Warp Speed
By Steve PiontekIt's beginning to feel like we've somehow entered a parallel universe--that staple of science fiction stories--where acceleration is the norm and everything moves at warp ...
October 09, 2005
Friend Or Foe?Great rivalries pepper human history--Sparta and Athens; Montagues and Capulets; Red Sox and Yankees.Whether federal lawmakers and state insurance regulators will join these ranks is ...
October 02, 2005
Valuing LifeI have to admit that I have always been bemused--not to mention mystified, confounded, confused, annoyed, angered and downright flabbergasted--at, one, the refusal of the ...
October 02, 2005
Fighting Max-Mortgage Madness"Max out your home equity line before your lender cuts off the limit...(and) stop making extra mortgage payments and take out a mortgage even if ...
October 02, 2005
Bahamas-BoundI'm really looking forward to the third Life Settlement Roundtable that this magazine is sponsoring on October 11. And not just because this one is ...
October 02, 2005
The Silent Crisis: 68 MillionWithout Life InsuranceAccording to LIMRA International, 68 million adult Americans have no life insurance. 68 million!The number is so big, I called LIMRA to verify. That's right, ...
October 02, 2005
Peace Of Mind"You'll need to decide how much your peace of mind is worth."For all I knew, this could have been an insurance product discussion, so I ...
October 02, 2005
Roller CoasterI loved roller coaster rides when I was a kid; not so much as I've grown older. What is the expression? Ah, yes, I just ...
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