"One of the primary mistakes that consumers make when purchasing insurance is not comparing different options before signing a contract. This article discusses the different types of insurance out there and how to choose the best one for your budget and needs." --

"This article provides an overview of what disability insurance is, who is often covered, the factors that influence the benefits and cost of insurance, and more." --

When gruff and intimidating security consultant Max Stillman appears without warning in the San Francisco office of McClaren Life and Casualty and begins asking questions and scrutinizing files, the employees can't help wondering just which of them he's been hired to investigate. The first to find out is young data analyst John Walker when Stillman's mysterious investigation leads out of town, he announces he's taking Walker with him.
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After his divorce, Hunt Jackson decides to start over in Tucson, where an old buddy fixes him up with his wife's friend, Beth. The attraction is immediate, and they're married a few months later. But Hunt's happiness is marred by his bizarre encounter with an insurance agent whose insistence that Hunt increase his coverage sounds, incredibly, like a threat. The agent - tall, gaunt, oddly dressed in an old-fashioned suit and fedora - is himself a menacing...

Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor, is not one to ever take chances in any aspect of his life. But when his new bride Lisa leaves him for French scuba instructor Claude on their honeymoon, he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly, whom he remembers from the seventh grade. Unlike the control-freak Reuben, she's spent her life living on the edge. They reluctantly begin a romance and Polly introduces...

El derecho de seguros se presenta con frecuencia como una ciencia inaccesible y no apta para legos, cuando en realidad obedece al más elemental sentido común. Este libro, escrito por Alonso Núñez del Prado, explica sus fundamentos y profundiza en los derechos del consumidor, cuya satisfacción no es solo un deber legal, sino el secreto del éxito empresarial, tema que las compañías de seguro no parecen recordar-. Esta publicación intenta contribuir...

Behind the prim gates of the Greenwich, Connecticut, McMansions, Wall Street whizzes turn their attentions from mortgages to another possible profit source: the $25 trillion life-insurance industry. By securitizing the policies of the old and sick, they hope to make another financial killing. At the same time, Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall-two exceptional yet aloof medical residents-are working closely with their medical center's premier scientist...

"Insurance and taxes are key topics in understanding your personal finances. This tutorial will help you understand insurance and tax concepts that you'll need in your financial plan." --

Insurance adjustor Jack Wade investigates a house fire which killed a California heiress. Police rule an accident, but Wade suspects the woman's husband. Or is he being led up the creek by the real arsonist? By the author of The Death and Life of Bobby Z.

As he investigates a socialite's insurance claim for a champion show horse's sudden death, elite Pasadena law firm newcomer Jack MacTaggart uncovers links to an old blackmail scheme before he is falsely accused of murder