North Bay Business Journal

High-deductible plans see sharp cost increases

NORTH BAY – In an informal survey of the region’s top insurance brokerages, experts described prospects for the open enrollment season in several recurring and dismal themes: watered-down coverage, double-digit increases and more simply giving up on benefits all together.

Students, employers embrace internships

NORTH BAY – When Sonoma State business major Patrick Teixeira went out looking for a job, he was not necessarily seeking an internship or a career. But when he went for his interview at insurer AFLAC, he found both.

NORTH BAY – When Sonoma State business major Patrick Teixeira went out looking for a job, he was not necessarily seeking an internship or a career. But when he went for his interview at insurer Aflac, he found both.