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  • StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. to Present at the KBW 2010 Insurance Conference on September 8, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:21PMPORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (“StanCorp”) (NYSE:SFG) today announced it will present at the KBW Insurance Conference. Floyd Chadee, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will represent StanCorp and is scheduled to speak at approximately 9:45 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Mr. Chadee will focus on StanCorp’s strategy and ...
  • StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. to Present at the KBW 2010 Insurance Conference on September 8, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:10PMPORTLAND, Ore.----StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. today announced it will present at the KBW Insurance Conference. Floyd Chadee, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will represent StanCorp and is scheduled to speak at approximately 9:45 a.m.
  • The Volunteer Expo Returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:50PMPORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Friday, September 10, 2010, The Standard’s Volunteer Expo returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square with more than 100 nonprofits in one location.
  • The Volunteer Expo Returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:35PMPORTLAND, Ore.----On Friday, September 10, 2010, The Standard’s Volunteer Expo returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square with more than 100 nonprofits in one location. The annual event provides the public and employees of The Standard unparalleled opportunities to learn about local nonprofits and discover how to make a difference in the community.
  • Negotiations continue between Wissahickon, teacher's union Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:29AMDistrict operating without teacher contracts
  • Attorney General's Office to prosecute case Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:05AMThe burned body found Tuesday afternoon was that of missing Great Bend teen Alicia DeBolt, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six said Thursday morning.
  • Assurant Employee Benefits Launches New Suite of Voluntary Benefits Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:40AMAssurant Employee Benefits now offers cancer, critical illness, accident and gap insurance as employee-paid, voluntary benefits. These products provide competitive benefits backed by Assurant Employee Benefits' commitment to customer service.
  • New Website Provides Access to Medical Insurance Quotes, Plans and Brokers Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:30AMWebstar Development has founded MedicalInsuranceQuotes.com, a new website that allows visitors to view free medical insurance quotes and apply for plans instantly online. The site also offers free informational consumer resource guides and articles about medical insurance.
  • ‘Preparing for the worst’ Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:02AM8/26/2010 By DARCY GRAY The Hutchinson News GREAT BEND – This week, 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt was sup- posed to start her freshman year at Great Bend High School.
  • Bracing for the worst Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:49PMGREAT BEND - This week, 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt was supposed to start her freshman year at Great B ...
  • UNC -sytem students able to opt out of abortion benefit Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:33AM1. Go to www.studentinsurance.com . 2. Login to your account with your email address and password. 3. On your secure personal account page you will see a link on the right labeled “Remove Benefit.” Click on that link.
  • John Stege Joins Lawson-Hawks Employee Benefits Division as Vice President Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:25AMJohn Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates, announced the recent addition of John Stege of Aptos, California, as a Vice President and Broker for the Employee Benefits Division for the venerable Mountain View, CA-based risk manager, insurance intermediary and broker.
  • Bristol dentist dedicated to learning more, helping patients Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:18PMBRISTOL — Most might consider the term “charismatic dentist” an oxymoron and a rarity, but Dr. Marc Henderson is living proof of their existence.
  • News in brief Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:55PMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
  • Gap year health: Ten tips to keep the doctor away Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:36AMDr Richard Dawood offers his top 10 tips to ensure you avoid any medical mishaps while you're enjoying the trip of a lifetime.
  • Reminder Remembers, 8/12/10 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:46AMCompiled by Jotina McCann 1 YEAR AGO August 13, 2009 Vysta, a 3 1/2-year-old Czech shepherd, had formerly worked for Mammoth police and had been with Florence since Oct. 15. Her death stunned and saddened the Florence Police Department, and Chief Bob Ingulli asked the Arizona Department of Public Safety to investigate.
  • One thing sure in new health law: paperwork Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:02AMMuch of the new health care law remains a moving target, with regulations yet to be written, but one thing is certain:
  • New health insurance plan for the uninsured in Illinois Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:21PMIllinois joins 30 states starting high-risk pools for the uninsured A new health insurance option for people with pre-existing conditions and without medical coverage launches in Illinois on Friday, but only a fraction of the uninsured will benefit.
