Long-Term Care Insurance: You Have OptionsThere was a time in the not-too-distant past when choosing a long-term care insurance plan was simple - because there was only one option: a nursing-home-only plan modeled after Medicare LTC coverage. Today, you can choose your coverage and its terms from a plethora of options.Thailand offers tourists free insuranceThailand is continuing to offer insurance coverage worth $10,000 to anyone harmed in riots and demonstrations as it seeks to attract tourists scared off by political turmoil, officials say.Insurance premiums hike for firms on flood-hit Carlisle estateBusinesses hit by flooding on Carlisle’s Willowholme industrial estate are facing a big hike in insurance costs, it has been revealed.Thailand offers tourists free insuranceThailand is continuing to offer insurance coverage worth $10,000 to anyone harmed in riots and demonstrations as it seeks to attract tourists scared off by political turmoil, officials say. Other carrots range from a waiver on all visa fees to discounts on... Insurance - Tourism - Thailand - Asia - Travel and TourismSt. John the Baptist Parish School Board to expand proposal on insurance fee disclosureThe St. John the Baptist Parish School Board delayed action on a policy that would require all insurance agents and brokers to disclose all fees and fee-splitting agreements in the hopes of avoiding any conflicts of interest. Board members said...Raise your insurance deductible to save money: a smart move?You can save money by raising your insurance deductible. But make sure your emergency fund can handle the unexpected.MN state wrestling: Wychor off to strong start for SpudsST. PAUL – Mark Wychor needed just one word to sum up his first match at Minnesota’s state wrestling tournament.Thursday A.M. ReportThursday A.M. Report US Bank puts $90 million more into solar financing; Target same-store sales up 2.4%; Rimage’s profits up 30 percent in Q4; General Mills, Xcel, 3M, Hormel, Mosaic, Medtronic ranked top corporate citizensOJH Mathcounts Team takes 4th at regional competitionOsseo Junior High School seventh and eighth grade math team placed fourth at the Mathcounts Regional Competition Saturday, Feb. 6, in Fridley. The regional competition consisted of two individual rounds and a team round. All three parts are used to determine a team score.Sidney High business teacher saluted as Educator of YearSIDNEY — As a business teacher at Sidney High School, Vicki Phelps Fulk has always let her students know that life’s important lessons often occur outside the classroom.“It is important to prepare students for a career, not just a job,” Fulk said. “Students need to be prepared to use their education now, as well as in the future, to be prepared for life and be happy in the careers they chose.”Swimmers second at FridleyDespite a total miss in the diving pool (thanks to icy conditions) and a disqualification in a key relay event, the Monticello Magic boys’ swim team placed second at the Section 2A True Team Swim Meet Saturday, riding the steady performances of senior sprinter Scott Albares and freshman Paul Fair.
