CONTENTS
42Brave New World A New Role for Health Agents by Arthur D. Postal NAtioNAL UNDerwriter Life & HeALtH
April // 2012 // Volume 116 // No. 04
Features
ON THE COVER: Photo © Getty images/Michael Svoboda
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Crunching the Numbers
Interview with Steve Pelletier,
Prudential Annuities
by Bill Coffin
Harder, Better,
Faster, Stronger
Cover Story
by Bill Coffin
Weird Science
When does new medicine become
insurable?
by Allison Bell
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