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A Smartphone App That Allows Insurance Companies To Spy On Your Driving

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Dec 21, 2011

What if your smartphone kept track of each time you didn't use your blinker or swerved suddenly and compiled a record of how bad a driver you are? Big Brother or big business? READ»

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The Trillion-Dollar Storm: Will Hurricanes Drive Us Off The Coasts?

BY Greg LindsayTue Oct 4, 2011

As storms become more powerful and more damaging, will living on the coasts become simply impossible? Insurance companies might try to price you out before we find out.READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

What Every Employer Should Be Doing To Lower Health Care Costs

BY Bryce WilliamsMon Oct 3, 2011

A scary new study shows that health care premiums are skyrocketing, but as new provisions of health care reform come into effect, companies can do a lot to make their employees healthier for less money.READ»

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Leadership For Later: Making The Right Preparations For Retirement And Long-Term Care

BY Dayna SteeleTue Sep 13, 2011

As a successful business leader, you plan for the future of your business. Are you showing the same leadership and smart preparation in your personal life? READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

The Health Care Conundrum: Cut Costs Or Create Jobs?

BY Bryce WilliamsThu Sep 8, 2011

Governors are in a conundrum. How can their states toe the line on spending for vital health care services without killing the health care job creation engine? READ»

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Can The Internet Change How We Buy Health Care?

BY Bryce WilliamsWed Jun 15, 2011

It's changed how we've consumed nearly every other service. Once health-care reform comes into effect, how will the web change how we deal with insurance companies?READ»

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What Wayne Gretzky Can Teach Us About Fixing Our Health-Care System

BY Roderick McMullenWed May 25, 2011

In my last post on Co.Design, I wrote about how mandatory implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) technology is forcing highly skilled physicians out of practice. The trend is primarily affecting the older generation of ... READ»

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iFive: China, BP, Twitter, 2010 Fifa World Cup, Modern Archaeology

BY Addy DugdaleMon Jun 7, 2010

While you were sleeping, innovation was doing push-ups, stretches, and some cardio. 1. China first. While Foxconn raises its workers' salaries by an additional 70%, to go with last week's 30%, as long as certain conditions are met, ...READ»

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Can you find Cheap Auto Insurance in NYC?

BY Dave ForemanTue May 4, 2010

Shockingly, the answer is yes.But here are some things you need to know:Outside Agents are Expensive.Buying insurance from a company who uses outside agents to sell their products is expensive. Outside agents are a good way to drive ...READ»

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Health Reform What am I paying for?

BY Chad LevinFri Apr 2, 2010

2010 New Programs: * Temporary retiree reinsurance program is established * National risk pool is created, small business tax credit is established * $250 rebate for Medicare members who reach the ”doughnut hole”READ»

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Health Insurance Reform In Conclusion

BY Chad LevinThu Apr 1, 2010

The President's signature on health care reform legislation March 23 and his signing on March 30 of the Reconciliation measure to "fix" the March 23 version starts the clock ticking for implementation of the biggest change to American health care in 45 years. Irrespective of policy position or political persuasion, two truthsREAD»

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Are You a Struggling Homeowner?

BY Genilde GuerraWed Mar 17, 2010

If you owe more than your home is worth and are struggling to keep your home under the current housing crisis, you should know help is on the way. You might be able to modify and ...READ»

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What Will Title Insurance do For You?

BY Genilde GuerraMon Mar 8, 2010

Choosing the right real estate attorney to handle your closing can mean the difference between a smooth closing or a complicated one, is a choice which should be made carefully. Choose an attorney that will keep your information ...READ»

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Tales of Freelance Health Insurance That Might Just Make You Queasy

BY Addy DugdaleWed Feb 17, 2010

I spoke to five self-employed Americans. Not one of them had the same outlook on what seems to me to be the only issue for Americans that really matters right now.READ»

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The Sickest Home Office or What Jack Bauer Taught Me About Freelance

BY Addy DugdaleFri Jan 29, 2010

The following takes place in the Home Office between Monday and Friday last week. Events don't occur in real time. Day One, as they used to say on 24, when Jack Bauer still had a wife and a bad relationship with mardy daughter Kim, ...READ»

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STEVEN SEARS THE NUMBER ONE ATTORNEY YOU CAN FIND IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

BY Mandy Y.Tue Jan 26, 2010

I met Mr. Sears at his law firm in Irvine, Calfiornia. He helped me set up a family trust. We spent a few hours on estate planning. He explainned to me about the life insurance trust which I needed. He said a ...READ»

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