Love and marriage, love and marriage,
Go together like a horse and carriage.
This I tell ya, brother,
You can't have one without the other.
When Frank Sinatra originally recorded the Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen song in 1955, “Love and Marriage” became a huge hit. Yet, like many once-popular notions, those lyrics seem nostalgically quaint in our current world. And that analogy! I love my wife, but if I told her I considered our relationship to be just like a horse and carriage, the only remaining question would be exactly how many days would pass before I regained consciousness in the intensive care unit.
Even in this traditional month of Valentine’s Day and all things romantic, the world has clearly moved on in its definition of commitment and relationships. Except, it seems, in the personal lines universe. Doctor Who’s Tardis must have malfunctioned once again, because the personal lines forms are clearly living in the last century—at least as pertaining to who is an insured.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
