Treasury set to dish out financial rescue funds

As the Treasury Department strives to avoid a financial meltdown, the following story is making its way across the wire services:

WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department will start doling out $125 billion to nine major banks this week to get credit flowing again, giving a lift to U.S. markets on rising confidence that the government's moves would stave off a protracted recession

Meanwhile, in this afternoon's mail, I received the following letter from the company I had my life insurance policy with: