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Women are imprisoned in their homes, and are denied access to basic health care and education. Food sent to help starving people is stolen by their leaders. The religious monuments of other faiths are destroyed. Children are forbidden to fly … Continue reading →

A Kind-hearted Physician sitting at the bedside of a patient afflicted with an incurable and painful disease, heard a noise behind him, and turning saw a cat laughing at the feeble efforts of a wounded mouse to drag itself out … Continue reading →

Jim Renacci (R-OH) got caught.  Last Thursday’s Plain Dealer called out the congressman in the PolitiFact column.  Obamacare includes “a $63 charge every American will begin paying (in 2013) as a way to cover some of the increased costs associated … Continue reading →

December 19, 2024 They were much too angry and type A to stand in line.  But they waited for their turn and one by one marched to the podium, faced the few assembled Congressmen not from their states, and held … Continue reading →

December is my busiest month.  The majority of my business clients prefer to renew or change their coverages as of January 1st.  New deductibles.  New Benefits.  New Year.  So wasting forty-five minutes of my time by taking a meaningless class … Continue reading →

Will you indulge me?  Will you return with me to a post I wrote on August 21, 2009?  That post, Stuck Inside, was about an insurance agent, me, trying to give a quick, off-the-cuff answer to the question, “So, what … Continue reading →

The days before Thanksgiving are a time of unrelenting activity.  Some people are finalizing the big meal for Thursday.  Others are preparing for the December holidays.  In fact, I’ve been told that there are even elves working overtime somewhere near … Continue reading →

The letter came from The State of Ohio, The Ohio Department of Insurance, and Medical Mutual.  Good news never comes with that many names on the top of the letter. We are sorry to inform you that your Ohio High … Continue reading →

A Power of Attorney.  The elderly couple wanted to give me a Power of Attorney.  They were convinced that President Obama is going to win re-election and that their Medicare coverage is in jeopardy.  What happens when(!) he changes Medicare … Continue reading →

It was 1986. A bank opened about ten new locations in the Cleveland area. Somehow or another I ended up as the life insurance agent for many of the branch managers. The bank’s marketing department decided to brand these guys … Continue reading →