In recognition of the holiday season, the OneBeacon Charitable Trust has made a $12,000 donation to the Greater Boston Food Bank, the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and one of the largest food banks in the country.
Said Carmen Duarte, a member of the OneBeacon Charitable Trust Committee, “At OneBeacon, we are firm believers in [...]
Infinity Insurance announced a second annual food drive to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank .Infinity garnered more than 1,200 pounds of food donations last year and will operate 22 food drives throughout the Atlanta region beginning today through December 15, 2008.
“The holiday season is a perfect opportunity for Infinity and our agency partners to [...]
The more than 1,300 associates employed by Health Net of the Northeast, Inc. have rallied together with the Company to purchase and deliver more than six tons (12,000 pounds) of non-perishable food and fresh fruit and vegetables to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) as part of an urgent campaign to aid [...]
A survey by the Urban Institute found that 1.9 million seniors found themselves having to choose between buying food and buying medicine. The survey was conducted in 1993—a time when the economy was booming! Due to the current economic woes, it is more difficult than ever for seniors to make it on their own.
“More and [...]
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies will hold a dedication and ribbon cutting for Farmers new 95,000 square foot HelpPoint facility in Olathe Thursday June 4, 2009.
The ceremony will be held at 16850 W. 119th St in Olathe. On the corner of Renner Rd and 119th Street, right across the street from the Bass Pro Shop. [...]
Britannia members overwhelmingly endorse plans to merge with The Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) to create new super-mutual.
New business will be the most diversified customer-owned enterprise in
UK financial services, providing ethical alternative to banks
– Strong strategic and cultural fit between the [...]
Having to pay and display whilst visiting loved ones in hospital is life’s biggest injustice payment according to new research released by The Co-operative ISA’s.
Hospital parking charges head the top 20 of raw deals, with 1 in 6 (17 per cent) people citing fees for visiting sick friends and relatives as the thing they [...]
Quick-Med Technologies, Inc.announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market and distribute its patented NIMBUS® barrier gauze wound care dressings. This represents the first FDA clearance for NIMBUS – an innovative technology that is so unique and cutting edge that it was put through FDA’s De Novo process, [...]
The labor union UNITE HERE has launched www.PrudentialAnnuityAlert.info, an independent resource for broker-dealers, financial advisors and policyholders concerned about risks facing Prudential Financial and its variable annuities business. Prudential Financial. the second largest insurer in the U.S., and a market leader in variable annuities, saw the steepest decline in its risk-based capital last year and [...]
It costs extra money to carry around extra weight: $19.39 per overweight pound or an average of more than $1,000 a year, as a recent Humana study pointed out.
That’s because people who are overweight or obese are much more at risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. One of the best ways to [...]
