Latest News in Health Insurance – Aug 27, 2008
3 finally get Social Security disability – Atlanta Journal Constitution
26 Aug 2008 at 5:22pm
Three people who had waited years for a decision on their Social Security disability claims all were granted benefits this month after being profiled in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Social Security spokesman Mark Lassiter said the three cases …
Prudential Real Estate Launches DreamBuilder(R) Program for Affiliates – MSN …
26 Aug 2008 at 5:55am
Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., a Prudential Financial, Inc. [ NYSE: PRU ] company, today launched a comprehensive initiative to make an insurance and financial services program available to its U.S. network of independently owned affiliate …
Global Direct General Insurance Carriers – Businesswire.com
26 Aug 2008 at 6:45am
DUBLIN, Ireland–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d73380/global_direct_gene ) has announced the addition of the “Global Direct General Insurance Carriers” report to their offering. The IBISWorld …
Census: Fewer Americans lack health insurance – CNN
26 Aug 2008 at 11:17am
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Participation in government health insurance programs — particularly those aimed at children — increased from 2006 to 2007, leading to a decrease in the number of Americans lacking insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday …
Belleayre Resort behind schedule – Daily Freeman & Sunday Freeman
26 Aug 2008 at 11:34pm
HIGHMOUNT – The planned Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park has fallen months behind the developer’s timetable. A spokeswoman for developer Crossroads Ventures said a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement is “not close to completion,” though the …
Aflac pays Goldman Sachs $825M to buy back shares – Boston Globe
26 Aug 2008 at 3:28pm
COLUMBUS, Ga.— Aflac Inc. said Tuesday it is paying Goldman, Sachs & Co. $825 million to buy back Aflac’s common shares as the health and disability insurer reaffirmed its profit outlook. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will deliver shares to Aflac in …
Conditions are poor in Northeast Valley – Los Angeles Daily News
27 Aug 2008 at 12:03am
Brad D’Aundy sorts through his food at the MEND emergency food program in Pacoima. D’Aundy has been out of work and relies on the program to help feed his family. DATA: Overall, more in state living below the poverty line. Life for Bradley D’Aunoy of …
Ryan Blair of PathConnect – CNBC
26 Aug 2008 at 2:23pm
them. I would say that I’d like to answer all of them, but that would be a lie. Trust me, some of the mail I get is downright bizarre. Aside from the randomness that clogs my inbox every day, there are also a lot of authentic inquiries. I’d like …
Drop in California’s Cash Spending Lowers U.S. Workers’ Compensation … – CNBC
26 Aug 2008 at 4:58am
WASHINGTON, Aug 26, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — U.S. workers’ compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for workers disabled by workplace injuries or diseases declined in 2006, according to a study released today (http …
Census numbers show poverty growing in Volusia, Flagler – Daytona Beach News-…
26 Aug 2008 at 11:41pm
DAYTONA BEACH — More people were living in poverty in Volusia and Flagler counties last year, based on U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday, and local experts worry the trend will get worse this year with a sluggish economy and people …
