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GE Insurance Solutions is selling Medical Protective Corporation to Berkshire Hathaway unit, National Indemnity.

"I've been considering quitting my full-time job and getting a part-time job that would pay the bills [so I can start a home business] ... The one biggie my full-time job provides me now is health insurance. If I was to get a part-time job, I'd probably have to pay for my own health insurance and I know that can be expensive."

Today we talk about a necessary evil in the life of the manager. And you can thank fellow reader Nancy of California for suggesting that I write an article about this scintillating topic Don't you just love spending your time documenting? It's such a joy to sit and write down every detail of a situation. And usually those situations which need to be documented fall into the "challenging" category, right? So, as you document, you get to re-live each and every moment of a confrontational or controversial situation. What a blast!

Five years ago, average health insurance premium was equivalent of a car payment, now it's more like a mortgage. More and more people are faced with a tough choice: indefinitely postpone their next visit to the doctor or start depleting retirement savings in order to pay medical bills. There should be a better way to keep our families healthy...

It's great to be an entrepreneur, right? There are plenty of "upsides" to being your own boss. But there is a downside. If you are sick or disabled, you can't rely on employee health benefits to carry you through the rough times. How long could you manage without an income if you were unable to work due to sickness or injury? If more than ninety days would be a problem, you have probably already considered purchasing disability insurance.

"I've been considering quitting my full-time job and getting a part-time job that would pay the bills [so I can start a home business] ... The one biggie my full-time job provides me now is health insurance. If I was to get a part-time job, I'd probably have to pay for my own health insurance and I know that can be expensive."