The____ is an individual agent middleman or an agent middleman firm providing a selling service for manufactures that normally covers only one or two markets and operates on straight commission basis

A strong surplus position means that an insurance company is well-positioned to write coverage and take on risk.

a. true b. false

A cable company must provide service for 7 houses in a particular neighborhood. They would like to wire the neighborhood in a way to minimize the wiring costs (or distance)

How should the cable company wire the neighborhood and what would be the minimal length of the network? House Distances (yards) 1 to 2 100 1 to 3 400 1 to 4 300 2 to 3 300 2 to 4 250 2 to 5 400 3 to 5 350 3 to 6 450 4 to 5 300 4 to 7 250 5 to 7 100 6 to 7 150