Archive for July, 2009
Life insurance and mortgage
Buying a home is probably the largest investment your will make in your life. It is important that your investment be protected in the event of premature death. When you buy your home, your mortgage company will insist that you buy mortgage life insurance which will pay off the mortgage should something happen to you. [...]
Changing your beneficiary
Life insurance is a contract between the insurance company and the insured to pay death benefits to the beneficiary named in the policy on the death of the insured in return for regular payment of the premium by the insured. There can be up to four parties in an insurance contact – insurance company, policy [...]
Preventing your policy from lapsing
A life insurance policy is a contract between the insured and the insurance company. Insurance company agrees to pay the beneficiary named in the policy a sum of money on the death of the insured in exchange for regular and timely payment of premium by the insured. The insurance company will keep its part of [...]
Causes of Death and Life Insurance
The most important reason why a person buys life insurance is to provide for their near and dear ones when they die. Everybody wants to provide for their family if something should happen to them. Life insurance is the cheapest, easiest and best way to do just that. Death is something most people do not [...]
Chronic Illness & Other Expenses
Did you know that you can use your life insurance to meet chronic illness and other expenses. Changes in federal tax laws have made the prepayment of death benefits under a life insurance policy possible. Most new life insurance policies have a feature which provides access to a part of the death benefit, which can [...]
Different use for whole life insurance and term life insurance
When you are buying life insurance, you need to decide between whole and term life insurance. Term life insurance provides coverage for a specific period or term. It is sometimes referred to as temporary insurance. The policy pays cash benefits to the beneficiary if death occurs within the specified period or term. Term insurance provides [...]
