Jan. 30– More than 190,000 people have signed up for health insurance on Washington’s state exchange, with thousands more expected to enroll by the Sunday deadline. Don’t pay the penalty,’ “said Daphne Pie, manager of access and outreach for Public Health– Seattle and King County. She and her staff have spent months sending emails, posting fliers and urging drivers in…
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According to OSHA, slip, trip, and fall incidents are responsible for twenty five percent of all occupational injuries that require time off work. Succeed Management Solutions, LLC has released an updated Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention online training course. The Risk Management Center also contains other OSHA- required programs, training materials, and…
Jan. 30– BUTLER COUNTY– Community health centers and other sign-up locations across Butler and Warren counties have seen a surge of applicants for health plans sold under the Affordable Care Act as Sunday’s final deadline for enrollment looms. Since the three-month enrollment period began in November, 226,421 Ohioans– including nearly 12,000 in Butler and…
Jan. 29– Members of the Cherokee County Governmental Building Authority have reportedly agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in a federal lawsuit that alleged an inmate was beaten while he was being booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center in 2011.. Daniel Bosh claimed he was being booked into CCDC in May of 2011 after his arrest for failing to pay a…
Jan. 29– Lawrence Leland “Lee” Loomis, who prosecutors say ran one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in the history of the region and conned investors in six states, pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud Friday in federal court in Sacramento in a deal that could send him to prison for 18 years. District Judge John A. Mendez came after years of investigation and just…
Bolton& Company, one of the nation’ s largest privately owned insurance brokers, announced today that Polenzani Benefits, a leading Pasadena- based brokerage that specializes in Employee Benefits, has joined its organization. “There are a number of parallels between Bolton& Company and Polenzani Benefits that make this partnering all the more perfect,” said…
Blue Cross, the state’s largest health insurer, provided the grim financial update to insurance agents this week as a rationale for ending payments to the agents and for terminating its advertising of ACA policies. “They point-blank said: If you have a quoting link for Blue Cross on your website, that you should take it off.” Blue Cross declined further comment but…
Jan. 29– A Buffalo school principal has been placed on paid administrative leave after pleading guilty this week to a misdemeanor charge of insurance fraud. Parette Walker, principal at Olmsted School 64 on Amherst Street, could face a jail term of up to one year when she is sentenced Feb. 10, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.
Jan. 29– HEALING SPRINGS– A Friday morning blaze on Summerville Church Road has displaced a man and his grandson. Firefighters with the Healing Springs Fire Department responded to the mobile home fire at about 10:30 a.m. Healing Springs Fire Chief Chris Bean said his first fire truck on the scene arrived to find a single-wide mobile home, which is attached to a…
SCRANTON- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Susan C. Kevra-Shiner, age 46, of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, was convicted yesterday of seven counts of Mail Fraud in connection with the operation of her abstract and title insurance company. The three-day jury trial of Kevra-Shiner was held before U.S….
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in a $235,000 arson and insurance fraud conspiracy. Tina L. Shonk, 35, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. Co-defendant Roy Thieman, 31, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty on Sept. 2,…
BOSTON– A former owner of a Malden chiropractic practice was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston today to filing fraudulent personal federal tax returns and attempting to obstruct the IRS. Paul E. Jondle, 61, of Salem, N.H., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to one year and one day in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered…
–To help Flint residents get access to clean drinking water, Allstate agency owners and Enterprise Rent-A-Car locations across the state of Michigan are partnering to deliver bottled water to those in need. Participating Allstate Agencies throughout the state are accepting donations of bottled water, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car employees are picking up…
CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2016/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Financial technology consultancy QuonWarrene will be featuring RetireUp’s “elegant retirement planning solution” for financial advisors and their clients as a part of the Financial Tech Spotlight Webinar series. RetireUp VP Michael Roth will serve as lead presenter on February 2 at 4 pm EDT. This is the first in a…
Jan. 29– Two central Pennsylvania men have been indicted in the baseball-bat beating death of a Delaware man in an apparent scheme to collect his life insurance money. A New Castle County, Del., grand jury indicted Ryan Shover, 44, of York, Pa., and Michael Kman, 51, of Enola, Pa., on charges of first-degree murder, insurance fraud and related offenses for the 2013 death of…
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Access Group, Inc. 2005-2 Indenture of Trust senior notes at’ AAAsf’ and the subordinate notes at’ Asf’. High Collateral Quality: The trust collateral is comprised of Federal Family Education Loan Program loans with guaranties provided by eligible guarantors and reinsurance provided by the U.S. Department of Education for at…
North America dominates the global market for health and wellness devices due to large number of aging population and broad technical applications of health and wellness devices.New York, NY—- 01/29/2016– Medical devices market is growing at a significant rate due to growing awareness and improvement in the healthcare sector. Health and wellness devices…
A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of B and an issuer credit rating of“ bb+” to Compagnie Commune de Réassurance des Etats Membres de la Conférence Interafricaine des Marchés d’ Assurances. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. CICA Re’ s ratings reflect its modest business profile, good operating performance and adequate…
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29, 2016/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Carinsurancequotesinfo.com has released a new blog post explaining the importance of having auto insurance during the winter season. In winter, driving conditions worsen which drives the need for proper financial protection in case an accident happens. The best way to secure a financial net is to make sure that…
