Odessa council bid
Odessa American Online – of a consent agenda, which includes a bid award for maintenance equipment at Ratliff Ranch Golf Course, second and final approval for salaries of the presiding judge and associate judge of Municipal Court, renewal of long-term disability insurance
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Richardson rolls out $15 billion veterans care plan
KWQC – Richardson’s plan also calls for full funding of the Department of Veterans Affairs and one year of comprehensive disability insurance for family members who must leave work to care for a critically wounded soldier. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press
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Grim diagnosis isn’t a license to splurge
USA Today – If your employer provides disability insurance, make sure you understand the terms of the policy and what you must do to qualify, says Karen Schaeffer, a financial planner in Rockville, Md. Going to work every day, for example, might take your mind
Source: www.usatoday.com

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com – took on her role recently to develop and implement group insurance strategies involving products, marketing and distribution, while Birchler joined the company to oversee the underwriting of Harleysville Life s group life and disability insurance
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State’s Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plan Offering Training to Combat
Forbes – Specialty products include pharmacy benefit management, dental, utilization management, vision, mental health, life and disability insurance, long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, COBRA administration, and Medicare supplements
Source: www.forbes.com

The national and local economy are better.
Roanoke Daily Herald – He also pointed out a North Carolina mandate that all non-custodial parents must provide medical insurance for their children, which greatly lowers the Medicaid numbers in Halifax County. The actual dollar number collected – $8,076,670, which is the
Source: www.rrdailyherald.com

Pro-and-con debate over slashing deputies’ retroactive pension
Orange County Register – For example, my father retired from a private-sector employer, the Southern Pacific Railroad, with a lifetime defined-benefit pension that included medical insurance. And on the public-sector side, in the city where I live, retiring municipal
Source: www.ocregister.com

Man arrested in meth burn case
Biloxi Sun Herald – Isaiah’s family doesn’t have medical insurance, so the Isaiah Polk Benefit Fund has been established through Hancock Bank to help. Authorities from the Narcotics Task Force, which includes personnel from all municipal police forces in Jackson County
Source: www.sunherald.com

Victim recounts incident
Woodland Daily Democrat – I still got one in my nose,” Ostergar said who doesn’t have medical insurance. “I’m still spitting out blood. I’m getting pain on the right side of my head and pain behind my eyes.” Ostergar made inquiries into getting compensation through the state
Source: www.dailydemocrat.com

In The Know
Journal & Sunday Journal – They have their own medical insurance. Host families agree to include their student as a family member. All students speak English and will be arriving from Germany, Brazil, Denmark, Spain and other countries. One semester or full academic year
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No guarantee trip insurance is worth it
Chicago Tribune – Third, it could provide medical coverage while you’re away from home, if your medical insurance doesn’t cover hospital costs in foreign countries, for example. And it could pay for expensive medical evacuation by medical helicopter, for example
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Baird’s debt to Burley
This is Southampton – Powell Rudi J.Wright Viafara Pele Surman Rasiak Saga subs: Bilakowski makin Idiakez w-phillips K.jones see!!![/quote] well it will certainly keep the physio busy keeping this lot in working order. I hope we’ve paid the medical insurance this year
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Users seeing Rx card’s benefits
Evansville Courier-Press – Troupe, who said she has no medical insurance, reported the free prescription drug discount card saved her 20 percent. Hours after the transaction, she was still marveling at the unexpected savings. “Wow, that’s pretty awesome,” she said. “Hey, I want
Source: www.courierpress.com

The accidental charm of Michael Bay’s Transformers .
Slate – Medical insurance fraud policies which include harsh penalties and mandatory prison time for the guilty; Removal of malpractice from the current tort system and creating a special arbitration system with appropriate patient safeguards. These are of
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Unum Says Cancer Still No. 1 Cause of Disability, but Survival and Return-to-Work Rates Are Increasing 
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—-Cancer continues to be the No.1 cause of long-term disability, Unum reports in its sixth annual review of disability claims. Unum, the leading provider of group disability insurance in the United States, says that cancer was responsible for more than 12 percent of its long-term disability claims in 2006, with breast, colon and prostate cancer as the most prevalent types.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Lincoln Financial Group to Participate in the UBS Asset Gathering Conference 
Lincoln Financial Group will participate in the 2007 UBS Asset Gathering Conference on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at approximately 2:10 p.m. ET. Terry Mullen, president of Lincoln Financial Distributors, will discuss distribution trends in the life insurance industry and Lincoln’s wholesaling strategies and results.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Family leave may expand 
California soon could become the first state where workers are paid for leaving their jobs to care for a seriously ill mother-in-law.
Source: www.sacbee.com

She’s a Survivor of San Bernardino’s mean streets 
SAN BERNARDINO – For nine years, Judy Dykstra lived on the streets or under a bridge, profoundly depressed by the accidental shooting death of her 11-year-old daughter.
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Capital Investment Group Launches CIG PlenaStrategy(R) Fund, a new Fund of Funds 
Capital Investment Group announces the launch of its new fund of funds, CIG PlenaStrategy Fund. CIG PlenaStrategy Fund, LP will be managed in Southfield, Michigan under CIG Asset Management, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIG.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Unemployment checks going to paperless system 
Paper unemployment checks are nearly extinct in Rhode Island.
Source: www.projo.com

