Why Preparing Your Estate in Your Lifetimes Should be a Priority

Preparing your estate plan in your lifetime should be a priority. Although it’s not something many people want to think about, it is an essential task to complete before you die. Preparing an estate plan means you are able to choose who inherits your assets and all the things that you’ve worked your whole life for. Protect your loved ones by making a detailed plan with all the information they will need, and keep family drama at bay by making it clear which person will get what. Keep loved ones…

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Prudential Insurance reaches settlement with Insurance Departments in seven states

Seven states have announced that they have reached a settlement with Prudential Insurance Company of America as well as a number of its affiliate companies. According to Michael Consedine, the insurance commissioner from Pennsylvania, there were concerns raised over the practices at Prudential over the death benefit payments for beneficiaries of life insurance policies following an exam performed by several states. However, he went on to say that they appreciate the willingness of Prudential to “to reach a settlement that includes changing its business practices to better locate beneficiaries. This…

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Americans with life insurance feel their beneficiaries are capable of making a claim

The results of a survey by Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. has shown that 70 percent of policyholders of life insurance feel confident that the beneficiaries of the coverage would be capable of filing the claim when the time comes, and that the majority of those policyholders have made an effort to assist in the necessary preparation. The survey’s outcomes were released for Life Insurance Awareness Month, which is September. According to Nationwide Financial’s senior vice president of Individual Protection, Peter Golato, families can obtain financial security and stability from life…

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