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. Other carrots range from a waiver on all visa fees to discounts on... Insurance - Tourism - Thailand - Asia - Travel and TourismInsurance 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.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.St. 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...Cops say Bennington man set fire to wife's home for insurance moneyBENNINGTON — Bennington police say a member of the fire department charged with setting fire to his wife's home twice wanted to get enough insurance money to pay for surgery so she could become pregnant.Education briefsBOONE GROVEKindergarten roundup: Boone Grove Elementary School will have kindergarten roundup at 6 p.m. Thursday for children who will attend kindergarten in August.Enter through the front entrance.The child must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 to be eligible for school this fall.Parents should bring a copy of the child's birth certificate, a copy of the child's shot records, and two ...Kudos: Walnut Grove School announces honor rollThe second-trimester honor roll for sixth- and seventh-graders at Walnut Grove School has been announced.Traveling through tangled woodsThe Arkansas backwoods are a wreck. Between last September's Hurricane Ike and this winter's historic ice storm, huge areas of the forest are a tangle of broken trees and nearly impenetrable brush.Wake Forest Baptist to change traffic pattern for emergency-department visitsWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center said today that it will begin using temporary traffic patterns Monday for all emergency department visits.DUI Patrols in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, RSM; Checkpoint in Costa MesaRoving patrols aimed at taking drunken drivers off the streets of Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita will be mobilized Friday night, while another DUI/drivers license ch...
