| New Discount for Online Auto Insurance Shoppers
VISTA, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to providing high-quality auto insurance at affordable rates, Unitrin Direct is offering an instant $50 discount in 17 states for customers who use Esignature, a convenient online service that lets you sign policy documents at http://www.unitrindirect.com/. "One of our main goals at Unitrin Direct is to continually seek new ways to provide a terrific value on outstanding car insurance coverage," says Unitrin Direct President Scott Carter. "With Esignature, consumers not only save money instantly, they do it with the knowledge that they have a trusted company behind them that prioritizes customer service." The Esignature discount is automatically deducted from the car insurance rate when customers get a free, no obligation online quote by going to the "Get A Quote" box at http://www.unitrindirect.com/ and typing in their zip code.
Health Insurance Promotions Fair
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) at Virginia Tech will hold its first Health Insurance Promotions Fair April 9 in the Graduate Life Center Multipurpose Room. Students, as well as members of the community, are being strongly encouraged to attend free of charge. &ldqou;People should come because this is a great opportunity to learn about health care insurance, which is something that everyone needs,&rdqou; said Jiadi Wang, senior biochemistry major at Virginia Tech and AMSA Vice President. The fair is being held to inform individuals about the importance of obtaining health insurance and will feature guest speakers from multiple insurance companies. These speakers will present twice on the day of the event – the first at 2:30 p.m. for students and 3 p.m.
A Guide to Long -Term Care Insurance
According to the Small Business Council of America (SBCA) buying a long-term care (LTC) insurance plan is probably one of the most important decisions in a person's life. In fact, based on American Society on Aging (ASA) estimates, LTC insurance should not be an option for aging boomers. It should be a requirement. According to ASA, people who are 65 and older have a 70% chance of needing long term care before they die. Dying is the inexpensive part. The average annual national cost for nursing home care is over $70,000. At $52,000 annually, home healthcare may be relatively cheaper but could still easily deplete financial resources. The costs are expected to increase threefold in the next 20 years based on a 5% rate of inflation in long-term care costs. Few will argue the value of LTC insurance plans for aging individuals.
Zach Johnson's stock worth millions
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- They sat down in a conference room and bought Zach Johnson for 500 bucks a share. A doctor, a lawyer, a banker, an engineer, a real estate broker, a few insurance guys and the owner of a janitorial business. They drew up a contract, one that wasn't designed to make anyone rich. They already were rich enough, every one of these 12 investors who were friends and acquaintances of Johnson's father, Dave, and distinguished members of the Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Zach Johnson wasn't in the room. They cut a deal with the Drake University golfer, anyway, out of the goodness of their heartland hearts. Lon Feddersen, insurance man, went for four shares at two grand. The most ambitious investor purchased 10 shares at five grand. Up front, everyone was told the agreement would die when Johnson made it to the PGA Tour.
Abu Dhabi visitors reach 1.34m
INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals into Abu Dhabi grew 12 per cent to 1.34 million last year as compared to 1.21 million in 2005, according to the latest Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) data. Hotel guest nights recorded an 11 per cent growth reaching 3.9 million last year compared to 3.5 million in 2005. The 2006 tourism figures reflect a 17 per cent year-on-year growth of Abu Dhabi's tourism industry during the last ten years between 1997 and 2006, rising from 344,385 tourists in 1997. Among the visitors, British nationals top the list with 35 per cent followed by Germany with 31 per cent of all visitors. The US ranks third representing seven per cent of the tourists. More Brits head to El Gouna
EL Gouna, the Red Seas premier leisure destination, has seen the UK emerge as its third largest source market, according to 2006 numbers put out by the tourism authority.
Citizens Insurance Company of America Launches Connections(TM ...
HOWELL, Mich., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens Insurance Company of America today announced the launch of a new homeowners insurance product, Connections(TM) Home, in Michigan. This announcement follows the launch of Connections Home by its affiliate, The Hanover Insurance Group, in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, New York, Ohio and Tennessee, where the product has increased homeowners' quotes for the company since its launch. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051031/NEM023LOGO ) Connections Home makes it easier for agents to sell and retain more business by providing a total account solution, competitive coverage packages, enhanced premium choices, an expanded appetite and reliable, more convenient service. The introduction of Connections Home completes Citizens' total account solution for personal lines, giving the company's agent partners the products they need to sell and retain more business.
Approval mixed on Daniels’ initiatives
Mitch Daniels' initiatives while rejecting the notion of outsourcing government services, survey results released Friday reported.In a survey conducted by the office of state Sen. Tim Skinner, D-Terre Haute, 69 percent of respondents favor a cigarette tax increase to fund health insurance for low-income Hoosiers. More than three-quarters of survey respondents favor all-day kindergarten as an option for parents. But Hoosiers took a stand opposing "outsourcing of major state functions," with 89 percent of respondents disapproving the effort. More than three-quarters of respondents also disapproved an effort to "privatize" the state's lottery.Four of the 10 survey questions dealt with Daniels' initiatives. The governor, who called for bipartisanship during his most recent State of the State address, has toured Indiana promoting the health care and kindergarten initiatives, which included stops in Terre Haute.But the General Assembly has yet to approve either measure.
John Hancock Earns Favorable Quality Evaluation from Standard & Poor's
BOSTON, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock has earned a favorable Quality Evaluation for the fourth year in a row from Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC ("SPIAS"), a unit of Standard & Poor's. The favorable Quality Evaluation was awarded to John Hancock for its investment options and manager selection and monitoring process as of December 6, 2006. In a review of John Hancock's lineup of investment options, SPIAS determined that they present "an acceptable basis for individuals to make more informed decisions as they seek to achieve their investment objectives and reach their long-term retirement goals." SPIAS also reviewed John Hancock's criteria, processes and procedures for selecting and monitoring investment options, and found them "to consistently adhere to industry standards for prudent selection and monitoring." "This evaluation from SPIAS signifies that our efforts to maintain a consistent, high level of investment excellence are on track and that our customers-whether they be financial consultants, 401(k) plan sponsors and participants, annuity contract holders, or insurance policyholders-can feel confident in the investment options that are made available," said Bruce R.
