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Annuity vs. Term Life Insurance – The Pros & Cons of Each

02/05/2012
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Protecting your future can encompass many strategies and avenues, some of them conflicting. Yet it remains undisputed that a blueprint of some kind is required to achieve our goals. In the case of planning for the unknown, two insurance instruments stand out as deserving scrutiny. Planning how you or your family will weather the loss of a wage-earner is the earlier concern, and planning for life after wage-earning is over is the later concern. Both have programs available to deal with these situations, and both have their pros and cons. Term life insurance – for protection during peak earning years Term life insurance is a fixed length contract which provides life insurance during a specific time period of high concern. For many, this is the child-rearing years and for others it may be during a business start-up or while a higher level of debt is being paid down. Term...

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Insurance Plans you need to keep in mind before retirement

20/02/2012
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Most people who work in the United States plan to retire when they reach the appropriate age. They have savings accounts and plan to relax living out their dreams once work is no longer on the agenda, but many forget to account for insurance. Some of the policies most carry while they work may not be necessary once retired, but others should be maintained even through retirement. Policies you should plan to keep: Automobile insurance The chances that you will retire, immediately give up your driver’s license, and never get behind the wheel of a car again are slim to none. It is illegal to drive without being insured, so the car insurance has to stay. Consider upping your policy to full coverage; it would be much harder to afford a replacement vehicle if yours were to get wrecked without that steady paycheck. Homeowner’s or renter’s insurance You will...

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Critical Illness Cover – A Lifesaving Investment

23/01/2012
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Critical Illness Cover

Most people who have traditional health insurance feel good about the coverage their policies provide. Unfortunately, many of these policyholders fail to realize that if they were to fall critically ill their policies may not be there for them when they need coverage the most. Traditional health insurance policies usually have a payment amount cutoff and a limited number of days you may stay in a hospital during your policy term. This could prove detrimental to you if your doctor diagnoses you with an unexpected critical illness. That’s why adding a supplemental policy to your health insurance that has critical illness cover is so important – it may just save your life. Critical illness cover will not only cover your hospital costs, it will also pay out regular income to you when you are out of work due to your illness. Critical Illness Cover: The Basics Critical illness cover...

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Could Living a Long and Healthy Life Leave You Without Money in Retirement?

24/12/2011
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Will I have a long retirement? Should I live longer than average will I have enough money to support myself in retirement? Am I saving enough for retirement? These questions are key when you’re deciding how much money to save for retirement in order to live comfortably and have enough money for your entire lifespan. Obviously, no one knows how long their life will be, although it’s possible to make an educated guess. The most important thing about life expectancy is to save enough money before you retire so that you have enough money to support yourself for the entire time you’re retired. After all, it could be 30 or 40 years. Retirement Plans There are a variety of considerations when working at making a retirement plan, but life expectancy is an enormous factor. People used to think that they’d be lucky to live twenty years after retirement. Today,...

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Finding Fault – Insurance Premium Rises and Modern Day Myths

20/10/2011
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Allegedly we are gradually falling into that most awful of social pits – a compensation culture.  With the justice minister Jonathon Djanogly announcing recently that the referral fees paid to insurance companies by solicitors will be banned.  Djanogly has stated that this compensation culture is responsible for driving up the costs of insurance premiums (last year it was the bad weather) and believes that it is time something should be done.  Having checked their income streams from the referral fees the insurance companies have decided, on balance, it might be worth agreeing.  To be fair, Djanogly has no reason to like the concept of compensation – along with many other MPs he agreed to repay some of his expenses claims in 2009, £25000 in his case.  Ouch; damn those, erm, “moat-cleaning-costs-chasing” civil servants. Losing profits In the ministerial sights are, of course, those terrible solicitors and law firms who...

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Protecting your family with life insurance

10/09/2011
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Life is very precious. You cannot replace it with any value. A family is even more important. It’s one of the biggest asset that one can have. Sad to say, life also has its own expectancy. We know very well that life has its beginning and its ending. The only thing we do not know is when, and this is one of the hardest questions to bear and to answer. Much as we want, we cannot continue to hold on life as long as want. There are so many ways when life could end, from the predictable to the unimaginable. One of the most difficult things to cope with is when the bread winner meets an untimely death. That would mean a permanent cut from the regular monthly income that he is taking home for the family. Worse, there might be existing mortgage that are still not fully settled....

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Critical illness insurance deals

13/08/2011
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Few people would dispute that times are tough and may remain so, so that makes a search for critical illness insurance deals all the more urgent. Yet a slight pause may be advisable. Critical illness insurance UK cover, may provide financial assistance at a time when you and your family are at your most vulnerable. That is shortly after you have been diagnosed as suffering from a critical illness and are trying to cope with what that means. What it may mean for your overall health and prognosis is a matter for you, your family and your medical experts, however, it may also mean a great deal to your financial situation. One of the sometimes unforeseen side-effects of such a diagnosis is that costs suddenly start to pile up. You may have medical expenses, additional travelling costs, specialised equipment in the home and the need for additional home assistance...

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10 Reasons Insurance is Worth It

01/08/2011
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As much as we hate to, paying insurance is one of the necessary evils in life. Yes, it means the insurance companies are filthy rich – especially those with superior legal teams who know every loophole in the book and therefore avoid payouts at all costs, but without them many people would have no safety net. So, while most of us hate parting with our hard earned cash, paying a monthly sum to a broker that may never have to return a single cent in claims, it is still worth it. 1. Health Insurance The importance of having health insurance greatly depends where you live in the world and what health system your government currently has in place. Those living in America find it hard to get even basic health care without insurance, which to people in a number of other countries is hard to comprehend. In the UK...

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Healthy People Need Only Apply for Life Insurance

19/04/2011
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Healthy People Need Only Apply for Life Insurance

You will probably never hear this from online life insurance brokers but you might as well face the facts.  The truth is that only the healthiest people in America get the cheapest, rock-bottom prices for a life insurance policy.  It is a gift from the nation’s insurance companies.  Those insurance carriers reward healthy people with the lowest rates because they figure they will live longer and they won’t have to pay out the death benefits for a long time. There, I said it.  That little secret that insurance companies would rather not publicize is the bold-faced truth.  The fact of the matter is that the lowest rates for life insurance policies, known in the industry as “preferred” or “select” rates, are given to people who are young and in good health and who have families with a history of wellness. So, I’m calling out America’s healthiest people to apply...

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Five ways to save on your dental care

23/03/2011
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Visiting the dentist is a major expense, especially if you have a whole family’s teeth to take care of. Even in the UK, where most healthcare is free, you still have to pay for dental appointments and treatment. In fact, a recent survey has found that many people are putting off getting their teeth checked or having vital procedures carried out because of a lack of cash. But is there any safe alternative to paying expensive dental bills? Take good care of your teeth The best way to avoid paying too much money for your dental care is to take good care of your teeth! By brushing, flossing and using mouthwash daily you are more likely to avoid the most common causes of oral health problems. Make sure you attend your check-up appointments with your family dentist, even if they do cost a few pounds. If you do have...

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