People may not think of insurance as the most glamorous industry in America, but it does offer stability, challenge and growth to those who choose the profession. Many students feel the only opportunity in an insurance company is working as an agent, says Teresa Poppe, talent management manager at State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, Illinois. There are so many more opportunities within an insurance company, such as claims, marketing, human resources, underwriting, etc. For instance, insurance is fairly recession-proof, because insurance companies tend to be fiscally conservative and Americans need insurance whether the economy is up or down.
The Estimated Date of Confinement (EDC), also known as expected date of delivery/estimated due date (EDD) or simply due date, is a term describing the estimated delivery date for a pregnant woman. Normal pregnancies last between 37 and 42 weeks.
An environmental endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) is a substance outside of the body that may interfere with the normal function of the endocrine system. Some EDCs mimic natural hormone binding at the target cell receptor.