Sullivan crew saves 3 off Florida coast
Hartford - Two Hartford-area men were rescued off thin ice along the southwest shore of Pike Lake today by members of the Washington County Dive Rescue Team.
The two were ice fishing separately when one of the men, a Town of Hartford resident, broke through the ice about 4:15 p.m., said Washington County Sheriff Dale Schmidt.
The second man, a city of Hartford resident, saw the man break through and attempted to rescue him using a rope, Schmidt said.
After about 5 minutes, the would-be rescuer gave up and called the Hartford Fire Department on his cell phone.
Hartford firefighters arrived and saw the two men several hundred feet from shore. The firefighters then called the Washington County Dive/Rescue Team.
Dive team members used an aluminum rowboat to bring the man who fell through the ice to shore.
LinkValu.com Debuts its Performance Based Affiliate Network at e ...
The focus of the LinkValu Affiliate Marketing Network is in the realm of financial services. One of the primary goals of the company during its trade show debut at e-Com Xpo will be to make new contacts with Advertisers and Publishers interested in health insurance, auto insurance, banking services, etc. Mission Viejo, CA (PRWeb) March 16, 2007 -- Based in Orange County California, LinkValu has its origination in internet based life insurance offers. As the founder of AmericanLifeDirect.com, renowned to be "The World's Fastest Life Insurance Policy," the company is the number one seller of ecommerce life insurance in the country. The continued growth and success of AmericanLifeDirect.com and related offers, with revenues that doubled annually since their conception in 1999, led to the launch of an already highly developed internal network: LinkValu.com.
Are you prepared for retirement?
Find out how much money you need to retire in comfort. And if you dont have it yet, find out how much you need to save every month to have it.
Retirement planning is a topic of much debate in the US, as the 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, popularly known as Baby Boomers, slowly approach retirement. On the one hand, medical advances mean they will live longer than all previous generations most of them will spend upwards of 30 years in retirement. On the other, not many of them are financially prepared to put their feet up. A survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute of the US reported that just 25 per cent of workers are very confident about having adequate funds for a comfortable retirement. .
A love story: Black Betsy and Shoeless Joe Jackson
It has been weeks since Betsy's last sip of fresh oxygen. She is kept behind a door, locked from the outside. She shares her space with a stack of reading material, but there is no light to make the words dance. The whispers in her direction come infrequently. When they do, all anyone talks about is how old she looks, how heavy she is and how the blemishes on her 99-year-old complexion seem wider and deeper than black-and-white photographs indicate. Betsy has had 55 years to adjust to being a widow. What she did best, of course, was support her man, Joe — and make him look good. But then Joe left her, in December 1951. Betsy was in his office, keeping quiet as always and leaning against the wall next to his desk, when Joe's heart gave out. He never said goodbye.
Unions seeking new types of workers
By JOHN SEEWER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOLEDO, Ohio - Hoping to stop the erosion of organized labor, union leaders are looking beyond their core auto and steel industries and recruiting low-wage service workers and professionals worrying about losing their health care. The new faces of unions are immigrants working at construction sites, hospital nurses, parking lot attendants, mechanics and casino dealers - all groups who are unlikely to lose their jobs to overseas workers. Al Mixon, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 507 in Cleveland, just finalized a contract with American Red Cross employees in northern Ohio. "We're all forced to look into new areas," he said. And this may be just the beginning of unions reshaping at a time when factory jobs are being sent overseas or lost to technological changes.
Ecount Introduces Health Care Incentives Suite
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/05/07 -- Ecount (www.ecount.com), a Citi company, today launched the most comprehensive suite of prepaid health care incentives available. Ecount Health Care Incentives provides insurers, employers and plan managers with a highly effective solution for encouraging healthy living. Domestically, more than $1.8 trillion is spent on health care annually. To fight rising costs and skyrocketing premiums, many insurers and employers are looking to drive participation in wellness and disease management programs -- everything from health risk assessments to smoking cessation to prenatal screenings. Ecount Health Care Incentives, a cash reward delivered onto a branded prepaid Visa® or MasterCard® card, are gaining popularity because of the results they drive.
New York Times Investigates Denials of Long-Term Care Insurance Claims
The New York Times on Monday examined how, although tens of thousands of elderly U.S. residents have "received life-prolonging care as a result of their long-term care policies," thousands of policyholders "say they have received only excuses about why insurers will not pay." The Times reviewed more than 400 grievances and lawsuits filed against long-term care insurers and found "some long-term care insurers have developed procedures that make it difficult -- if not impossible -- for policyholders to get paid." According to the Times, the issue has not received much attention because long-term care insurers settle many lawsuits with the requirement that documents and depositions remain confidential. In addition, "few states have conducted meaningful investigation" into the issue, the Times reports.
Florida St. 6, NC State 5
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Florida State didn't score until the sixth inning, but the Seminoles' five runs led by a homer and two RBIs from Dennis Guinn set them up for a 6-to-5 win over NC State.
Florida State won two of three games this weekend at NC State. The Seminoles scored a run in the top of the eighth inning. The Wolfpack added a run in the bottom of the eighth.
The Wolfpack scored first after three innings, going ahead 4-0 on a scoring run in the fourth led by a home run from Mike Roskopf. Casey Whitmer got the win for Florida State and Danny Rosen picked up the save. Nate Karns got the loss for NC State.
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