Insurance agents and brokers bring buyers and sellers of insurance together. Are there any differences between an insurance agent and an insurance broker? Are these differences important to the insurance consumer? Why do life insurance agents and property insurance agents have different grants of authority? What factors should the consumer consider in choosing a property insurance agent? A life insurance agent? Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance organizations provide health insurance to millions of Americans. What is the difference between Blue Cross and Blue Shield? In what ways is Blue Cross insurance similar to the other kind of insurance? In what ways is it different? Please explain your answer.