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5 financial lessons from a parent’s last days
5 financial lessons from a parent’s last days As I learned from my mom’s recent passing, there are a multitude of expenses associated with death and dying. But many of them can be managed effectively and even negotiated down, so that life’s final chapter loses some of its, well, sting. Life insurance and critical illness […]
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Genworth VP: “Consumers often believe life insurance costs nearly three times its actual price…”
The full quote is from Genworth VP Brian Bulakites is: Consumers often believe life insurance costs nearly three times its actual price, and this is a major contributor to the large coverage gap we’re seeing in these four groups These 4 underinsured groups according to Genworth are: Large families Unmarried parents Women Those with certain […]
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The discouraging drudgery of the life insurance application and underwriting process
The drudgery of the fully underwritten (least expensive) individual life insurance application process leads to applicants giving up in frustration reports the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinal in this article, Most Americans don’t have life insurance, but wish they did. “When today’s consumers are used to buying products online and receiving them at home within 48 hours,” Murphy […]