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Life insurance policies are frequently unclaimed

September 22, 2012September 22, 2012 Julie Campbell

Policyholders are being advised to take care when naming their beneficiaries. Over the last while, concerns have been growing over the number of life insurance companies that are not paying off the policies to beneficiaries when the policyholders die. The problem is that many beneficiaries don’t realize that they hold this position. Many consumers are failing to tell their loved ones when they take out a life insurance policy or don’t tell them that they are the beneficiaries. This makes it far more challenging for the insurers to make sure…

Life insurance is being rediscovered as important to financial planning

August 25, 2012April 30, 2013

This shaky economy is encouraging consumers to take a second look at the coverage. For the last several years, the popularity of life insurance has been shrinking, reaching the lowest points that it has seen in decades, but with the state of the current economy, financial planners are beginning to turn their gaze back toward this coverage product and the security that it can offer. Though the policies should not be considered an investment, they do offer planning flexibility. To start, it should be understood that in the majority of…