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SC lawyer hired hitman to cash in on $10 million life insurance policy for family

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 Logan B.

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South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh arranged for someone to kill him earlier this month. South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh hired a hitman to kill him and make it possible for his child to collect on a $10 million life insurance policy, according to authorities. The scam was an “attempt on his part to do something to protect his child,” said his attorney, Richard Harpootlian. Fifty-three-year-old Murdaugh survived the shooting on September 4. Police said that Murdaugh claimed that he had been shot in the head while he was changing a…

Michigan Senate adopts Life Insurance Awareness Month resolution

September 16, 2021September 15, 2021 Nordstrom

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Sponsored by Senator Lana Theis, it recognizes September as a time to learn about the benefits. The Michigan state senate has adopted a Life Insurance Awareness Month resolution sponsored by Senator Lana Theis. The resolution recognizes September as the time for state residents to learn about policies. Michigan’s Senate recognized September as Life Insurance Awareness Month, a time in which residents are encouraged to learn about these policies, their premiums, and the way in which their families may benefit in case the worst should happen. The goal is to help…

California Supreme Court rules life insurance stoppage requires proper notice

September 7, 2021September 3, 2021 H. Cutner

Life Insurance Stoppage ruling California

This decision would restore policy premium payments to thousands of people across the state. The California Supreme Court has ruled that a life insurance grace period and other protections must be provided to consumers in the state before insurers are allowed to cut off coverage due to a missed payment. The ruling could restore life insurance payments to affected customers dating back to 2013. In 2013, the state governor at the time, Jerry Brown, signed a law that had passed without any opposition, ending the previous authority that life insurance…

Getting Life Insurance for Your Family’s Sake

August 31, 2021 Guest Author

There are all kinds of insurance you can get. Generally, there are no laws stipulating that you get any of them. There are a few exceptions, such as minimal insurance policies you require to drive a car in some states, along with your driver’s license and registration. Because you don’t have a legal requirement to get most insurance types, you can try to get along without them. However, doing so can prove to be disastrous very quickly. For instance, you can injure yourself, and if you don’t have health insurance,…

Prudential says life insurance is changing due to millennials

August 17, 2021August 16, 2021 H. Cutner

The global pandemic has influenced that influential generation, creating a notable shift in the market. The events across the last year and a half have caused a considerable change in the life insurance market, and according to Prudential Individual Life Insurance President Salene Hitchcock-Gear, millennials are behind this shift. The pandemic has placed our mortality and its consequences front and center stage. Millennials, who fall between the ages of 22 and 40 years old according to the measure used by Hitchcock-Gear, have been made well aware of the risks associated…