For Eric Flaim – New England native, current Stratham resident, and winner of two Olympic speed skating medals – the key to his transition from athletics to financial planning was ...  Read →  Read Story

Open enrollment season for Medicare enrollees begins Oct. 15

The open enrollment season for Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug benefits begins Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7 this year, a timespan several weeks earlier than in prior years.  Read Story

TowneBank insurance unit adds to its North Carolina affliates

The Stanton Taylor Agency is affiliating with Hampton Roads, Va.-based TowneBank insurance agency, as the company continues to expand into Eastern North Carolina.  Read Story

Life insurance application filings down; ‘rollercoaster’ ride predicted

The string of three straight months of increased application activity for individually underwritten life insurance was broken in September, and an industry expert is forecasting a “rollercoaster” ride in the future.  Read Story

Judge frees U.S. from having to pay $750,000 for crashed Ferrari

A federal judge in Detroit dismissed a suit against the U.S. government, seeking payment for the loss of a $750,000 Ferrari crashed by an FBI agent.  Read Story

Federal judge in Pa. rejects Nationwide agents’ contract challenge

A federal judge in Philadelphia has rejected an effort by Nationwide Insurance agents to challenge the insurer's new contract, which they say is unfair.  Read Story

CFP Board takes disciplinary actions against 23 of its members

The CFP Board, which regulates Certified Financial Planners, recently took disciplinary action against 23 of its members.  Read Story

First-half net income for P-C insurers drops 71%, as losses mount

Private U.S. property-casualty insurers’ net income fell 71%, fueled in large part by losses from catastrophes.  Read Story

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th), chairman of the City Council’s Finance Committee, have agreed to work together to wring $15 million in savings out of the ...  Read →  Read Story

Obama’s health reform law colored by meetings with Romney’s staff

Senior Obama Administration officials met with three health-care advisors and experts involved in the creation of the health reform law passed in in Massachusetts by Gov. Mitt Romney in 2006.   Read Story