obamacare plans for 2017 in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver, Colo; Chicago; St. Louis and…

Sept. 28– A teenager was flown by helicopter to a Colorado Springs hospital after he was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in eastern El Paso County Wednesday morning, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash was reported about 6:15 a.m. in the 300 block of Edison Road, just off state Highway 94 between Yoder and Rush, said Trooper Josh Lewis, a…

Medicare– the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older– contracts with individual insurers to sell advantage plans, which offer the same same benefits as traditional Medicare, plus benefits such as wellness programs, vision and dental care that are not covered by traditional Medicare. CareSource will sell plans in 14 counties in Ohio and be…