The Williams family has been watching out for wellbeing of Tri-Citians for 45 years.In 1971, John R. “Jack” Williams founded Insurance and Financial Consultants, Inc., selling life insurance, annuities, investment products, health insurance and employee benefit packages.He’d already been an insurance agent for several years, working for State Farm Insurance.“But...

If your rented home or apartment is destroyed by fire, or all of your possessions are stolen by thieves, will be relieved that you are protected by Renters Insurance or left with few good options because you didn’t purchase it?In Washington state, about 47 percent of all residents rent a...

Kaiser Permanente and Group Health Cooperative have signed a definitive agreement in December for Kaiser to acquire the Seattle-Based Group Health for $1.8 billion.Group Health is one of the three largest health insurers in Washington state, with more than 518,000 policy holders, 17.5 percent of the market and a surplus...