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Getting The Most From No-Lapse Coverage No-lapse universal life keeps growing, but few understand these policies.  |
Entrepreneur November 2004 Jacquelyn Lynn |
Buy Now, Pay More Later Paying insurance premiums over time can cost your small business.  |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 |
Term vs. Cash Value Insurance Don't spend more than you need to on insurance. Deciding if you need term life or cash value insurance.  |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 |
Term Life vs. Cash Value Insurance Policies Make sure you're getting the right insurance protection for your family.  |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Buz Livingston |
Return This to Sender Beware of return-of-premium riders on term life insurance.  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Making Long-Term Care More Affordable Here are some tips to lower long-term care insurance premiums.  |
Registered Rep. November 20, 2012 Alan Lavine |
Lock into Long-Term Care with Hybrid Policies Combining life insurance and annuities with long-term care policies can protect against premium hikes or the risk of never making a claim. Here's how to make sure they are right for your clients.  |
Registered Rep. October 17, 2011 Alan Lavine |
Tune Up: Sometimes It Makes Sense to Exchange a Client's Life Insurance Policy Today's life insurance policy may provide more benefits at a lower cost than coverage purchased more than a decade ago.  |
Entrepreneur May 2005 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Safety Net? Insurance companies are offering plans that move beyond traditional long-term care. But do they really protect the entrepreneur's assets?  |
Registered Rep. July 18, 2011 Alan Lavine |
Considering Life Insurance for Single Clients More than half -- 54 percent of single men and 58 percent of single women -- lack life insurance coverage.  |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
Q&A: Credit Checks, Retirement Plans & More Answers to questions everybody asks: How do I check my credit?... How can I save money if I don't make a lot?... Is it too early to think about retirement? etc.  |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 Kevin McKinley |
Premium Option When financial advisors start offering life insurance to their clients, they soon learn how wide the divergence is between term and permanent policies. Permanent policies are much more lucrative for advisors and provide some cash for clients during their lifetime.  |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
When to Buy Long-Term Care Insurance Long-term care insurance pays out financial benefits to help you pay the expenses of nursing homes and home health care. Should you buy now, wait, or just skip the whole thing?  |
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Lewis Braham |
Is Your Policy Getting Zapped? Swapping insurance coverage may get you out of the jam.  |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2011 Robert Brokamp |
Give Your Life Insurance a Checkup Are you getting the right amount of life insurance?  |
Reason March 2009 Ronald Bailey |
Pay Up A new study, by economists at Brigham Young University, the Brookings Institution, and the National Bureau of Economic Research, found that community rating raises premiums by 10 percent to 17 percent for individual policies and by 21 percent to 33 percent for family policies.  |
CFO May 15, 2012 David McCann |
Key-Person Insurance: A Cash-Flow Caveat Classifying premiums paid on company-owned life insurance policies as an operating use of cash can distort operating and free cash flows, says a new study.  |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 |
Whole Life vs. Term Life Whole and term are the two main forms of life insurance you should understand. Buy the kind of insurance that makes the most sense for you.  |
Managed Care June 2007 |
Growth in Average FEHBP Premium Slows The average annual growth in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premiums declined each year from 2003 through 2007 and was generally lower than the growth for other purchasers since 2003.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
You Bet Your Life Financial planning clients that no longer want to pay premiums for life insurance traditionally stopping premium payments or surrendered the policy to receive any cash value. Recently, yet another path to liquidity has opened: life settlements.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Ingrid Case |
Crisis Brewing Many long-term care policy owners received uninsulated surprises recently -- substantial rate increases from carriers including MetLife, John Hancock and TransAmerica. What alternatives can planners suggest to clients?  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Keep Life Insurance Simple Why make a useful tool more complicated than it needs to be? Life insurance is a helpful tool to have.  |
Financial Advisor December 2008 Mary Rowland |
Lasting Legacy? A new loan program could drastically change the life settlement market.  |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Emil Lee |
Insurance Industry Basics: Premiums What are they, and how do they work? Like great value investors, great insurance companies do business only when risk-adjusted returns are favorable.  |
Managed Care November 2000 |
Expect Premium Hikes To Top 10 Percent in '01 Health plan premium increases are again cracking double digits, according to two important gauges of benefit costs...  |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 |
