At a recent major underwriting conference, the agenda included discussion of the increased trend in mortality associated with heat waves....

There are many reasons in the corporate context to have one company (a holding company or a sister company) own the life insurance policy...

In this space, we recently posited whether any amount of alcohol use promotes health . The current thinking says no. But what about...

Having a drink, taking a shot, chugging a brew are familiar synonyms for alcohol consumption. This is neither new nor regional. Humankind...

In the 1830’s, the English novelist Charles Dickens published a series of stories called “The Pickwick Papers”. One character, the...

The incentive to improve and innovate has been around for as long as the business world itself. The American engineer, Frederick Taylor,...

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. About 9,000 Canadians are diagnosed annually causing approximately 1,200 deaths per year...

When primitive men and women discovered fire, it changed their very existence. Food and shelters could be heated, not to mention...

An article by PPI’s Planning Services team, a group of lawyers, accountants and actuaries who provide tax and estate planning support to...

“The following article references an opinion and is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a...

Underwriters see an unprecedented number of cases of suspected or confirmed cognitive decline, the inevitable result of our aging...