Taking Care of ‘Small’ Business: LIFE Foundation Offers Five Insurance Tips to Help Small Business Owners Make Sure … 
Owning your own business can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Testimony: Bork told sister-in-law she laughed at antifreeze question 
Marguerite Borks sister-in-law testified this afternoon that several hours after her husband died, Bork laughed at the thought of him drinking antifreeze.
Source: www.uticaod.com

California set to extend family leave to in-laws 
DeVore, others say push could harm businesses. California soon could become the first state where workers are paid for leaving their job to care for a seriously ill mother-in-law.
Source: www.ocregister.com

Help Your Spouse Retire 
Even if your spouse doesn’t work, you can help provide for a good retirement.
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Your family’s financial security: What matters most 
Personal tragedies are not limited to global events and major catastrophes. Preparing for the unexpected often involves a more personal and realistic approach to your family’s security.
Source: www.nashobapublishing.com

“Disabled” May Not Mean What You Think 
Why you should learn more about disability insurance.
Source: www.fool.com

Q&A with certified financial planners 
On Feb. 27, we will host a financial question-and-answer session with certified financial planners from the Financial Planning Association.
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Blue Cross sells life and disability business; cuts 25 jobs 
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has sold its life- and disability-insurance unit and will instead offer those products through a partnership with the unit’s buyer.
Source: www.bizjournals.com

Benefits for some disabled kids 
Q: My son suffers from several medical problems and our doctor recommended we contact Social Security about possible disability benefits. What are the Social Security possibilities for disabled children — F.K., Akron.
Source: www.ohio.com

California state employee indicted in disability scam 
A state employee spent 10 years processing fake disability claims for her friends and others, costing taxpayers more than $185,000, a federal indictment unsealed Friday alleges.
Source: www.fresnobee.com

U.S. lagging behind in maternity leave 
Lesotho, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland and the United States have something in common: their maternity policies. The United States is the only developed country without guaranteed paid maternity leave, according to a report published Feb. 20 by McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy.
Source: www.baylor.edu

Michigan Ranks High in Key Indicator for Patient Safety: Ranked #6 State in the Nation for Electronic Prescribing 
The community pharmacy industry today cited the state of Michigan and three physicians who practice in the state for outstanding efforts to improve patient safety and practice efficiency through the use of electronic prescribing technology. Drs.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Dead Or Just About Then Kaiser Wants You!! 
“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me: ‘Quit going to those places.’”
Source: www.the-signal.com

More News 
Seventh-grader Deamonte Driver, a well-liked student at the school, died Sunday following complications with an abscessed tooth, which was able to cause the fatal problems because the childs mother did not have insurance needed to get the tooth removed, according to published reports.
Source: www.gazette.net

TUMS Severance Agreement Reached 
PINCKNEYVILLE – Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 1 approved yesterday an agreement on severance packages for SEIU members who will lose their jobs when the Technicolor-Universal Media Services (TUMS) factory closes in March.
Source: www.duquoin.com

Aflac Realigns Marketing Department 
NEW YORK — Aflac has centralized its sales and strategic operations under its the marketing department. The company has also created a business-to-business marketing practice to begin outreach to corporations about its workplace disability insurance and other services.
Source: brandweek.com

Investigating superintendent pay: How the Globe did it 
The Globe requested copies of the 2003-04 and 2006-07 contracts and other financial data for 162 superintendents in Eastern Massachusetts, using the state’s freedom of information law. The data from the earlier school year were used to chart growth in compensation. Data were collected over several months, and afterward, each school was asked to review the Globe’s calculations of total …
Source: www.boston.com

Life Stages; Insurance & Financial Tools: Employment Change 
Many people obtain certain kinds of insurance through their employment, particularly health and disability coverage. Larger businesses may also offer retirement benefits, such as a 401(k) account.
Source: rockland.villagesoup.com

NetworkStreaming Closes $5M in Series B Funding; Changes Name to Bomgar Corporation 
Bomgar Corporation , the only provider of appliance-based remote support software, announced it has closed $5 million in series B funding.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

What Long-Term Care Insurance Is For 
Many people assume long-term care insurance is for nursing home care, and it often is, but that’s not all it’s for. It can also cover at-home care. Basically, it’s there to help you if you’re having at least a certain amount of trouble performing “daily living” activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, transferring in or out of a bed or chair, and using the toilet. To a lesser degree, it can …
Source: news.yahoo.com

“Disabled” May Not Mean What You Think 
Why you should learn more about disability insurance.
Source: www.fool.com

Pay off credit cards before further investing 
You’ve advised people before not to be in a rush to pay off their mortgages but to instead make sure they are saving enough for retirement. I already had the maximum amount possible going into my 401(k), so I concentrated on paying off my mortgage and finally did so last year.
Source: www.nj.com

Feeding program tackles new front 
The Chicken Soup Brigade, founded to feed people with HIV/AIDS, has expanded its services to those suffering from other disabling illnesses.
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

Compuware Again Named Top 50 Company for African-American MBAs 
earned placement on Black MBA Magazine’s ‘Top 50 Companies for Black MBAs to Work’ list. Compuware placed #33 on the list, the second-highest placement awarded to a high-tech firm.
Source: www.sys-con.com