  • 'High-risk' health care sign-up will be 1st come, 1st served Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:51PMA new health insurance option for people with pre-existing conditions and without medical coverage launches in Illinois on Friday, but only a fraction of the uninsured will benefit. Enrollment in the Illinois Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (IPXP) will proceed on a first-come, first-served basis. It's one of the first major programs to be rolled out in Illinois under recently enacted ...
  • Injured Service Members Take on Hood to Coast Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:06PMPORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard Insurance Company (“The Standard”), is sponsoring the first-ever team of disabled service members -- Team Warfighter Sports -- who will compete in Oregon’s iconic Hood to Coast relay.
  • Injured Service Members Take on Hood to Coast Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:59PMPORTLAND, Ore.----Standard Insurance Company , today announced its sponsorship of the first-ever team of disabled service members who will compete in Oregon’s iconic Hood to Coast relay.
  • Peggy Rometo's Star Signs, Week of August 16 Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:08PMWhat’s in the stars for you this week? Star Signs | Today 12:00 am Leo (July 23 – August 22) Finance: In order to achieve the results you are looking for this week you must allow for errors to be seen. Don’t be afraid to look at your bottom line. It’s not as bad as you think. New information at week’s end gives you an unforeseen financial boost. Tithing will help ensure your ultimate success; an ...
  • An All-Around Cowgirl: Ingalls' Miller grabs top Little Britches prize Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 11:35AMINGALLS -- Emily Miller can easily remember the first time she rode a horse.
  • Alisal district loses 11 migrant education employees this year; county brings in replacements gradually Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 9:45AMAfter a summer of big decisions, the Alisal Union School District foresees major changes in the new academic year set to begin Tuesday.
  • Waco area programs provide free, low-cost dental care Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:19AMOnce this weekend's event is over, local options for free or low-cost dental care will be a lot scarcer. But they won't disappear.
  • Reminder Remembers, 8/12/10 Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:26AMCompiled by Jotina McCann 1 YEAR AGO August 13, 2009 Vysta, a 3 1/2-year-old Czech shepherd, had formerly worked for Mammoth police and had been with Florence since Oct. 15. Her death stunned and saddened the Florence Police Department, and Chief Bob Ingulli asked the Arizona Department of Public Safety to investigate.
  • August 12: Job of the day Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 6:03AMKUSA - A telecommunications company is currently hiring 20 Customer Service Representatives.
  • Community Calendar Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:31AMSubmissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.
  • Micchia running for his old seat in Mentor Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 12:02AMLess than a year after defeating four opponents in the race for an at-large seat, Mentor City Councilman Ronald L. Micchia is pursuing Ward 4 again.
  • StanCorp Investment Advisers Acquires Florida Financial Advisors, Inc. Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 10:27PMPORTLAND, Ore. -- StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc....
  • StanCorp Investment Advisers Acquires Florida Financial Advisors, Inc. Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 6:53PMPORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Florida Financial Advisors, Inc.
  • In Pivotal Phase III Studies, Merck’s Investigational Medicine Boceprevir Helped Majority of Patients with Chronic ... Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 7:23AMWHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck today reported that two pivotal Phase III registration studies for boceprevir, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, have been completed and met the primary endpoints: in both studies in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection, the addition of boceprevir to treatment with PEGINTRON® (peginterferon alfa ...
  • In Pivotal Phase III Studies, Merck's Investigational Medicine Boceprevir Helped Majority of Patients with Chronic ... Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 7:09AMWHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.----Merck today reported that two pivotal Phase III registration studies for boceprevir, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, have been completed and met the primary endpoints: in both studies in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection, the addition of boceprevir to treatment with PEGINTRON® and REBETOL® significantly increased the ...
  • Should teachers be judged on their students' test scores? Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 5:07AMWhen President Barack Obama chose Madison's Wright Middle School in November to launch his $4.3 billion "Race to the Top" initiative, he spoke of the need to provide high-quality teachers in every classroom. While he said plenty of complimentary things about the critical importance of the profession, especially for struggling students, he was blunt about the need to get rid of teachers who aren ...
