State agency adjusts to coverage changes

MARK HIBBS MOREHEAD CITY — State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, speaking Wednesday to a group of insurance agents here, said his department is working at “warp speed” to adjust to changes associated with federal health care reforms and to strengthen consumer protections and improve “transparency” in other areas of insurance.

50 side businesses to set up from home

If you are one of the rising number of people working part-time, earn some extra cash in dog walking or rampant veg growing Happy days are here again – or so you might assume from a recent wave of optimistic reports about the economic outlook and rising consumer confidence . But while unemployment is down, the latest labour market figures reveal a surge in part-time jobs as employers remain …