Gerald Patterson has been named chief operating officer of Nippon Life Insurance Company of America.

You know the dangers. You know the facts. You've heard the stories. You've seen the results. And despite repeated warnings from the Surgeon General, you know people who do it daily, if not hourly. The Centers for Disease Control and

Later this week, a White House conference -- featuring interest groups (natch) and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle (for now) -- will get together to start talking health care. Might as well, since the president already threw out a

In your market area, thousands of people have bought variable annuities (VA) over the past decade. Many are hale and hearty retirees who plan to ...