Life Insurance
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Alternative solutions to pay for LTC, part 2
By Chris OrestisToo often our company encounters seniors and their family who have owned a life insurance policy for many years that are about to lapse or surrender it for minimal value.
May 22, 2011
Coming Up ShortA five-person panel of experts questioned whether the U.S. will be able to meet fiscal challenges in the coming year, citing "irreconcilable differences" between the two parties, election-year politics and entrenched interests.
May 22, 2011
Extra! Extra! All about What We Didn't Cover at the AALU MeetingI wish I could tell you more about what the speakers said--but I can't. Though an AALU conventioneer, I was denied entr?e to the four-day gathering's workshops (plus the former president's talk).
May 22, 2011
Opening the VaultIn theory, the process of life insurance is fairly simple: obtain a policy, pay the premiums, and when the policyholder dies, get a death benefit from the insurance company. There are cases, however, when a policyholder simply goes dark.
May 22, 2011
California Regulators: When Did You Computerize Your Records, and When Did You Sweep Them?California regulators grilled representatives from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on the finer points of life policy administration automation today during a hearing on unclaimed property issues.
May 22, 2011
Great DisappointmentsIf that is the case, then life insurers ought to get on this quick, because if you plan on leaving behind your friends and family, then the least you could do is arrange for them to be a little more comfortable.
May 22, 2011
Full CircleHe told me that after 9/11 he decided to look more closely at his own mortality, and in turn, at his current employer sponsored life insurance policy. He has since supplemented that plan.