Just One Second Too Long!

This post was inspired by a tragedy some good friends went through recently. They discovered their 19 year old son dead, having killed himself. It wasn’t a suicide. He choked himself to death, the “choking game”, a practice among kids his age. A high...

The Re-Reinvention Of Life Insurance!

I’ve often talked about the good old days of life insurance. Good for the clients. Good for the agents and the companies too, and not all that long ago. It was a time when companies had the freedom to compete for business even when it involved policies that were...

That Is Simply Not True!

I had a customer call today with a question about whether his in force policy would cover him in case his birthday present, a chance to sky dive, didn’t work out so well. His policy has been in force with for 6 years and at the time he took it out he...

There Are No Words!

Let me step away from my “life insurance self” for a moment and just talk about a little about life and death, family and friends. Allow me, if you will, to take a few minutes of your time to share what’s on my heart. I got a call yesterday from a...

So, What’s Up With AIG?

AIG, parent company of American General Life Insurance, has been a topic of much discussion and disdain after being bailed out to the tune of $180+ billion by the US Government. As American General customers have called in concerned over having their life insurance...