My father-in-law drilled this mantra into me during my early years in the insurance business: The sale is not final until the check clears the bank. Getting paid for the insurance policies an agent sells is a crucial part of running a successful insurance business.

For most clients, their home is their most significant asset. Fortunately, modern technology can help them keep it safe. Here's how.

Search crews recovering debris and bodies from the waters off of Indonesia are poised to intensify their search for the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane and the black boxes that may answer what doomed it.

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