About the Author
Bill Coffin
Bill is the Group Editorial Director for National Underwriter, American Agent & Broker, Claims, Life Insurance Selling, Senior Market Advisor and Tech Decisions, as well as PropertyCasualty360, LifeHealthPro and ProducersWeb. Bill has covered the risk and insurance industries for 20 years and has won numerous national journalism awards. His work as also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Risk Management, Best’s Review, Captive Review, New European Economy and other business publications. Bill is also a published novelist, game designer and co-founder of independent publisher Reliquary Press. He can be found on Twitter (@Bill_Coffin), Facebook and at bcoffin@sbmedia.com.
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By Bill Coffin |
May 22, 2013
Ten graphs chart who's who in the life and health world, focusing on net premiums written, investment income, policyholder surplus and number of health enrollees.
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By Bill Coffin |
May 13, 2013
Ray Harryhausen's special effects wizardry still amazes, even long after it stopped being state of the art.
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By Bill Coffin |
May 8, 2013
Roman Blum died without bequeathing his vast fortune to anyone or anything. How is that even possible?
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By Bill Coffin |
May 7, 2013
Nine out of 10 Americans are not financially prepared for a critical illness diagnosis within their family.
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By Bill Coffin |
April 29, 2013
One in four adult Americans — nearly 58 million — experience a mental health disorder in any given year. How much of the overall cost burden is the insurance industry carrying?
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By Bill Coffin |
April 18, 2013
Sometimes, death is worth laughing at. The Boston Marathon bombing is not one of those times.
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By Bill Coffin |
April 9, 2013
I recently watched Derek, a six-episode television series that aired on BBC 4 earlier this year and will soon be available for streaming on Netflix. It is the story of a mentally challenged man who works in a nursing home called Broad Hill, somewhere in England. The show is written...
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By Bill Coffin |
April 9, 2013
Is life insurance a career you do or a calling you answer? For Joe Monk, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of State Farm Life Insurance, it is a bit of both.
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By Bill Coffin |
April 5, 2013
The world's most famous film critic taught us more than how to like a movie: that life is never over until it's over.
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By Bill Coffin |
April 3, 2013
Not everybody gets a mentor to help hone their craft. But they should. Especially in the insurance business.