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You Do Not Need Life or Income Protection Insurance to Get a Mortgage

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Guest Author

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There are many rumors that surround getting different types of insurance. One of the most prevalent ones is that you need life insurance or income protection cover to get a mortgage. Research shows that 30% of borrowers are told that life insurance is a legal requirement for applying for a mortgage while a further 50% of people who apply for a mortgage are told that they also need life insurance. Life Insurance and Income Protection Are Both Sensible Options Life insurance pays out a lump sum to your beneficiaries once…

Insuranks.com Insurance Website Review (2020)

November 10, 2020November 12, 2020 Guest Author

Website URL: https://www.insuranks.com Rating: 5 stars Insuranks.com is an online insurance marketplace and educational resource with a goal of simplifying insurance decision-making for consumers through education and comparison of companies, quotes, ratings, reviews, products and services, benefits, etc. If you’re presently searching for the best insurance company, both this review and this website are going to benefit you. Based in the startup nation of Israel, Insuranks.com has blossomed into a full-scale business servicing the American market since its establishment in 2019. At present, a group of talented Israelis run this…

Missouri insurance department implements new program to locate deceased relatives’ life insurance policy

November 9, 2011November 9, 2011 Julie Campbell

The insurance department in Missouri has just developed a new program that will assist beneficiaries in being able to track down any life insurance policy that is held by the deceased person. The insurance department has said that it isn’t at all uncommon for people to know that a family member has life insurance coverage, but not actually know which insurer sold the policy. Using this new program in Missouri, people who are searching for a life insurance policy for a dead relative will be able to give the information…

Life Insurance Awareness Month: LIFE Foundation may have trouble convincing consumers life insurance is worthwhile

September 8, 2011 S.Vagus

September is Life Insurance Awareness month and many insurers have been launching campaigns to attract new clients. Many people often put life insurance in the back of their mind because the issue of death is both sensitive and uncomfortable. Because of the unsettling nature of the subject, a great number of people go without life insurance, justifying their decision with the intention of getting coverage in their latter years. Accidents, however, are unpredictable and life itself is notoriously fickle. Given that life can come to a sudden, unavoidable halt at…

Insurers remind consumers of Life Insurance Awareness Month in September

September 3, 2011 Julie Campbell

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, and insurers such as Northwestern Mutual, which has been named the Fortune magazine “World’s Most Admired” life insurance company for 2011, is witnessing a growth in the interest consumers have for their long term protection, as the insurer reminds people across the United States about the importance of life insurance to planning financial security. According to the vice president of life products at Northwestern Mutual, Dave Simbro, “Life Insurance Awareness Month is a great reminder for everyone to consider their life insurance needs”. He…

Study shows online purchases of life insurance on the rise

July 30, 2011July 30, 2011 Nordstrom

The results of a study performed by the LIFE Foundation and LIMRA have indicated that Americans – particularly those in younger age groups – would rather make their life insurance purchases online, through the mail, or by phone. Though the majority – 64 percent – of consumers continue to make their life insurance purchases from an insurance agent, that number is rapidly decreasing when compared to the 1996 statistics. In that year, 80 percent of people were buying their insurance in person. According to president and CEO Marvin H. Feldman,…

Delinquent life insurance pay outs being investigated

April 28, 2011 H. Cutner

As insurance companies from around the nation begin to crack down on fraud, some are finding themselves accused of the very thing they are trying to expunge. Such is the case with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. The insurer is accused by the state of California of not paying life insurance benefits after finding out that the policyholder had passed away. The state is getting ready to investigate the practices of the company in an effort to determine whether these allegations are true or false. Earlier this week, Insurance Commissioner Dave…