I didn’t know what I hated most at this particular moment: the temperature, soaring high enough to cause a torrent of sweat to race down my back and puddle in my undershorts; the flies, orbiting my head like vultures circling a Weight-Watchers-sponsored m
Little did we know when we bought our dream house about a half mile from the Missouri River in Bismarck, N.D., that we would fight floods. Our house is located in a small subdivision on the outskirts of town. It was built in the mid-1970s before flood pla
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced significant changes in the administration and pricing of its Pre-existing Condition Insurance Program (PCIP). As part of these changes, in states that participate in the federally r
Did you see Brendan Higgins, a Trusted Choice® agent from Thousand Islands Agency in Clayton, N.Y., help a New York-area family find the right coverage for a better price during a financial makeover on “Good Morning America”?
Although your business card may identify you as a sales person or producer, your job is not so much to “sell” as it is to provide consistent, ongoing value to your customers. You already know that the reason any business exists is to fill needs and solve
By: Volume 108, No. 6
Whether it’s fair or not, we are often judged on first impressions. This harsh reality is nowhere better seen than in today’s ultra-fast business world where customers size you up in a nano-second based on your personal image. Since first impressions ofte
Heather is a manager at a publishing company, prides herself on her extremely high standards—even jokingly referring to herself as a “perfectionist”—but she has difficulty meeting deadlines. During brainstorming sessions with her staff, Heather yearns to
The tornado outbreak across the South in late April was the second deadliest in U.S. history, devastating seven states and killing more than 300 people. Unfortunately, it seems like scenes of major natural disasters are becoming all too common—and no part
More than 1,000 agents and brokers got to hear a first-hand account of U.S. budget negotiations from someone who was there—Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio). Boehner was the keynote speaker at the 2011 Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention