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Scary Chart of the Day – 2/28/10
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Watch, Listen and Learn – Cocaine Sudden Death
Syncope Matters
The strongest predictors of mortality were structural heart disease or an abnormal electrocardiogram (hazard ratio [HR], 5.6), hypertension (HR, 3.0), and trauma from syncope (HR, 2.24).
Health Insurance for Freelancers
This is an interesting development in the world of temporary and contract workers. Bear in mind, once you become a W-2 that changes the composition of your business as a self-employed individual. Examine the pluses and minuses before making a switch like this.
Outsourcing Firm’s Latest Offering: Health Insurance – BusinessWeek
Switching to services like oDesk Payroll has tax implications for freelancers as well. While workers who switch will no longer be subject to the self-employment tax, they will also lose many of the deductions they claim as contract employees.
Listen and Learn – Med Diet May Lower Stroke Risk
NIA Progress Report – Alzheimer’s
Unemployment and Mortality
Trauma of Job Loss Often Includes Health Problems – NYTimes.com
A sad reminder for those of us in the risk selection profession.
Life Underwriting Expert Witness (or how to find Gary Lee using Google)
Exclusive: How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web | Magazine
After reading this article I learned a little about how Google works. The article is long but worth your time if you are interested in this kind of stuff.
Scary Chart of the Day – 2/24/10
More archipods = less demand for office space too.
Calculated Risk: AIA: Architecture Billings Index Shows Contraction in January
The Future For Remote Underwriting
archipod Check out the latest and greatest setup for remote underwriting.
A hat tip to Guy Kawasaki who sent a tweet about this new form of a home office. Can you picture one of these in your backyard?
I want one but I’m pretty certain the purchase will not be approved by she who must be obeyed.
