Tag: life insurance premiums

Prudential life insurance claims illegally denied says Department of Labor

H. Cutner
Life insurance Denied - Computer

Over 200 claims were denied by the insurer, even though it had been collecting premiums. The US Department of Labor has accused Prudential Financial of illegally denying over 200 life insurance claims, even after the insurer had continued to collect premiums from the policyholder. This is only the most recent instance of a rash of insurers denying claims customers have paid for. A number of life insurance companies have been found to be denying claims made on policies that have been paid into for years. Many employers include supplemental life…

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Life insurance experience differs among states due to health records

Marc
Life Insurance - Heart

Health trends in states across the country help to determine a consumer’s experience with coverage. The majority of people can’t say that they have absolutely flawless health and healthy lifestyles, and this impacts their overall experience shopping for life insurance policies. Across the United States, 4 out of every 10 adults have a minimum of two chronic illnesses. That said, some states across the countries have better wellness statistics than others, mainly due to two primary issues, the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles and of substance abuse. This can have an…

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Canadian life insurance has been too expensive for years, says new analysis

Logan B.
Canadian life insurance - Canadian Money

The findings indicate that people in Canada have been overpaying for coverage by 36 percent. Canadian life insurance is substantially more expensive than it should be, according to a recent PolicyMe study which showed that people in the country to our north are paying an average of 36 percent too much. This analysis was based on the data from 4,800 existing policies in Canada. The findings have shown that the Canadian life insurance industry may be ready for somewhat of an overhaul. The reason is that the traditional methods used…

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Philip Morris launches Reviti life insurance company with discounts for smokers who quit

Nordstrom
Reviti Life Insurance - Smoking - cigaretes, Ash tray

The tobacco giant has started its own insurer with special discounts for smokers working on cessation. Philip Morris International, the tobacco giant behind Marlboro cigarettes, has just opened its own insurer called Reviti life insurance. Reviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Philip Morris that will begin selling life insurance in the UK. Though Reviti life insurance will start in the United Kingdom, the intention is to expand its sales into markets overseas as well. That said, what is interesting about this life insurance company owned by the tobacco giant…

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Japan’s insurance industry takes steps to stop genetic discrimination

Logan B.
Genetic discrimination - DNA

The Japanese industry is preparing guidelines to make sure insurers can’t collect customer DNA. The insurance industry in Japan is getting ready to create guidelines that would stop genetic discrimination by insurers in the country. They are seeking to ban health and life insurance companies from the collection or use of genetic information for purposes related to coverage eligibility or premiums calculations. Associations across the industry say they haven’t started using genetic info but the goal is to stop it. According to the Life Insurance Association of Japan, its members…

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