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"Spreading the Risks" tells the story of how the American insurance industry evolved from colonial times through periods of war and economic transformation into the twenty-first century where it now faces open-ended liabilities from terrorism, asbestosis and environmental pollution. John A. Bogardus Jr., former chairman and CEO of Alexander & Alexander, uses his decades of business experience to explore the role of major twentieth-century American brokers. He provides an informed overview of American commercial insurance and offers memorable stories about the world's leading brokerages whose triumphs and failures reflect an ever-changing business..
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Through a detailed study of the archives of nearly 50 English and Scottish insurance companies founded between 1696 and 1850 together with the construction of many new datasets on output, performances an markets, this book presents one of the most comprehensive histories ever written of a financial service..
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The Complete Book of Insurance provides all the information a consumer needs to make intelligent insurance-buying decision Written by a nationally known expert on insurance, the book is geared for everyday consumers who are confused about the variety and complexity of today's insurance products. In easy-to-understand language, the book explains everything from variable annuities to disability insurance. Most important, the book shows how to determine the right insurance for consumers of different incomes, age group and family responsibilities. Specific topics include: Spend your insurance dollars wisely. Provide adequate coverage for you and your family; Disability, medical, homeowner's, automobile, liability and life insurance products; Managing your life insurance; Selecting an insurance agent and insurance company..
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Social Security, long a "third rail" in American politics, became a battleground during the 2000 presidential campaigns. The reform proposal advocated by many Republicans, if enacted, would transform Social Security from a social insurance program to one based on individual retirement accounts and would restructure the program's financing, with perhaps disastrous results. Before such drastic changes are considered for the nation's most popular and successful public program, it is important that the nation understands the purpose, nature, and history of Social Security. This collection of essays and commentaries, written over six decades of Robert M. Ball's close professional and personal involvement with Social Security and updated by the author for 2001, is intended to deepen the understanding among policymakers and general readers alike..
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First report in a series of six the IOM will issue over the next two years to evaluate and consolidate knowledge of the causes and consequences of lacking health insurance Softcover .
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Text is the fifth report by the Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, articulating principles guiding policy reforms to achieve universal coverage. Assesses prototypical strategies and gauges their impact in light of these principles. Considers the financial impact of this problem for the nation overall. Softcover..
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"A Shared Destiny" is the fourth in a series of six reports on the problems of uninsurance in the United States. This report examines how the quality, quantity, and scope of community health services can be adversely affected by having a large or growing uninsured population. It explores the overlapping financial and organizational basis of health services delivery to uninsured and insured populations, the effects of community uninsurance on access to health care locally, and the potential spillover effects on a community's economy and the health of its citizens. The committee believes - it is both mistaken and dangerous to assume that the persistence of a sizable uninsured population in the United States harms only those who are uninsured..
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Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. "Care Without Coverage" examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million - one in seven - working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash..
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