Jan 10 2011

No Medical Term Life Insurance – Learn How No Medical Life Insurance Works

Posted by Lachlan Bethel in Life Insurance

No medical term life insurance. Life insurance was designed many years ago to protect wives and children in the event of the premature death of the husband and father. You see, men were the ones at that point who went out and earned that dollar to protect the family.

Women had the more important role of seeing that the children were properly raised and managing the home. At the inception it didn’t matter very much whether one bought whole life or term. If there was a favored type of policy it was whole life.

Then comes a revolution about 30 years ago by one company that was obsessed with the idea that if people bought term insurance they could provide more protection for their families.

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Jan 09 2011

New Year’s Resolution: Get Your Life Insurance Ducks in a Row

Posted by Lachlan Bethel in Life Insurance

The new year is upon us, and its a great time to make a resolution to review your life insurance policies. I fully understand that life insurance isnt necessarily a fun thing to make a resolution about; however, it is extremely vital when it comes to your familys protection. Here are three to-dos.

1. Review your life insurance beneficiaries.
All too often, people buy life insurance and then let the policy sit there year after year without reviewing who they have designated as the beneficiary of the policy. A beneficiary review is crucial because, after all, what good is life insurance if the death benefit will not be used by those who need it the most?

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Jan 05 2011

Un-insurable in Delaware?

Posted by admin in Life Insurance

Delaware may be ranked high in the healthiest of states by the United Health Foundation of 2009, but it does have citizens who are medically uninsurable. Delaware began offering federally established high-risk pool programs, of a temporary nature, in 2010. These programs offer medical coverage to help people with a pre-established history of medical problems to obtain insurance coverage.

Short term health insurance policies in Delaware are offered with Network and Non-Network coverage that are subject to deductibles and co-insurance payments 50 percent of costs. Read full post…

Dec 22 2010

The Medical Information Bureau and How It Affects You

Posted by Lachlan Bethel in Life Insurance

Have you ever wondered how an insurance company knows what medications you have taken in the past, or why they ask you if you like to jump out of planes? Insurance companies track all of this data and build a profile on individuals in order to gauge the amount of risk they pose to them and the likelihood of filing a life insurance claim. The Medical Information Bureau (MIB) is the organization that keeps a database of a portion of your medical history, hobbies and other habits to ensure insurance companies charge you the correct premium amount.

What Is the Medical Information Bureau?

MIB isn’t just a famous alien monitoring agency from the movies. M

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Dec 18 2010

Term Life Insurance Price Quote – Get Better Quality Term Life Quotes

Posted by Lachlan Bethel in Life Insurance

Term life insurance price quote. If you plan on buying some term life insurance you are in the right place. This site is not just a quote portal but more a site where you will get in depth information on life insurance. You will learn what every available type of life insurance is all about. In addition you will know what to expect when you get your policy. You will find information on what every clause and phrase in your policy is all about.

What is term life insurance about anyway. Term insurance is a promise, better yet a guarantee that if the insured dies the named beneficiary will be paid the face amount of the policy in one lump sum or in the form of an income.

The owner may decide before hand whether a lump sum or an income will be paid.

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Dec 18 2010

How to Get Cheap Home Office Insurance

Posted by admin in Top Insurance Quotes

Many people are finding the benefits of home-based businesses and the flexibility of commuting. Even those working in offices may take work home regularly. If you are one of them, you have to buy a home office insurance policy which covers all of your exposures.

And if your home business is such that customers or clients regularly visit you, you should also buy professional liability insurance.
Things to be considered when you decide to buy a small Business Insurance Policy Which Is Non expensive for Your Home

If you’re are not sure whether you should buy a policy including office contents insurance, or small office insurance or a policy with professional liability for your home-based business, first consider the equipment and resources in your home which you use for business purposes.

After identifying items in your home which you use for business purposes and which may require need office contents insurance coverage, next consider your professional liability exposures. I Read full post…

Dec 18 2010

Fair and Balanced

Posted by Lachlan Bethel in Life Insurance

We can spend a lot of ink in this blog correcting misinformation that appears in the popular press about life insurance, why its important and who needs it. So its refreshing to be able to link to an article that provides a load of great information for navigating a topic that can, admittedly, be complex.

Christine Dugas and Sandra Block of USA Today wrote the article Have Life Insurance? Is It Enough or Maybe Too Much? in which they highlight some of the common mistakes that people make when buying life insurance. The first mistake that they bring up doesnt make it into bold lettering, but may be one of the most important: too often parents make a quick decision, ignoring important considerations.

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Dec 14 2010

No Physical Term Life Insurance – How To Qualify

Posted by Lachlan Bethel in Life Insurance

No Physical Term Life Insurance is offered to applicants between age 18 and age 65 if qualified. You may jump at the idea simply because you have no time to go and have a thorough medical done and you are aware that you need additional life insurance.

  • How To Qualify

Every life insurance company sets standards that must be met in order to qualify for a life insurance policy whether it is a no physical life insurance policy or a policy for which you need a medical. In recent years life insurance companies have extended the requirements which would qualify the applicant for a life insurance policy.

All that is required is that you answer a few questions about your medical history, your occupation and any avocation in which you may participate.

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Dec 12 2010

Young and Foolish?

Posted by Lachlan Bethel in Life Insurance

Not so much, according to a survey from Guardian Life. The survey showed that consumers under 40 are opting for whole life insurance over other types of policies due to their desire to be financially secure.

The survey showed that 35 percent of the respondents under 40 also preferred to pay their premiums as fast as possible versus the traditional lifetime payment schedule. The No. 1 motivating factor (72 percent for those under 40) for the purchase of whole life was the desire to protect their families. The No.

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