Ever dream of owning a stake in BerkshireHathaway? Now you can, and for under a $100: this limited-editionspin on the classic game of Monopoly features properties named after the investmentpowerhouse's famous insurance ventures, including Warren Buffethimself and Charlie Munger as real estate. The Geiko Gecko makes acameo appearance as one of six custom pewter tokens on theboard.

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-Anya Khalamayzer

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You can find dozens of movies whose main characters workin insurance-industry professions. Here are some suggestions ofinsurance-related movies for the insurance professional in yourlife. Any of these can be purchased on Amazon.

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Double Indemnity (Fred MacMurray as a cheesypersonal lines insurance agent; Barbara Stanwyk as the femme fatalewho convinces him to help murder her husband; and Edward G.Robinson as the insurance adjuster who cracks the case)

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Cedar Rapids (Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and AnneHeche as insurance agents)

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Momento (Guy Pearce as an insuranceinvestigator)

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About Schmidt (Jack Nicholson as a retiringactuary)

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Weekend at Bernie's (Andrew McCarthy andJonathan Silverman as low-level insurance company employees)

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Truman Show (Jim Carrey as an insuranceclerk…or IS HE?!)

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Along Came Polly (Ben Stiller as an insurancerisk assessment expert)

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Groundhog Day (bought purely for thereoccurrence of the best insurance salesman/whistling belly buttonperformer ever to appear in the movies)

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The Jack Lemmon trifecta of The Apartment (asan insurance clerk), Save the Tiger (involved inarson) and The Fortune Cookie (convinced bybrother-in-law lawyer Walter Matthau to fake being paralyzed forinsurance money) 

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-Chad Hemenway

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Carrie Reynolds, co-owner of Alan GalvezInsurance, says: "My favorite is a gift certificate for aday of pampering at a local spa. This industry has a wee bit ofstress. It's nice to relax."

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Anson Thompson of The Thompson Group recommends the new GoogleChromebook. "[I] just picked up a new Chromebook for $199, it'sfunctional and loads fast."

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-Laura Mazucca Toops

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Cleaning up insurance regulation is the last thing agents andinsurance lobbyists want to do around the holidays. Make the taskeasier with a Roomba. Usethis handy robotic vacuum cleaner to navigate through Farm Billmuck, MLR calculations and NRRA interstate squabbles and gaps.

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Bonus gift: No one throws a party like an insurance agent. Makeregulation cleanup a night to remember with DJ Roomba.

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-Melissa Hillebrand

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Some sell insurance for the glory; some do itfor the money. Others simply do it for the love of insurance. Forthem, we suggest the "I Love Insurance" tee, which comes in a variety of colors—andis guaranteed (though not by NU) to elicit laughs at the agencypicnic.

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-Shawn Moynihan

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Items monogrammed with the "World's Best"moniker make for classic holiday gifts. This World's Best Insurance Agent ornament spreads heart-warmingholiday cheer that can be hung in an insurance agent's office or ona Christmas tree.

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-Caterina Pontoriero

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Are you the "tech guru" among your family and friends? Thinkabout giving members of your inner circle a year of free techsupport, but do it in a way that saves you a trip to their homes toget the job done. Set up their computers with software so you canremotely access their computer and fix whatever they have managedto mess up. One such tool is Splashtop Remote, a smallclient installed on the remote machine that runs on startup. Aslong as the machine is connected to the Internet it allows you toremote onto that computer and fix the problem. You can even connectfrom your iPad or your iPhone. It's available at the App Store orGoogle Play.

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-Robert Regis Hyle

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Looking for that perfect gift for someone withtired bones, muscle strain, or seeking relief from a migraine?There's an old fashion remedy that does the trick—theice bag. Simple, reusable, and environmentally friendly, theice bag has been used for decades for all sorts of alignments:fever, mending muscles after a taxing workout or heavy physicallabor, or giving relief for that splitting headache.

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Great for any agent or businessman trying to relieve thatpounding head after a stressful day at the office or one too manydrinks the morning after a conference party.

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The ice bag comes in an array of colors and patterns. Pricerange from $5.99 and up and is available at your local drug store,department store, or online.

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Ice not included.

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-Mark Ruquet

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