Insurance

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was....

This audiobook details a highly efficient form of cash value life insurance designed to supercharge your savings and stockpile wealth....

The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+ gives you the no-nonsense advice and practical tools you need to plan wisely for your retirement in today's ever-changing landscape. You'll find new rules for downsizing, spending wisely, delaying Social Security benefits....

Discover the secret to financial security that empowers you to invest, grow, and protect your money like the wealthy! Retirement expert Shirley Luu educates her listeners on what she believes to be the single most powerful financial security vehicle available for Americans today: the IUL....

Don’t even think about navigating YOUR social security benefits until you listen to this essential guide – Understand your options and secure your retirement for financial independence, even if you’re just starting your journey.

In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past....

From the New York Times best-selling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system - and the people who are saving it....

Award-winning New York Times reporter Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal reveals the dangerous, expensive, and dysfunctional American health-care system....

How to Make a Killing reveals dialysis as a microcosm of American medicine and poses a vital challenge: find a way to fix dialysis, and we'll have a fighting chance of fixing our country's dysfunctional healthcare system as a whole, restoring patients, not profits, as its true purpose....

Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has lived a life associated with the deadly risks of combat. From his first day at West Point, to his years in Afghanistan, to his efforts helping business leaders, McChrystal has seen how individuals and organizations fail to mitigate risk....

Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement....

Conklin’s audiobook is an interesting and informal discussion with the listener about the five principles of human performance; principle by principle, section by section....

Building on its successful predecessors, the third edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' will show a new way of dealing with a perceived "human error" problem in your organization. It will help you trace how your organization juggles inherent trade-offs between safety and other pressures and expectations....

From award-winning ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen, a primer for anyone who wants to fight the predatory health-care system - and win....

Selling insurance can be a lucrative career, but few people really make it. Jessi Park is one of them. In just four years, she went from scraping by on unemployment to a top sales agent to opening her own agency. But her journey to success wasn't an easy one....

Jason Mandel sheds light on how the big Wall Street firms manipulate circumstances to benefit themselves first, and their clients second. Mandel argues that investors must demand transparency and seek guarantees from their financial advisers.

This book is intended to help candidates to prepare for the property and casualty insurance exam. You may see all or some of the questions in this book on your test....

America’s Bitter Pill is Steven Brill’s acclaimed book on how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written, how it is being implemented, and, most important, how it is changing—and failing to change—the rampant abuses in the healthcare industry....

Do you ever wonder what the next boom will be? That's exactly what this book is about....

There are many books on how to succeed in F&I. Experts are everywhere, trying to give you advice on how to be successful. You see magazines, blogs, podcasts, and even TV shows, telling you how to maximize your profits and how to overcome any objection....

Is life insurance a bad investment? Don’t I lose all my cash value when I die? Shouldn’t I just make a bundle and invest it instead? What about my spouse or my kids—do they need life insurance....

Are you feeling lost in the labyrinth of Medicare? You're not alone. But imagine if you had an audiobook to guide you, making the convoluted world of Medicare clear and accessible....

From a MacArthur Genius ​MIT economist and pre-eminent Stanford economist comes a lively and provocative proposal for American health insurance reform....

More than half of the American population (56 percent) lives “paycheck to paycheck”. According to American Journal of Public Health 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies were driven by medical problems....

The new Ten Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make With Medicare book is perfect for anyone who has questions about Medicare, Medicare elections, and the insurance options within Medicare....

Navigating Medicare can be complex, but it doesn't have to be. Whether you're approaching retirement or managing specific disabilities, understanding Medicare is crucial for ensuring your health is protected in your later years. This guide demystifies Medicare, making it accessible and straightforward.

In "Wealth Mastery Unleashed: Uncover the Life Insurance Blueprint to Generational Prosperity," embark on a transformative journey towards financial abundance and long-term prosperity. This comprehensive guide reveals the untapped potential of life insurance as a powerful tool for building and preserving wealth for generations to come.

Jason Mandel sheds light on how the big Wall Street firms manipulate circumstances to benefit themselves first, and their clients second. Mandel argues that investors must demand transparency and seek guarantees from their financial advisers. Clarity is needed to navigate a future economy filled with great volatility and uncertainty. Diversification away from long-only stock and bond allocations is critical to protecting your wealth and outpacing inflation.

Are you an Insurance Agent looking for help closing more sales? This is the ideal guide to help you become efficient at uncovering prospective customers and conducting appointments that close more sales. This book was written by a 10-year veteran in the Life and Health insurance industry. Someone who has been very successful as an independent insurance agent with a sizeable insurance agency.

