Friday, January 3, 2020 Flynn Foster, president and CEO of Guaranty Corporation, has been named the 2020 board chair of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, the organization announced this morning. He will preside over the board as BRAC crafts its next five-year regional strategy. In a prepared statement, BRAC President and CEO Adam Knapp says Foster’s “energy and breadth of understanding will be an asset” as the chamber charts its future direction, noting Foster has served on almost all of BRAC’s organizations and committees in the past. “More than eight hundred thousand of us call the Baton Rouge metro home,” Foster says in a prepared statement. “Taking care of our home and making it a better...
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COMMENTARY: Minimum wage hike would aid American Dream I’m a CEO with a GED, and I have walked in the shoes of a minimum-wage worker. I know from experience that it’s a tougher road today. The minimum wage buys fewer necessities now than it did when I needed it to survive. And as a successful capitalist, it pains me to see that the American Dream, which so inspired me, is increasingly out of reach. As a young boy, I knew all too well the despair of empty pockets. I learned to be resourceful, making money by selling my most precious possessions. The sound of change in my pocket gave me hope. From ages 15 to 18, I was homeless. I did what I had to do to survive and put money in my pocket. I...
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Tiffany Wang curates a minimalist aesthetic. Her Instagram feed is homogenous and intentional. Wang's wardrobe is filled with neutral colors — her camel coat matches the color of her picture-perfect cappuccino — and the shots of her living room show spotless white furniture, with the only pops of color coming from the house plants. Her day job may not be as glamorous; Wang, 32, works at her family's insurance brokerage business in the Sunset. But her side hustle posting pictures of herself and her travels on social media makes her just as much money as her 9 to 5. When Wang graduated from college in 2009, she was having trouble finding work in the Great Recession. She moved to...
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Column: She’s 82. The cost of her long-term care insurance just went up 80% Joyce Viets’ dad was in the life insurance business, so she knew from an early age that you have to plan ahead. “I heard about actuarials my entire life,” the Temecula resident told me. Viets, 82, purchased long-term care insurance nearly two decades ago, anticipating there would come a time when she’d be glad to cover the costs of a nursing home, which can run nearly $300 a day in California for a private room. So it was with more than a little dismay — and a strong sense of betrayal — that she received a recent letter from her long-term care insurance provider, Genworth Financial, informing her that her monthly...
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Inequality is wrenching the nation’s poorest and richest households farther and farther apart, the Census Bureau reported on Thursday. The gap is now so wide that income inequality is the highest it’s been in 50 years, and the nation’s Gini index has increased to match. It’s now 0.485, an increase from 2017’s figures. To put matters into global perspective, Canada has a Gini index of 0.31. Well-intentioned liberals may be tempted to blame this news on Donald Trump, but they should be cautious. The scale of the problem is much bigger than three years of one presidency, even if that presidency is uniquely corrupt. Inequality began to rise well before Trump became president, and his...
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This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Now that the fall semester at college has begun, many parents have the high cost of higher education tuition on their minds. Rising college bills, plus the cost of dorms, travel and books really adds up. If you have a child in high school or college, you may want to know about an unconventional and often underused way to help pay the tuition: your permanent life (whole life or universal life) insurance policy. While many people understand that a life insurance policy pays a death benefit to beneficiaries, in the 2018 Life Insurance Needs Survey by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, more 51% of Americans surveyed...
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MCKINNEY, Texas, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Income Life Insurance Company (AIL), an international life and supplemental health insurance provider to labor unions, credit unions, and middle-income families elected 12 of its State General Agents to its 2013 Executive Advisory Council. The Executive Advisory Council represents the top State General Agents in the Company. Its members serve in a consultative capacity to the president and CEO. The Executive Advisory Council meets to propose new opportunities and initiatives for the 62-year-old insurance provider. The 2013 Executive Advisory Council consists of Steve Greer (TX), Sabrina Lloyd (IL, IN, IA), Slav Bitman (NC), Simon Arias...
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Update by user May 10, 2013 It has been one year since my husband had the accident I described in my original post. AIL still had not paid the money they owe us. After I tried to post a complaint on the Ripoff Report website, AIL contacted me and told me they would look into our case again and told me to stop posting things about them on the Internet - they said they would see that we got the money that we deserved. It is interesting to note here that they have some kind of arrangement with "Ripoff Report" whereas this website will not post complaints about AIL. I have hired a lawyer and he is in contact with AIL, they tell him that they will settle this case no problem - but they need all...
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Ryan Giddens Contact Information About Ryan Giddens Before starting his career with American Income Life Insurance Company, Ryan Giddens, or R.G., was a self-employed small business owner in the fitness industry. In 2011 he was personally recruited into the industry. “I was first attracted to the income potential and later to the leadership development aspect of American Income.” said Ryan. Ryan says, “Seeing people obtain an exciting and prosperous career is one of the most rewarding parts about working with AIL.” By helping others in their career, Ryan progressed in his own career. In less than five years he obtained the State General Agent promotion, which enabled him to start his...
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Who we are American Income Life was founded with $25,000 of borrowed capital and has grown into a leading provider of supplemental life insurance to working class families. You can visit our timeline to learn more about the history of American Income Life. When we say AIL supports working families, we mean it. American Income Life advocates for key issues and campaigns, and invests in a public agenda reflecting core values important to all working people. Social Responsibility We contribute to various organizations that research, analyze, and propose solutions on fair trade, good jobs, environmental sustainability, and electing fair-minded candidates. American Income Life in Action Advocate...
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