When I was 4 years old, my parents purchased for me a single-premium whole life insurance certificate through Hermann Sons Life. They paid $589 at the time.today, the cash value of that insurance certificate is almost double what they paid. Sure,...

As summer quickly approaches, you may be wondering what activities you should sign your son or daughter up for. A sports or fine arts camp? A local day camp? Maybe even some swim lessons prior to all that time that...

Do you remember when photo shops started offering one-hour service on developing film and making prints? What an advancement we thought that was! Today with digital photography every moment can be photographed and seen in an instant. A photo can...

Do you like to eat? Do you like to drink wine? Can you bowl even a little bit? Have you ever wanted to learn to play Bunco?Then you are really going to like the month of February because there...

What is Hermann Sons Life? Is it a life insurance organization or a group of lodges or that building in downtown San Antonio? Actually it is all of those things and more. I believe Hermann Sons Life is defined by...

Over the past 50 years of my working life, new gadgets, many different opinions, new fads and improved forecasts for operating a business have come and gone. Most of these were doomed to failure from the original idea, opinion or forecast...

This is an exciting year for Hermann Sons Life, as we will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of one of our greatest benefits -the Hermann Sons Life-Retirement Home - on April 23. The Fraternal Staff and the Retirement Home Committee have...

Well here it is, my first ever blog. If you would have asked me six months ago if I would ever consider writing a blog, I would have laughed and told you “No!” However, this being work-related, here I am....

Happy New Year to all! As we begin 2016, many of us are working on New Year’s resolutions that will most likely focus on health and wellness, fitness and weight loss objectives, making wiser choices, household organization and spending more...