As an Independent Insurance Agent, your main job is prospecting. Sure, you will frequently conduct client meetings and make service calls, but none of this will be possible without prospecting. So what exactly is Prospecting? Prospecting is the first step in the sales process, which consists of identifying potential customers, aka prospects. The goal of prospecting is to develop a database of likely customers and then systematically communicate with them in the hopes of converting them from potential customer to current customer. I wrote this book to help you do just that.

A BEGINNER'S PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SALES SCRIPTS FOR INDEPENDENT LIFE AND /OR HEALTH INSURANCE AGENTS This short and to-the-point book Provides a new perspective on the need to create and use sales scripts within your Insurance agency. As an industry veteran, building and managing her own Independent Insurance agency from zero to over one thousand clients, Miss Gathoni understands the challenges all Insurance Agents face in the pursuit of building their individual books of business. In this last book, one in a series of sales-related works, she delves into many relevant topics. She addresses ...

This book details 12 insurance coverages, exclusions, and concepts that many, if not most, insurance practitioners don't fully understand or simply choose to ignore. Four major policy types are addressed in its 17 chapters: commercial property, commercial general liability, business auto and homeowners' protection. This is for insurance professionals who desire to understand coverages other insurance pushers ignore.

"Building Better Employee Benefits: Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Talent" is an indispensable guide for HR professionals, business leaders, and anyone seeking to optimize their organization's employee benefits package. In today's competitive job market, attracting and retaining top talent is essential for organizational success, and effective employee benefits play a crucial role in achieving this goal. This comprehensive book offers practical insights, strategies, and best practices for designing, implementing, and managing employee benefits programs that drive engagement, loyalty,...

Way ahead of its time, in this classic text the authors convincingly introduce social science theory and methods to the field of private security. While they deal with the various approaches to private security including management styles and adaptations of regular policing styles, the significant innovation is the introduction of situational crime prevention -- at the time virtually unknown in the private policing field -- as a major tool of private security. Situational crime prevention today is widely used to solve a broad range of crime problems from car theft to terrorism, so remains ...

Ever wondered how you could build wealth, ensure financial security, and yet keep it all tax-free? Are you struggling to navigate the complex world of financial planning and investment strategies? It's time to transform the way you see life insurance. With this handy guide, you will uncover the often-overlooked potential of life insurance as a tool for building wealth, completely tax-free.

Prepare for the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Individual Life and Annuities - Life Financial Management U.S. (ILALFMU) Exam with this comprehensive study guide covering essential topics in financial management for life insurance and annuities. This guide is designed to help candidates grasp key principles and methods relevant to U.S. GAAP financial reporting and valuation, providing a solid understanding of the requirements applicable to individual life insurance and annuity products issued by U.S. life insurance companies. Candidates will also delve into U.S. statutory financial reporting and...

Is "risk" the enemy or is it necessary? What is risk management? How does insurance fit into the concept of risk management? This book defines risk, discusses the theory of risk management, details the risk management process, and delves into insurance and its rightful place within risk management. "Insurance is Not Risk Management!" allows the reader to skip over three to five years of "accidental" learning and speed up his or her career. Included in this book is a discussion of insurance regulation, legal liability theories, and the premium audit process and rules. All experience levels ...

Prepare for success on the Society of Actuaries (SOA) General Insurance Ratemaking and Reserving (GIRR) Exam with this comprehensive study guide. Designed to help candidates master the key concepts and techniques essential for general insurance actuarial work, this guide covers all seven topics outlined by the SOA exam syllabus. Introduction and Key Considerations: Understand the foundational principles and key considerations that underpin general insurance actuarial work. Explore fundamental concepts crucial for success in the field. Preparing Claims and Exposure Data for Actuarial Work: ...

Prepare for the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Advanced Topics in General Insurance (GIADV) Exam with this comprehensive study guide. Covering essential topics in general insurance, this guide is designed to help candidates thoroughly understand key concepts and effectively prepare for the exam. Topic: Basic Stochastic Reserving Learning Objectives: Understand how to use basic loss development models to estimate the standard deviation of an estimator of unpaid claims. Topic: Development Analysis for Excess Limits and Layers Learning Objectives: Gain insight into the considerations involved in ...

Prepare for the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Quantitative Finance and Investment – Investment Risk Management (QFIIRM) Exam with this comprehensive study guide. Developed by industry experts, this guide covers essential topics to help you master investment risk management concepts and excel in your exam. Features: Identification of Risk Types Understand and describe types of risk present in investment management. Risk Measurement and Assessment Apply different approaches to measuring and assessing risk exposures. Risk Management Apply the components of an effective risk management system to...