Insurance

Your Tax Dollars at Work: Dodd's 1100 Page Financial Reform Bill

A BILL   To identify and address risks to the stability of the United States financial system through the establishment of the Agency for Financial Stability, to ensure the orderly resolution of failing complex financial institutions in order to minimize economic turmoil and protect the interest of taxpayers, to provide for effective bank supervision through…

A Look at Health Care Coverage Numbers in the US

In the current battle over health care, you will hear a lot more of a ruckus over WHO is covered as opposed to much about the quality of coverage.  As a result, a lot of the debate is based on which politician is supplying the numbers themselves. Here’s a look at the government’s data from the St….

Market Recap: Thursday Snapback

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEOV5vWfSgI] The Reformed Broker, AKA King of the Delta Blues, here with today’s Market Recap… The insurance names are being watched for signs of market stability (or instability).  These are the new “tells”…at least for now.  Yesterday the insurance sector looked apocalyptic, today, they were jiggy from the open. Here’s the 3 o’clock look at the group: Industry…

Get To Know The Aleph Blog's John Davidson Saga

I just concluded a marathon session of catch-up reading on several blogs, but one particular post stopped me dead in my tracks. The Aleph Blog’s David Merkel concluded his John Davidson series with a bang this week and if you haven’t been exposed to this fantastic insurance company allegory, I strongly recommend you set aside…