By Srivathsan Karanai Margan
The insurance industry has traditionally revolved around a company-centered business model in which products and intermediaries had a bigger role.
July/August 2017
Featured
By Kurt J. Wrobel
We truly live in the information age. We have access to much more information than at any other time in human history—whether it takes the form of videos, pictures, emails, text, or just raw data.
By Shiraz Jetha
Causes of prolonged periods of high unemployment can range from economic mismanagement—such as over-expansion of money supply—to broad-based underlying structural changes.
By Carlos Fuentes
“Winning or Losing the Game?” (Contingencies, July/August 2016) introduced certain basic ideas of game theory to analyze the economics of integrated health care systems.
Departments
By John P. Tierney
I retired from active practice last year after more than 40 years.
By Mark Shemtob
In an effort to enhance their income in retirement, retirees are required to make some important decisions when creating their personal financial plans.
By Eric P. Harding
I have an admission that may lose me some credibility among my esteemed readers—I like to gamble.
By Bob Beuerlein
This is the time of year when “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is most often heard, as many of us enjoy going to a baseball game to watch America’s pastime.
By James A. Palmier
There was over $20.8 trillion of life insurance in force in the United States in 2015 (American Council of Life Insurers, 2016).
By Bob Beuerlein
We recently observed the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the iPhone.
By Tom Toce
By Sam Gutterman
Anti-Trump and anti-anti-Trump, reveling in violent opposition.