Risk management is one of the most important practices that a manager can employ to help drive a successful outcome from a project. Good risk management allows organizations to proactively respond to risks. Unfortunately, many managers believe risk management to be too time consuming or too complicated. Some find it to be shrouded in mystery. This book is designed to demystify risk management, explaining introductory and advanced risk management approaches in simple language. To illustrate the risk management concepts and techniques, this book uses real-life examples from a very influential project that helped change the course of world history -- the project that designed and built the Polaris missile and accompanying submarine launch system that became a key deterrent to a Soviet nuclear attack during the Cold War. The Polaris design and construction project employed many risk management approaches, inventing one that is still widely used today. Containing a foreword by James R. Snyder, one of the founders of the Project Management Institute (PMI), this book is structured to align with the risk management approach described in PMI's the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide).

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills to the most recent Budget of the United States Government, the BiblioGov Project spans a wealth of government information. These works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested public. We invite you to learn of the records of the U.S. Government, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publications.

"Succinct, informative and approachable, Dan Fowler's latest book is as down-to-earth as it is a blueprint for getting ahead in any business. His observations and suggestions regarding the importance of quality staff and statesmanship are bedrock concepts for managers and small businesses.''

Bill Milligan
President, Call Newspapers

This book was conceived for veteran businesspeople that need to re-energize their business and their life. The ten steps outlined in this book will make it easier for anyone to succeed as a veteran businessperson. It's critical to learn how to focus on what's important in life and to carry it out in a balanced, productive way.

This book doesn't contain or uncover any great revelations about being successful. Instead, it is written from the author's thirty-three years of experience as a businessman in the insurance field, twenty years of involvement as a volunteer in the Mehlville School District and the example set by many of the people who he has worked with over the years.

You can't get better unless you learn from your mistakes and then make the necessary changes in your life so it doesn't happen again. Aging should be viewed as a good thing. We develop wisdom over the years and what we do with that knowledge is what this book is all about. It's easy to get off course.

"10 Steps to Energizing Your Business and Your Life" will help you get back on track.

In forty-two years of adjusting insurance claims I saw many people become anxious and uncertain when faced with filing an insurance claim. This book was written to help these people approach their meeting with the insurance adjuster with a calm, assured attitude. This book is written so the material will make the person(s) with a claim more knowledgeable of the claims process and vocabulary. Thus communication during claims process with the adjuster is more comfortable and the results more positive. This problem has been reduced in recent years. This is good reading for someone who may be thinking about becoming an adjuster. It will give them information that might give them enouragement to look into the subject further.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

Pocket Principles for the Insurance Business provides daily motivation for those in the insurance industry who wish to embrace adversity in order to reach success. As a seasoned life insurance salesman who has qualified for the million dollar roundtable every year he's been in the business, B.A. Newman truly understands the ups and downs of a business that has a retention rate of just 12 percent, and he provides the tools necessary to face rejection and rely on it as a positive influence when success seems unattainable. His inspirational snippets include relational and easily applied advice such as: work for the best companies, listen to your clients, love what you do, and don't sacrifice your reputation to make a sale. In a profession that can sometimes seem more like a roller coaster ride than smooth sailing, these motivational quotes will help inspire anyone to do great things ... every day. "Ben's Principles help our producers keep striving for goal achievement even on their toughest days." -Michael T. Fleming, CLU, ChFC General Manager & Financial Advisor, Mass Financial Group, Inc. "Pockets principles will have an impact on my first Million Dollar Roundtable qualification ..." Mark E. Kull, Financial Representative Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Louisville, Kentucky AUTHOR BIO Benjamin Newman is a life insurance salesman who is a several-time qualifier for the million dollar roundtable. He is Founder of Continued Fight, LLC, a company that helps organizations overcome challenges and seek positive outcomes. Benjamin and his wife Ami live in St. Louis, Missouri, with their son J. Isaac.

