Archive for August, 2009
Take That USAA And State Farm!
Another bipolar disorder success today. A client I have been working with who applied with State Farm and USAA and received highly rated offers from both was able to get a standard rate through one of our better carriers, more than cutting in half his potential life insurance cost.
The difference it made for him was […]
Breakthrough In Lung Cancer Detection!
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the world today, accounting for 18% of worldwide cancer related deaths. It has also, in all my years of studying and following breakthroughs in early detection, been the most stubborn in avoiding advances in clinical diagnosis.
Now, finally, some potentially great news. As with most other […]
Brown & Brown Acquires Benefits Unit of Roussel Agency of Tennessee
Florida-based insurance agency Brown & Brown has acquired the group employee benefits division of Roussel & Associates of Brentwood, Tennessee.
The group employee benefits division, which has …
Make Sure They Know About It!!
Over the hundreds of year I’ve been in the life insurance business I’ve given out who knows how many thousands of business cards and sent out who knows how many quotes, all a paper trail leading back to me saying that maybe there is life insurance in force.
I always hate to the be the bearer […]
AIG, Former CEO Greenberg, CFO Smith Agree to Binding Arbitration
American International Group, Inc., its former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Maurice R. Greenberg, and its former Chief Financial Officer Howard I. Smith jointly announced today that they …
Hurricane Jimena Threatens Baja California; Now a Cat 4 Storm
According to the most recent analysis from Risk Management Solutions, Hurricane Jimena has strengthened in the past 24 hours to a category four storm and is forecast to make landfall with the Baja …
Progress Celebrated on Fourth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Gulf Coast officials and residents marked the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a mix of solemn remembrances and celebrations of how far the region has come in its recovery from the …
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California Fires Threatens Thousands’ Homes
A wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles has surged in every direction, going in a single day from a modest threat to a danger to some 10,000 homes.
The blaze nearly tripled in size in …
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A.M. Best: Reinsurers Stay Afloat In Sinking Economy
Two years into the global financial crisis, global reinsurers' performance to date could be counted as an achievement, given the state of the financial services industry and the economy, says A.M. …
UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute to Host Conference on Terrorism
The UK's Chartered Insurance Institute announced that its London Market faculty will hold a second "Counter Terrorist Workshop" in conjunction with the City of London Police on November 10. …