Table of Contents

Part 1: Historical Overview1 Germania: Origins and Progress to World War I2 Retreat: The German Problem and Its Painful Resolution3 Boom and Bust4 Good Times, Hard Times in the Postwar Era Part 2: Product, Distribution, and Expense Management 5 Product Development: The Actuarial Problem and Individual Insurance6 Product Development: Group, Bene?ts, and Reinsurance7 Spreading the Word8 Selling Insurance9 Administration: Process and People10 Managing Administrative Expenses: Regionalization and Automation11 Burdens of Corporate Citizenship: Regulation and Taxes Part 3: Investments 12 Investing the Premiums: Asset Management to the Mid-Twentieth Century13 Flexibility and Quality: George Conklin's Legacy Part 4: Mutuality and Performance 14 Swimming against the Tide

About the Author

Paul Abramson is Professor of Psychology at UCLA. Steven D. Pinkerton is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Professor Abramson and Dr. Pinkerton have collaborated on several books, including With Pleasure: Thoughts on the Natures of Human Sexuality

Mark Huppin received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and is currently pursuing his Ph.D in psychology at UCLA.

Reviews

"Sexual Rights in America develops an argument that us useful, timely, well conceived, and will provide a handy primer for courses designed to introduce students to the basics of constitutional privacy."--Journal of NSRC "A fascinating...argument for the inclusion of sexual freedoms among the enumerated rights in the Ninth Amendment" --Conscience "As the subtitle suggest, the authors want to combine the least specific article of the Bill of Rights with the equally vague, if well-known, phrase from the Declaration of Independence, to make a case for the right of consenting American adults to have sex how, when, and with whom they like...Recommended." --Choice "I don't normally give 'stars' to a history book, but this one deserves a full five - both for its important contribution to the field of Jewish history, and also for Abram's enthralling narrative style that makes this book both a captivating and edifying text to read!" --Large Print Reviews