Known as "America's Favorite Motivator," Dr. Troy Clark energizes multitudes of business professionals and audiences, providing hope and practical know-how to succeed. His field-tested methods released salespersons who were living on food stamps to earning weekly 4 figure paychecks within 10 weeks Troy averaged 14 sales per week acquiring 669 clients in his first year (48 weeks) to launch an exceptional life insurance career in 2003. He is an awarded NATIONAL TOP PRODUCER. Troy begins with earning your insurance license. He expounds dynamic methods and winning sales verbiage for serving Final Expense Insurance the old way (Field Sales) to the new way (Phone Sales) successfully. Troy shares cutting-edge, profitable sales techniques that bypass failing methods to BOOST your greatest sales results ever A Master Sales Guru, INSPIRATIONAL Keynote Speaker, executive consultant, and friend, Dr. Clark's Sales Presentation Scripts, as well as skillfully crafted products and services, are accessed by thousands of individual sales professionals, as well as nationwide agencies and corporations at www.FinalExpenseSuccess.com. Troy keynotes for: Conventions / Corporate Functions / Sales Training Events / Award Ceremonies / Sales Seminars, Webinars / Cruises / Banquets / Company Retreats / Staff Meetings, even Bible Studies, upon request. INVITE DR. TROY CLARK to inspire your event or organization

The economic and human costs of diabetes in the U.S. population place an enormous burden on its healthcare system as well as on employers, diabetics, and their respective families. Many Medicare Advantage plans have responded to this burden by implementing diabetes case management programs (DCMPs) aimed at reducing inappropriate health services utilization, improving health outcomes, and containing costs. While the use of DCMPs is common to many health plans, the research regarding their effectiveness has been sparse or inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to help fill a critical gap in the research literature by evaluating the effect of a diabetes case management program known as CareContact on a Medicare population in Texas. The study population consisted of 2,972 confirmed diabetic members who were continuously enrolled in SelectCare of Texas, a Medicare Advantage plan, for the two-year period between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006. To be eligible for this study, diabetic members had to have a minimum of 6 months without exposure to CareContact and 6 months of exposure to CareContact after the initial exposure. Twelve separate cohorts, defined by date of initial program exposure, were evaluated using a one group interrupted time series design. Cross sectional time series analysis, which combines ordinary least square regression techniques and time series analyses, was used to evaluate program effectiveness. After controlling for confounders and the effects of time, the data indicated that membership in the DCMP was associated with increased costs and increased utilization over the two-year study period. The study points to the need for further research into the effectiveness of diabetes case management programs, especially for participants of Medicare Advantage health plans.

The other driver's insurance company has agreed to pay the cost to repair the collision damage to you new car, but is that all there is. No, you could be entitled to more. The section dealing with automobile property damage will disclose some cash you may have overlooked. You or a resident relative hits an errant shot on the golf course and instead of its intended destination, the ball smashes the windshield of another member's car on the parking lot. You are probably not legally liable for the damage, but you can be a "good guy" and pay the cost to repair under a special coverage in your homeowners' policy. Look at all the possibilities in "Infrequently Reported Homeowners Claims." As a member of a same sex marriage in a state where such unions are recognized, what are your rights with respect to the injuries or wrongful death of a spouse? See chapter "(Damages)" for a discussion of this question. The drunk driver who caused your injuries may not be your only source of retribution. Take a look at "Liquor Liability." A kitchen appliance you have not altered in any way causes a fire that seriously damages your home and injures you or members of your family. What are your rights with respect to claims against the manufacturer or vendor of the product?

This book is the complete guide to effective team building. The author put everything he knows about building a great team into simple, understandable language so that you can easily learn all there is to know about team building. Includes topics such as...

Why Team Building is So Important?: How to transform your team into a powerful force to be reckoned with.

Why Do Your Team Members Act THAT Way?: You will gain useful tips that will help you understand why your employees are acting the way they are.

Getting Them to Work Together: Great key points on how to get the different personalities in your team to work together.

How to Maximize Effectiveness: Learn how to transform your team into a well-oiled machine.

Leading Instead of Bossing: See how to be a leader instead of a boss - a critical lesson to learn for any leader.

Communicating and Motivating: Learn powerful tools for mastering two of the most important aspects of leading a team.

The All Powerful Delegation: If you know how to delegate properly, you will do more in less time.

How to Get Them to Talk to Each Other: These simple tips will keep your team working together even when you're not around.

Team Building Exercises: Great exercises that will help you get your team to work together in no time.

Breaking the Ice: Learn how to get them to know each other when they first meet.

Team Building Ideas: Simple ideas that will help you take your team to the next level.

