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Understanding What’s Covered and What’s Not Covered with Life Insurance

Understanding What’s Covered and What’s Not Covered with Life Insurance

How Life Insurance Can Be Used Life insurance can be an estate planning tool, an investment vehicle, or simply a way to replace lost income in case of unexpected death. Some people purchase life insurance to establish an inheritance for their children or as a strategy to donate to a favorite charity. Unlike other types of insurance coverage, there are no restrictions on how death...

Welcome to Parenthood: Here’s What You Should Know About Your Policy

Welcome to Parenthood: Here’s What You Should Know About Your Policy

Becoming a new parent is an exciting, challenging, and somewhat overwhelming experience. When your child is born, you are suddenly responsible for a whole new little person. Instantly, your top priority becomes caring for and protecting your child. Life insurance plays an important role in protecting your baby boy or girl. It is a way to ensure financial support should something unexpected happen to you....

Here’s Why You Should Buy Life Insurance for Your College Student

Here’s Why You Should Buy Life Insurance for Your College Student

A college student does not typically have children or debt, other than student loans. With no dependents who rely on them, why would you buy life insurance for a child in college? No one wants to consider the death of a child. However, should this tragedy occur in your family, if you have co-signed on any loans, it can become a problem. On the positive...

Do I Have to Choose a Beneficiary? What You Need to Know

Do I Have to Choose a Beneficiary? What You Need to Know

When you purchase a life insurance policy, you must name a beneficiary, or several. The listed beneficiary is the person who will receive the death benefits should you pass away before you time. A sudden death due to an accident or illness leaves the family bereft, but the life insurance benefit allows them to move forward without suffering serious financial problems. The benefits are not...

Review Your Policy After These Major Life Changes

Review Your Policy After These Major Life Changes

If you have life insurance, you are in good shape. However, when major life changes occur, it is time to review your policy and update it to suit your new situation. When to Review Your Life Insurance? Several life events will significantly change your life insurance needs. These include: Getting married: Once you are married, your lives are merged into one, sharing finances and personal...