Reprinted from the Idaho Statesman 10/12/10 The Meridian City Council voted 4-0 in favor of bans that will prohibit texting while driving in the city — called “Kassy’s Law” according to a city spokesman. Liz Catherman thanked the mayor and the council for passing the ban on texting while driving and honoring her daughter, Kassy […]

2009 Data Show Major Across-the-Board Declines in all Categories Despite a Slight Increase in Road Travel   U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released updated 2009 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 33,808 for the year, the lowest number since 1950.  The record-breaking decline in traffic fatalities occurred even while estimated vehicle […]

re-posted from the Wall Street Journal 8/29/10: By LESLIE SCISM Nearly a third of U.S. households have no life-insurance coverage, the highest percentage in more than four decades, according to research firm Limra. About 35 million U.S. households neither own their own life-insurance policies nor are covered under employer-sponsored plans, up from the 24 million, […]

I’ve been thinking lately about the reality of what I do and how it’s perceived by others. Usually when people say “Insurance Agent” a taste develops in their mouth that’s something akin to “car salesman” because the perception is that Insurance is a terrible greedy entity, and the people representing it are aggressive, greedy, and […]