Now I know most of you who read this column do your best to “sell” insurance coverage mostly on the quality of the coverage and services that you provide, as opposed to just on price. However, have you ever given any thought on how you would continue this business practice of yours if well, let’s […]
In this very column last month in a piece I affectionately titled “Stick ‘Em Up!”, we talked about how unscrupulous people use different methods of technology to defraud and deceive unsuspecting or unknowing victims out of their hard earned cash. We also talked about different ways that insurance agencies (and all businesses for that matter) […]
We all know how technology has affected every part of our lives, and this thing of ours is certainly no exception. As a matter of fact, think back a few years when we had little to no technology in our offices, and I’m sure you will now say, “How did we ever do without it?” […]
Over the years I have written in my column about numerous ways that bad guys try to dupe us into sending them our hard earned money through the use of fictitious email scams, phishing expeditions, and spoofing amongst other methods designed solely to fraud and deceive unsuspecting or unknowing potential victims. Although their M-O’s may […]
Did you hear the one that Osama Bin Laden is now a TV star? He’s starring in the next Shark Week! What was the last thing Osama said when the United States showed up at his door? “I need a Navy Seal like I need a hole in the head!” Da Dum Dum! “What was […]
Many of you I am sure, no matter where in the country you reside, have heard the phrase “He Could-Go-All- The-Way!” spoken numerous times by one of the leaders in sports media. There are probably hundreds of pieces of video tape out there that have a football player running down the sidelines, while this famous […]
So how many of you have close millionaire friends living in Nigeria; or wealthy long lost relatives in the United Kingdom, or intimately know members (named Smith) from a Board of Governors of a country that you never even heard of that want to share their fortunes with you? Or maybe instead of your kid’s […]
One hundred years ago this past March 25th, a fire at what was known as The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan, NY, killed 146 factory workers. At the time it was the largest number of deaths in one single incident (obviously that number was surpassed on September 11th) and caused cities around the country to […]
I’m sure you have been hearing and seeing all of the commercials, newspaper articles, and conversations about states around the nation where governors and legislatures have cut spending in areas that may personally affect so many of us, either directly or indirectly. One area of importance to all is in the area of education. Whether […]
“So what do you say when someone says to you “Is it cold enough for you?” Well, I usually say how “I wanna go to Flo- Ri-DA!” and this past weekend I did have an opportunity to visit the Sunshine State, even though it was only for two days. As a member of the ACT […]
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