Browsing all articles from January, 2011

Term Insurance And Permanent Insurance – The Similarities And Differences

Term insurance and permanent insurance both provide coverage in the event of the death of the insured. The difference comes in the amount you pay out in premiums. I think it important that you know why there is a difference between term insurance and permanent insurance costs.

  • Term Insurance

There are several different types of policies. For the sake of this discussion you need to see term insurance for what it really is. These policies provide protection for specific periods, thus they are temporary policies.

You can buy a term policy for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years or to age 65. Some carriers even provide up until age 80 or 90. The point is that these are limited as far as how long you can keep them.

It is important to note that when they go to age 80 or 90 there usually is a premium increase or several increases as you get older.

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Investing in Canadian Assurance Vie

One of the most popular life insurance schemes in Canada is assurance Vie. With this type of insurance, funds are invested in a number of managed funds. This is a tax efficient way of investing Canada. The policy is exempted from Canadian succession tax laws if it is set up before the beneficiary becomes a legal tax resident in Canada.

Many people are confused on which company to go for or how they can find affordable insurance quotes. Getting a cheap quote is only a matter of going to the Internet and searching for life insurance companies in Canada, requesting a life insurance free quote and then comparing them to find one that fits your budget.

To begin, find an insurance-search aggregator website where you can get free multiple quotes from different companies. Full Post…

What is guaranteed issue life insurance?

Question: What is guaranteed issue life insurance?

Answer:

Guaranteed issue life insurance, also known as guaranteed acceptance life insurance, is a life insurance policy that an insurer issues without the customary medical pre-screening. For some, guaranteed issue life insurance can be advantageous because it does not require a medical examination and asks few or no questions about your medical history. Guaranteed issue policies can insure nearly anyone, hence the name guaranteed issue, and are frequently purchased by those in high-risk occupations and in poor health.

Although guaranteed issue life insurance has several advantages, there are also a few disadvantages:

  • It’s expensive. With guaranteed issue life insurance, life insurance companies issue policies without evaluating your health.

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Life Insurance Policy Online – Buy Life Insurance Policy Online

Buy your life insurance policy online. As this is the best and most convenient way to buy life insurance more people are doing this every day. The process really is quite simple and straightforward.

The first thing you need to do is to decide on the amount of coverage that is suitable for your particular situation. Every need is different. A married person’s need is different from a single person’s need.

The amount of life insurance you may need to buy when you have dependent children is quite different from your need if you have no children. If you desire to protect your estate from Federal your need would be much greater than if your estate is below the taxable level.

You should therefore find out you need before going any further. You then follow up by getting some quotes. There are many sites online that offer this service. Many of them will look similar.

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Get the Facts on the Primerica Insurance Company

Get the facts on Primerica’s agents.

Primerica is perhaps one of the most recognizable companies in the insurance industry. There are many rumors surrounding this company and their methods, so we decided to separate the wheat from the chaff and give you the benefit of the facts.

The following is all you need to know:

  1. Primerica targets middle income families.
  2. Their U.S. Headquarters in Duluth, Georgia and they operate in Canada under the name Primerica Life Insurance Company of Canada.
  3. As of 2010 the company was estimated to be valued at $4.9 billion. Source: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  4. Primerica has over 6 million clients worldwide.
  5. Primerica has over 100,000 agents, but the majority work on a part-time.

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Get The Best Life Insurance – Follow These Steps And Guarantee It

Finding and buying the best life insurance policy whether you chose to do business on line or not is a very important matter and should be given the attention it deserves. We buy life insurance to protect our families. We should therefore make certain that we get the best life insurance policy available. We expect to have this policy for a long time so let us do it correctly. We should make certain we can live with it. Here are some steps you should take when buying your life insurance.

  • Decide on the amount of life insurance you need now and are likely to need in the future. There are you can use to help you with that. If one is not readily available you need to determine how much income the family will need to live on if you are no longer here. In most cases the income needed will be no different than you now earn, if you consider inflation.

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Life Insurance for Seniors

Many of today’s seniors have need of life insurance.  Perhaps they still are still employed; perhaps they have an estate to keep intact; or perhaps they are creating a legacy.

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It’s more (and less) expensive

Seniors carry more mortality risk than younger shoppers, so life insurance for seniors costs more.  However, seniors can obtain life insurance coverage more cheaply than people of their age would have done in the past.  Senior life insurance companies understand that people are living longer, and they’re eager to give you the lowest price possible in order to win your business.

  • Ordinary life insurance — Apply for ordinary term, whole, or universal life insurance.  Learn about them in our Types of Life Insurance reference or our Senior Term Life Insurance page.
  • Graded benefit life insurance — This type of insurance is generally available only to shoppers aged 50 or older.  It requires no medical examination before approval.  It is more expensive than most types insurance and generally offers but small death benefits.
  • Guaranteed or simplified issue life insurance — These two types of insurance are generally more expensive than graded benefit insurance.  However, they are apter to offer coverage for individuals with high risk, so even if you’ve been declined for ordinary insurance, you probably qualify for one of these products.

With the assistance of a licensed advisor at Wholesale Insurance, you have a better chance of finding a senior life insurance company that will approve your application.

Second, fill out a quote form and compare senior life insurance quotes from dozens of reputable senior life insurance companies.  We have a different form for each of the types of life insurance mentioned above (you may need to scroll to the bottom of some pages to find the quote form).

  • term life insurance quotes
  • graded benefit life insurance quotes
  • guaranteed/simplified issue life insurance quotes

If you require quotes for a type of life insurance not mentioned above, we can obtain them for you but not online.  Call today to obtain them through one of our advisors for free.

Third, if you find a quote that you like, you can start filling out an application online, with no commitment to buy.  Just click the “Continue” button by the life insurance quote you favor.  If your quote form returned zero quotes (or just zero quotes that you are happy with), call us, and one of our licensed advisors will work with you.  Our specialty at Wholesale Insurance is finding affordable coverage for difficult cases.

For information on the rest of the life insurance purchasing process, see The Application Process.

Free Life Insurance Quote – Why You Need Free Life Insurance Quotes

You need a free life insurance quote if you want life insurance and are not certain how much it will cost. This is actually quite easy to get so if you know how much you want and what type click the link below and you are on your way. It doesn’t cost anything to get quotes. It is free.

If you are really interested in you can proceed to buy your policy right there.

Most people are not certain what to buy or though so I will take a few moments if you will permit me to give you a little guidance in this area.

If you are a single person with no dependents your only need for life insurance is a sufficient amount to put you 6 feet under. If you are a single person with children you want to protect your children in the event of your premature death.

What you need to consider is sufficient life insurance to take the youngest child through 4 years of college.

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