Are you ready for the world to end on May 21? Well, it's not really ending for everyone, just the select few Christians who will be swept into Heaven while the rest of us schlubs are left to deal with the horrors of the Final Days of Earth.
Before you hit the panic button, consider that the prognosticator of this event is Harold Camping, a Christian radio broadcaster who's been wrong before about this sort of thing. But considering what kind of a year it's been so far–with earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns, tornadoes and the demise of Osama bin Laden–just about anything is possible.
And as with most disasters, the insurance industry stands to make a profit from the Rapture. If you think the Japan earthquake and Mississippi flooding presented problems with the manufacturing supply chain, consider the business implications of some 2 billion people worldwide just up and disappearing one day–whether by Rapture, alien abduction or just going on a short visit to see Elvis, Jim Morrison and Tupak. If this isn't an opportunity to market business interruption coverage, I don't know what is.
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