A Little Friday File Fun

And now it's time for FRIDAY FILES!

In West Chester, Pennsylvania, a statue of a lion was taken from a residence. Police posted surveillance video of the theft online. Apparently, that gave the thieves a change of heart because two days later, according to the Associated Press, they not only returned the statue, but left a bouquet of flowers and a card. Police posted video of that as well.

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In Londonderry, New Hampshire, a woman has filed a lawsuit against a bar claiming she lost her balance and fell through a narrow entrance while trying to pass by two men who were allegedly drunk and brawling. Not to downplay her claims, but the irony is the name of the bar is Stumble Inn Bar & Grill.

In Taiwan, a woman was plucking weeds around a gravestone when she though sand had gotten into her eye. After increased swelling and pain, she went to Fooyin University Hospital where doctors discovered four bees embedded in her eye. According to the BBC, doctors were able to pull them out. The bees were alive, feeding off the woman’s tears. The doctor who treated her said her vision was saved because she didn’t want to rub her eye for fear of tearing her contact lens. “If she did, she could have induced the bees to produce venom. She could have gone blind,” he told the BBC.

In Portland, Oregon, a house sitter called 911 saying she thought an intruder was in the bathroom. The Oregonian reports deputies entered the home and ordered the burglar out, but nothing happened. Deputies then opened the bathroom door with guns drawn and discovered the intruder was a Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner.
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Flashbacks from elementary school. Those pizzas really were “the bomb!”

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MassMutual Enhances Website for Participants Affected by Pension Risk Transfer

Both active annuitants and deferred annuitants can go to MassMutual’s website to access information about their annuity, as well as update their records, among other things.

As the growth of its pension risk transfer (PRT) business accelerates, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has enhanced its website to serve PRT annuitants, improving navigation, providing more self-service features and information, and offering mobile access.

 

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“The website is a home for annuitants whose employers or former employers have selected MassMutual for a pension risk transfer annuity,” says Keith McDonagh, head of MassMutual’s Institutional Solutions unit.

 

Both active annuitants (who are receiving annuity payments) as well as deferred annuitants (those who have not yet elected to receive payments) can go to MassMutual’s website to access information about their annuity, as well as update their records.  Annuitants are able to view information about their annuity payments, tax withholding, tax reports, history and beneficiaries. In addition, annuitants can go to the site to enroll in direct deposit, access online forms and update their mailing address. The website is fully compatible with mobile devices.

 

The new portal also allows for easy access to other products and services an annuitant may have with MassMutual.

 

“Through strategic investments in new capabilities, we aim to become the provider of choice for employers seeking to transfer their pension risks to a financially strong and capable provider,” says McDonagh.

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