News in brief: Local employees earn senior living designation

Local employees earn senior living designation

HUNTINGTON -- Steve P. Hatten CLU, ChFC, and Christie A. Kinsey, CLU, ChFC, of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network of Huntington have earned the Chartered Advisor for Senior Living (CASL) designation from The American College.

Founded in 1927, The American College, located in Bryn Mawr, Pa., is the nation's leading educator of professionals in the financial services industry.

With a CASL designation, Hatten and Kinsey have completed one of the most comprehensive curriculum available addressing the many financial and lifestyle considerations affecting both seniors in retirement and individuals preparing for retirement. As financial representatives, they are part of a network of specialists offering a wide array of services. The CASL designation allows them to continue to provide expert guidance and innovative solutions on a broad range of financial topics.

Hatten began his career with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network on June 18, 1975, while Kinsey started with the Network June 24, 1981. Both have earned lifetime membership in the Million Dollar Roundtable, National Quality Awards and the National Sales Achievement Awards. Each is extremely active in various community organizations, serving on the Boards of Hospice, United Way, the Huntington Museum of Art and Cabell Huntington Hospital to name a few.

Hatten and Kinsey are associated with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Dobbs Financial Group of Charleston. Further information on Northwestern Mutual, its subsidiaries and affiliates can be found at: www.nmfn.com.

Filing deadline set for federal economic injury disaster loans

June 2 is the filing deadline for that are available to small businesses located in Mingo and Wayne counties as a result of drought conditions and higher than normal temperatures dating from Feb. 1, 2007.

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to farm-related and nonfarm-related small business concerns and small agricultural cooperatives that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA, but nurseries are eligible to apply for these loans for losses caused by drought conditions.

Interested business owners should contact SBA's Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit www.sba.gov.