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Porter leads Glynn Griffing and Associates with music in her heart

Lynn Lofton — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:43:13 +0000

On her way to becoming president of Glynn Griffing and Associates, Kim Griffing Porter had a musical career. After earning degrees in music from Ole Miss and Boston University, she won a competition as a soprano and traveled the world with a youth orchestra and choir. “I had an opportunity to sing and travel all [...]

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Act now before storm season

Lisa Monti — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:32:28 +0000

If you think preparing for storm season only means stocking up on extra drinking water and food or filling your gas tank, you are missing a very important step in your preparations. You should get to know your insurance policy. Knowing what’s covered and what’s not can save you a world of trouble and possibly [...]

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Commercial real estate insurance rates increasing, but property owners can take steps to reduce premiums

Becky Gillette — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:22:42 +0000

Superstorm Sandy in 2012 followed an unprofitable 2011 year worldwide for insurers, so it should come as no surprise that coverage for insurance including commercial insurance is increasing in price. “Over the past year or two, we’ve seen slight increases in property rates,” said Brandt Galloway, a partner with Galloway Chandler-McKinney insurance, Columbus. “Upgrades to [...]

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Proposed Medicaid expansion could create 9,000 jobs

Becky Gillette — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:17:13 +0000

The proposed Medicaid expansion that is part of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, would add 400,000 state residents to Medicaid, which a University Research Center report predicts would create 9,000 new jobs in Mississippi. Former state economist Phil Pepper points out that is as many jobs as generated by the Nissan and [...]

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Insurance agent survives stage four cancer with hope and positive attitude

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:08:45 +0000

Stan Gartman owns an independent insurance agency in Vancleave but has a story to share that transcends the insurance industry. His story is one of serious illness, recovery and hope. In July 2011, he was diagnosed with stage four tonsil, throat and lymph node cancer, and the past year has been quite a journey. “Cancer [...]

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LIVING LIFE AND LOVING IT: Insurance agent Andy Daniels takes to the sky for birthday

Lynn Lofton — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:01:47 +0000

Not everyone celebrates a birthday with a skydiving adventure, but Andy Daniels of Indianola did just that, and it’s a birthday he won’t soon forget. The State Farm insurance agent didn’t mind turning 46, but he did want to fulfill a long-standing wish and do something memorable. Plans to take the dive on his 40th [...]

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Williams, new chair of state workers’ comp commission

Becky Gillette — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:01:19 +0000

As chairman of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, Liles B. Williams oversees the work of an agency that receives reports of more than 11,000 work-related injuries per year. Williams sees his role as one of trying to control the costs while assuring that injured workers are treated fairly. “It is a good feeling when you [...]

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Craft helping to give more choice with healthcare reform

Becky Gillette — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:00:09 +0000

While some states have balked at setting up a health insurance exchange (HIE) that is part of the healthcare reforms, in Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has supported an exchange designed to make it easier for people to shop online for health insurance policies before it was made part of health care reform legislation. Since 2007 [...]

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Taking the ‘offshore’ route

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:00:49 +0000

Becoming a State Farm insurance agent was not a route that was a straight road for Jeff Zachary. This second-generation agent began his working life as a petroleum engineer after graduating from Mississippi State University in 1985. However, getting that first engineering job was not without challenges. “When I graduated from college, the price of [...]

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Demands of solvency…

Ted Carter — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:00:56 +0000

State trust for unemployment insurance raises taxable employee wage to $14,000 Mississippi employers who laid off workers in the first quarter have seen a doubling of the amount of wages for which they pay a state assessment for unemployment insurance. The taxable wage rose from $7,000 to $14,000 of each employee’s annual wages. The higher [...]

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