  • The Standard Charitable Foundation, The Standard and its Employees Contributed $2.3 Million to Nonprofits in 2009 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 3:40PMPORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Standard Charitable Foundation, Standard Insurance Company (“The Standard”) and its employees and retirees together awarded more than $2.3 million across the nation last year to nonprofits.
  • The Standard Charitable Foundation, The Standard and its Employees Contributed $2.3 Million to Nonprofits in 2009 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 3:35PMPORTLAND, Ore.----The Standard Charitable Foundation, Standard Insurance Company and its employees and retirees together awarded more than $2.3 million across the nation last year to nonprofits that share the company’s focus on education, disability and empowerment, cultural development and healthy communities.
  • PerioHealth Professionals(TM), Houston's Smile Engineers(TM), Launch Consumer Website About Dental Implants Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 11:03AMHOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - August 3, 2010) - PerioHealth ProfessionalsT, also known as Houston's Smile Engineers T , recently launched an informative new website, www.GuidedSmiles.com , geared toward consumers interested in guided dental implant surgery, which uses computer technology and 3D digital X-rays to ensure the most personal and precise dental implant ...
  • PerioHealth Professionals(TM), Houston's Smile Engineers(TM), Launch Consumer Website About Dental Implants Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 10:57AMHOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - 08/03/10) - PerioHealth Professionals, also known as Houston's Smile Engineers, recently launched an informative new website, www.GuidedSmiles.com , geared toward consumers interested in guided dental implant surgery, which uses computer technology and 3D digital X-rays to ensure the most personal and precise dental implant placement possible ...
  • Surviving Parenthood Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 1:28AMAuthor Lionel Kauffman once said, "Children are a great comfort in your old age, and they help you reach it faster, too." There’s no doubt that parenting can be stressful.
  • Politics Of ‘Livid Pus’ To Politics Of Nudging Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:18PMADDRESS TO THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY DENTISTRY CONFERENCE: I like to think of the ASMS as a nudger. We seek to prod, push, persuade, nag and bore the government of the day and DHB leaders in the direction we believe the health system should go.
  • DIY investor needs to define risk tolerance Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:01PMFramework for investing style is needed before going it alone
  • Organizers of the We Care Fair want to help during Saturday event Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:16PMSchool starts with some free supplies at the We Care Fair this Saturday at Abundant Life.
  • News in brief Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:25AMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
  • Glen Rock teen earns Gold Award Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:12AMKimberly Schoenberg, a rising senior at Glen Rock High School and member of Girl Scout Troop 1068, earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by completing a 65-hour leadership project.
  • Labour and Employment Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:29AMThe Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury (the "Departments") recently issued Interim Final Regulations (the "Regulations") on grandfathered health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"). Grandfathering allows employers to continue health plans that were in existence on March 23, 2010 and exempts such plans from a number of PPACA provisions.
  • Emdeon Payment Integrity Solution Selected by HealthPlan Services Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:14AMNASHVILLE, Tenn. July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM), a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced that HealthPlan Services (HPS) has selected its Payment Integrity Fraud Prevention Solution to further enhance HPS' comprehensive payer services. HPS is the nation's largest independent provider of service and technology ...
  • Jellyvision Benefits Counselor Improves Benefits Selection, Cuts HR Costs, Doesn’t Annoy Employees Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:10AMCreators of YOU DON’T KNOW JACK launch wildly engaging interactive tool that makes open enrollment education simple, fun and fast.
  • Emdeon Payment Integrity Solution Selected by HealthPlan Services Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:30AMEmdeon Inc. , a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced that HealthPlan Services has selected its Payment Integrity Fraud Prevention Solution to further enhance HPS' comprehensive payer services.
  • Compulsory retirement at 65 to be phased out Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:10AMPlan to end the so called default retirement age is outlined in a consultation document to be published today People will be encouraged to work longer under government plans to phase out the so-called default retirement age of 65 by October 2011. Currently employers can make staff retire at 65 regardless of their circumstances, but ministers signalled this was set to change as people were living ...
  • Finding the best health insurance plan Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:00AMGetting the right health insurance can be daunting. This primer will give you a head start.