on Feb 28th, 2010Insurance Bonuses: Arguing For Tontines (NPR)
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People between the ages of 19 and 29 make up a third of all uninsured Americans under retirement age. And for many of them, that’s a choice. But that puts a strain on the health-care system. Host Guy Raz talks to Tom Baker, a University of Pennsylvania law professor who’s proposing a 19th-century solution to this very 21st-century problem: tontines. The health insurance policies would pay a cash …
New parish insurance contract saves Iberia money (The Daily Iberian)
The Iberia Parish Council could save more than $25,000 on its insurance coverage for the year, thanks in part to its decision to place the policies out for public bid, said former state Sen. Craig Romero.