Posts Tagged ‘Buying Life Insurance’

Don’t Be Fooled By Agents When Buying Life Insurance?

if you buy whole life they tell you you can borrow "your money" but you have to pay back with interest because if you don't if you die the company will deduct the money you borrow from the death benefit sya you have 100,000 insurance and you take 20 and don't pay it back you die your family only gets 80,000. and if you dont take any money and you have 100,000 benefit and 20,000 cash value and you die your family gets 100,000 and the company keeps your cash value.now universal life is a little confusing it works like… Continue reading

Buying Life Insurance After Being Diagnosed With Cancer

The American Cancer Society estimates doctors will diagnose over 1.4 million new cases of cancer in the U.S. in 2007, with more than 559,650 cancer-related deaths. If you are among the majority of cancer patients and survive for at least five years following your diagnosis, you may face another fight: buying life insurance. Buying life insurance for cancer patients is challenging, but not necessarily impossible. Your chances for securing a policy depend greatly on the type, stage and grade of the cancer, and even on the treatment plan. There is a relationship between the rate you'll receive and the curability of… Continue reading

Life Insurance 07 – Characteristics of Universal Life Insurance

As we mentioned in the previous article, universal life (UL) was introduced in 1981-82, in response to a historically high interest environment and a consumer awareness of the value of self-directed investments because traditional insurance could not compete with short-term interest rates.Here are some characteristics as follow1. Account ValueThe account value of a universal life plan is the sum of the gross values of all the investment accounts within the policy, including income, after deductions for the current month expenses.2. Cash Surrender ValueThe cash surrender value of a universal life plan is the current account value, less outstanding loans and… Continue reading

Advice For Buying Life Insurance And Critical Illness Insurance?

It is so confusing trying to decide what to do. I am in my late 20's and am looking for life insurance for after I retire. I suspect I will be the last one alive in my family, assuming I have no children. So it would probably be good to get Universal Insurance so I can cash in my policy if I want. Critical Illness is only offered until I am 45. I suspect if I get sick it will be when I am 50 or older. Do you have any advice? Should I start paying for insurance now while… Continue reading