Life Insurance – Do You Really Need A Life Insurance Policy?


Written on July 24, 2011 – 12:33 pm | by Lola Benny

Life insurance is one of those taboo subjects for normal, casual, or friendly conversation. Whenever people, however, develop a life threatening illness, have a close encounter with another vehicle on the highway or otherwise find themselves in a situation where they are likely to be rated or declined by an insurance company they suddenly develop a desire for a good life insurance policy. To give credit where credit is due, there are some thoughtfully disciplined people who give their portfolios regular review and make certain they have adequate coverage at all times. I want so much for all people to think like the disciplined ones.

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Affordable Whole Life Insurance – You Have More Affordable Options


Written on July 23, 2011 – 12:49 am | by Lola Benny

Looking for affordable whole life insurance? The options are many. On this page I will give you a brief outline of some of the options available. Let us first define whole life insurance. Whole life provides a death benefit that can never decrease for the rest of your life or to age 100.

At age 100 the cash value of the policy equals the amount paid in. Some companies build the policy so that the cash value equals the amount paid by age 90. There are two types of whole life policies, participating and non participating policies. Participating policies, usually issued by mutual life insurance companies, pay a dividend in addition to your cash value if the company performs well.

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Democrats Join Republicans in Blasting Labor Fiduciary Proposal


Written on July 22, 2011 – 10:47 pm | by Lola Benny

WASHINGTON BUREAU — Members of a House subcommittee today called for the U.S. Labor Department to withdraw a proposed update of the pension plan fiduciary definition.

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Other Labor Department fiduciary definition coverage from National Underwriter Life & Health:

  • Dodd-Frank: SEC Proposes More Swaps Regs
  • Benefits Council President Blasts Plan Fiduciary Definition
  • Former EBSA Chief: Rewrite Fiduciary Draft
  • Dodd-Frank: Pension Plans Face Swaps Snarl
  • DOL Effort to Rewrite Retirement Plan Fiduciary Definition Faces Bipartisan Opposition

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Compare Insurance Rates – Compare Life Insurance Rates


Written on July 22, 2011 – 1:50 pm | by Lola Benny

Compare Insurance Rates

Compare Life Insurance Rates Before Buying

All intelligent people I know compare insurance rates before they buy. When you buy life insurance you likely will do the same. As there are more than 2000 life insurance companies on the face of the earth it would be quite a task to check out all their rates.

What we have done for you is isolate the best carriers so that you can compare the best rates and buy the appropriate policies for your situation. Buying life insurance is a lot less time consuming than it used to be. It is a much more pleasant undertaking.

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Compare Life Insurance Before You Buy


Written on July 21, 2011 – 10:28 am | by Lola Benny

Compare Life Insurance Policies

Do Comparisons And Get The Lowest Rates

You should compare life insurance policies if you are a first time buyer or if you simply are not certain which type to buy or which carrier has the best rates. Are you looking to buy a policy? There is a foolproof process that you can go through to make certain you get the most for your dollar from a quality carrier.

The first thing you need to do is to determine how much coverage is best for you. You can guess or you can use a life insurance needs calculator to help you arrive at an accurate figure.

When you are satisfied that you know how much to buy you are advised to then go to a site that compares the rates of the highest quality carriers in the United States.

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