Avoiding Mistakes: How to avoid making those common, team-killing mistakes.

Team Building Assessment Worksheets: These included powerful tools will help you measure your team's effectiveness and show you where you still need to grow.

... and much more

If you've ever been interested in building a stellar team, but didn't know where to start, then I encourage you to learn from the author's experience and get started on the right footing. This book contains everything you need to know to build an amazing team

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was established as an independent government corporation under the authority of the Banking Act of 1933, also known as the Glass-Steagall Act, to insure bank deposits. This book discusses recent actions taken by the FDIC in support of financial and housing markets, which include restoration of the Deposit Insurance Fund, the development of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, efforts to reduce foreclosures, and established of the proposed Public-Private Investment Fund. The Depositor Protection Act of 2009 has also been introduced to increase the effectiveness of the FDIC's efforts to respond to recent market weaknesses. Moreover, this book compares and contrasts the characteristics of depository institutions with SSFCs. A brief analysis of some important differences between the FDIC's conservatorship/receivership authority and that of the Bankruptcy Code is also given.

This is a step by step instruction manual on the nuts and bolts of how to start your own insurance business. It goes beyond a business book by relating the personal side of starting a business, its effect on family and home life. There are useful tips for a beginners as well as the most seasoned veteran producer about how to get started on the right foot and make it to profitability in the shortest amount of time possible. This book is based on the writer's successful experience in setting up his own agency and making a family business work.

This book explores a century of business development of The South African Life Assurance Company, from a specific local focus to a national conglomerate expanding into global insurance markets. Established as a strategic vehicle to address Afrikaner economic marginalization and abject poverty at the beginning of the twentieth century, Sanlam has displayed both path dependence and a dynamic adaptability to complex changing contexts to become a global player. The strategic convergence of economic empowerment through the mobilization of savings into insurance products, as well as Afrikaner nationalism, assisted this growth. Sanlam has played an a-typical role in the economic empowerment of an ethnic entity through extensive investments into the industrializing South African economy. This strategic diversion created operational limitations that were only resolved early in the twenty-first century. As globalization, financial deregulation, and weakened Afrikaner political and social hegemony manifested, strategic change management relied on the path dependence of empowerment strategies to address new markets with similar needs to those of the early stakeholder market of 1918. The former mutual life office demutualized operations to become a diversified financial services group of companies operating across almost the entire African continent, as well as in India, Malaysia, and the UK. This volume presents a business history of strategic management of an insurance enterprise, and its transformation from a defined cultural context into an international empowerment strategy through innovation on all levels of business operation and organization. This book is an Open Access publication, available online under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

Financial protection against the cost of illness and inclusion of vulnerable groups - will require better mobilization and use of private means. Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in mobilizing additional resources to the health sector and protecting against the catastrophic cost of illness in some countries. This review explores the context under which private voluntary health insurance could contribute to an improvement in the sustainability of the health sector and financial protection in other countries.

This easy to understand book explains Workers' Compensation coverage for your employees and provides information and tips you can use to reduce your Worker's Compensation premium, reduce injuries and accidents, and make sure your injured employees are getting the benefits you pay for. The key to providing proper benefits to injured worker's while reducing your premium costs is understanding Worker's Compensation coverage, premium calculation, and benefits. Included in this book are sample forms for internal claims tracking, job injury tracking, and safety programs. Written in generic form, this book is meant to explain basic Workers' Compensation concepts for the US and Canada. This book is perfect for all businesses of all sizes. Not only is this Worker's Compensation educational book great for businesses, it is also perfect for training and education use including schools, regulatory agencies, and insurance companies.

Most people are wasting $3,000 every year on insurance they don't need. Our industry insiders help you decide what and where to buy. Using "direct writers," you can save up to 60% off any insurance-Vehicle, Homeowners, Life, Lawsuit, Health, Disability, Long-term Care, Annuities.

Healthcare could decide the next presidential election if the uninsured and seniors rallied together with one voice around this critical issue. This book presents a plan that controls healthcare spending and provides coverage for 47 million uninsured Americans, without taxing the general population, and without a government administered universal health program. To understand healthcare one has to understand the players. This includes physicians, hospitals, insurance companies, government, drug companies and lawyers. Nothing starts in this $2 trillion a year industry called healthcare without the physician. Yet the physician seems as powerless a participant as the uninsured. How did this happen? Most people do not realize that the U.S. will have a deficit of 100,000 to 200,000 physicians within the next ten years. How will this shortage be addressed? Healthcare is a right not a privilege. Our elected officials take an oath of office to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. Every year over 18,000 people die unnecessarily because of being uninsured. Real solutions are needed to combat this deadly domestic enemy. The last chapters of this book list the names, addresses, phone and fax numbers of all members of Congress. It is time for the voices of 47 million uninsured Americans to be heard.

Confronting America's Health Care Crisis is not just a book for those in the health care field. It is a book for investors, politicians, educators, and anyone who has a interest in reforming American's NUMBER ONE concern: ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Did you know there are 47 million medically uninsured Americans? What would you do if you lost your health care insurance? What would you do if your child became ill, and you did not have a clinic for his or her care? If you did not have health care insurance; where would you go if you had a cold or chronic illness? What would you do if you had a pre-existing medical conditon and you were denied medical insurance? How could you afford your medication if you did not have health care insurance? This book provides one solution to America's medical crisis. It gives solid answers for anyone interested in health care reform. This book demonstrates how a clinic was built without the support of local, state, or federal funds. It provides guidance, direciton, an outline, case studies and a business plan to build a clinic. It provides ways to work in the community gathering the needed in-kind donations, and it provides suggetions for overcoming the hurdles so that once the clinic is open and operational, it remains open. This book is a journey of one Nurse Practitioner and how she saw a need in her community and built a clinic for the medcially uninsured. This book demonstrates one solution for providing health care to those who are medically uninsured. Health care is not a privilege, no one should be denied adequate health care coverage regardless of ability to pay, or because of a pre-existing health care condtion which precludes him or her from receiving coverage.

In these troubled economic times a home is a precious commodity. Protecting that investment has never been more important for homeowners and property owners. When Mother Nature or good old fashion bad luck cause damage to a property, homeowners turn to their insurers to help them restore their property. Insurers, meanwhile, are as equally interested in enhancing their bottom lines as homeowners are in protecting their investment. When these interests collide, the claim game begins and the fight to protect your home and get what is owed you becomes a high stakes game of chance. Without the right guidance, without knowing the Rules of the Game--rules written by and for the insurers--you could find yourself on the losing end. The Claim Game levels the playing field between homeowners and insurers by giving homeowners the knowledge and tools needed to empower themselves so that they can get every penny owed them and claim victory. Discover the secrets to homeowner insurance settlement with the only step-by-step guide to property insurance claims written by an insurance insider. Exposing little-known methods that enable you to expedite your claim and get every penny owed you, The Claim Game is your comprehensive resource for homeowners insurance and property damage claims. The Claim Game will teach you how to: - Settle claims quickly and fairly. - Reduce or eliminate your deductible. - Decipher a policy so it makes sense. - Discover hidden coverages that protect you and save money. - Organize claim information to expedite your claim. - Get a denied claim covered. - Understand an estimate from a contractor or an insurer. - Select the right contractor to repair your home or property. Also included: - Claim-specific guidance for many types of losses including hurricane, tornado, earthquake, hail, fire and many others. - An in-depth exploration of the most common issues and concerns homeowners encounter. Don't let what you DON'T know cost you!

Section 215 of the FACT Act (FACTA)1 requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to study whether credit scores and credit-based insurance scores affect the availability and affordability of consumer credit, as well as automobile and homeowners insurance. FACTA also directs the agencies to assess and report on how these scores are calculated and used; their effects on consumers, specifically their impact on certain groups of consumers, such as low-income consumers, racial and ethnic minority consumers, etc.; and whether alternative scoring models could be developed that would predict risk in a manner comparable to current models but have smaller differences in scores between different groups of consumers. The Commission issues this report to address credit-based insurance scores primarily in the context of automobile insurance. Credit-based insurance scores, like credit scores, are numerical summaries of consumers' credit histories. Credit-based insurance scores typically are calculated using information about past delinquencies or information on the public record (eg: bankruptcies); debt ratios (i.e., how close a consumer is to his or her credit limit); evidence of seeking new credit (e.g., inquiries and new accounts); the length and age of credit history; and the use of certain types of credit (e.g., automobile loans).