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Types of Life Insurance

TERM LIFE INSURANCE: provides coverage for a specific period of time. Policies can often be renewed at the end of the term, which can last from one to 30 years. Advantages:Lower premiums,…

How to Buy Life Insurance

Source: The American Council of Life Insurers. Web: www.acli.com/public/media/mainframe_med.htm .Types of Life InsuranceFinding an AgentChoosing a PolicyConsider Other ProvisionsResearch the Company…

insurance

(Encyclopedia) insurance or assurance, device for indemnifying or guaranteeing an individual against loss. Reimbursement is made from a fund to which many individuals exposed to the same risk have…

Life for Life

Life for LifeThe summer days that followed were full of rest and pleasure for young and old, as they did the honours of Plumfield to their happy guests. While Franz and Emil were busy with…

Eckermann, Johann Peter

(Encyclopedia) Eckermann, Johann PeterEckermann, Johann Peteryōhänˈ pāˈtər ĕkˈərmän [key], 1792–1854, German scholar and author. He assisted Goethe in various literary labors, was professor of…

Spaulding, C. C.

(Encyclopedia) Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton Spaulding), 1874–1952, African-American insurance executive, b. Columbus co., N.C. In 1900, Spaulding, who had previously worked as a grocery-store…

Wright, Elizur

(Encyclopedia) Wright, ElizurWright, Elizurĭlīˈzər [key], 1804–85, American actuary and antislavery leader, b. near Canaan, Conn., grad. Yale, 1826. He taught (1829–33) mathematics at Western Reserve…

Earthworms

John Mertus1993I've been following with interest the thread on using worms to eat the garbage. Since there seems to be interest in earthworms, I am re-posting a combination of three posts…