Why You Need a Renewable Term Life Policy How to attain ongoing life insurance coverage regardless of your health.  |
Entrepreneur December 2004 Jacquelyn Lynn |
Live Long and Prosper One of the hottest life insurance products on the market right now is Return of Premium. If you insure your key employees or buy-sell agreements, you might want to consider this option.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Fall Into the Medigap: Part 3 Medicare supplemental insurance may give you the additional protection you need. By understanding and evaluating your Medigap options, you can manage the financial risk of medical expenses, giving you the confidence that your health needs will be met.  |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Howard Gleckman |
Providing For Your Own Care Long-term care insurance is getting even more pricey, so shop carefully.  |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 David Braze |
Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance? An insurance policy can help pay for senior care, but it may not be right for everyone.  |
Registered Rep. January 18, 2011 Alan Lavine |
Insurers Raising Premiums, Changing Terms on Long-term Care Policies If you're selling long-term care insurance to clients, it's best to stay away from carriers with a history of raising premiums or discontinuing other types of insurance coverage.  |
Entrepreneur March 2010 Rosalind Resnick |
Get the Most Out of Life Knowing what you're getting into with life insurance will prevent you from overpaying - and from being underinsured.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Emil Lee |
Understanding an Insurer's Balance Sheet The balance sheet is what drives an insurer's business. Learn what makes it tick to see how an insurer creates or destroys shareholder value.  |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: The Ledger on Global Payments In advance of Global Payments first-quarter results, analysts hope the payment processor firm has overcome the growth concerns of the past year.  |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2004 Roy Lewis |
How Does Insurance Affect Your Taxes? Which plans are deductible, and which are taxable? Here's help sorting them out.  |
The Motley Fool December 5, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Can You Afford This Bailout? Companies including MetLife, Manulife Financial's John Hancock division, and Genworth Financial have increased long-term care premiums -- increases that many policyholders never expected to see.  |
Investment Advisor May 2009 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Why The Affluent Need LTC Insurance The high cost of health care was the second chief concern of wealthy Americans in a recent Northern Trust survey.  |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Why the Fed Can't Help You Be the squeaky wheel. Talk to your credit card company. It may be possible to cut your interest rate.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Matthew Johnson |
The Muni Market Munis court institutions, to retail's dismay. The increasing prevalence of longer-duration premium bonds has left some investors struggling.  |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 David Braze |
Some Final Words on Long-Term Care Do your research on long-term care options now, while you can calmly and rationally evaluate your options. If you do so today, then you and your loved ones won't have to make rushed decisions later.  |
Bank Systems & Technology May 24, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
BITS Payments Committee Moved To The Clearing House The new move by the global payments clearing and settlement organization will create a more unified forum for addressing payments issues.  |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2005 |
Do You Need Long-Term Care Insurance? Don't put off at least thinking about it. Here are some quick guidelines to help determine your long-term care insurance needs.  |
Registered Rep. November 26, 2015 Mark Miller |
Medicare Changes Coming Up If you haven't done a check-up on your clients' retirement health care costs lately, it's a good time to update the numbers.  |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Flub This Million-Dollar Decision Whether to take a lump sum or monthly payments from your pension can make or break your retirement.  |
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Hit the Brakes on Car Insurance Costs Four ways to slash your car insurance premiums by as much as one-half.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 DeFrancesco & Salani |
A Hidden Asset How clients can turn life insurance into cold, hard cash while they're still alive.  |
Managed Care October 2000 |
Employer-based coverage up in strong economy Health insurance premiums rose 8.3 percent over the past year for all types of coverage, according to an annual survey of employers...  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Global Payments Could Pay Off Global Payments continues to grow briskly, even if that is below what certain investors demand.  |
Registered Rep. October 21, 2014 Alan Lavine |
Should You Use Term Insurance for Younger Clients? Financial advisors often favor term insurance for young couples. The cost savings over permanent life can be used to fund other financial planning needs.  |
Managed Care May 2003 |
Premiums up, benefits down for M+C Premiums continue to rise for Medicare+Choice beneficiaries while the benefit selection gets somewhat narrower, a study funded by the Commonwealth Fund and conducted by Mathematica Policy Research finds. Monthly premiums rose from about $23 in 2001 to about $37 in 2003.  |