With the writers' strike (barely) over, a lot of us have spent more time reading or watching cable.

It's been a long time since I had to make an insurance claim. I know, I write about the topic all of the time, but it hasn't been since 1985 that I had any firsthand experience with adjusters.

You see, my regular sushi stop is located near the Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America plant -- a mere block from National Underwriter's headquarters.

Well, first of all, with each passing year, you think about where you thought you'd be at this period in your life. Then you face the reality of where you actually are.

2007 was a rather staid year for the P&C industry, all things considered.

That's what a lot of people call former Vice President Al Gore. Then he won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

It very well could be the money, according to this hit song from the 1972 movie, Cabaret.

Last week, at a conference, a woman walking ahead of me as we left a session tripped and fell.