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What is Singlism?

October 29, 2013

Some people have argued that society puts pressure on all of us to get married, preferably before we reach middle age. It may be acceptable and even encouraged in some circles to be unmarried in our 20s, but once we start approaching 30 we’re expected to “settle down” and “find somebody.” Of course, this doesn’t […]

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What Qualifies as Sexual Harassment in the Modern Workplace?

August 22, 2013

(US law) Dealing with a sexual harassment case can be incredibly difficult. Your reputation is at stake, especially if you are filing a suit against your employer or associates. Some people often think the person being harassed is trying to embarrass others, and these cases often bring a lot of criticism. It is important to […]

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Does Goldman Sachs Have Too Much Political Influence?

August 21, 2013

Goldman Sachs is one of the largest and most influential multinational investment firms in the world. Founded in 1869 by German-born immigrants, Marcus and Henry Goldman, and later joined by Marcus’ son-in-law, Samuel Sachs, Goldman Sachs has grown to a market capitalization of over $70 billion. A company this large is sure to receive attention […]

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Fundamental Concepts of Trademark Law

August 14, 2013

Trademark law is an essential part of business and assists in protecting your assets. Without trademarks, goods and/or services would be confused for one another. What do trademarks protect? They protect a name, phrase, symbol (logo), design and any other related words. There is a process in place to assess trademark filings in the court […]

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Catastrophic Events Reveal that Disparity in Insurance Penetration Levels is Global

October 11, 2012

Aon Benfield, a global reinsurance intermediary, recently released its August edition of the Global Catastrophe Recap report. The report, published by the company’s catastrophe modeling arm known as Impact Forecasting, showed that natural disaster events revealed disparities in the global levels of insurance penetration. Catastrophic Events of August, 2012 Several natural disasters affected different parts […]

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Life Insurance Giants Sanctioned

October 6, 2012

Over the past few years, the ING, MetLife, John Hancock and Prudential insurance companies have encouraged recipients of death benefits to put all of the money in a retained asset accounts. This account is then held by the insurance company as the death benefit recipient gradually withdraws portions of the fund. Insurance companies prefer this […]

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