Insurance Archive

What Factors Affect Car Insurance Rates

Ever wondered what criteria the insurance companies use to determine your auto insurance rates? Or why two drivers driving the exact same vehicle can be charged dramatically different rates? This article will help answer your …

The right Level of Renters Insurance

There are many questions that need to be asked when choosing insurance companies, especially when it means the protection of your belongings and your home.  The level of renter’s insurance you purchase will be directly related …

Life Insurance as an Investment

Life insurance is not an investment. Life insurance is a safeguard that must be in place to protect your family in the event of your death. For many years life insurance salesmen tried to sell …

Choosing the best Insurance Company

Deciding on the best company to purchase insurance from is not always an easy task as some may think. There are many factors to consider such as the health of the insurance company, the quality …

Is Life Insurance necessary – Yes

In assessing whether life insurance is needed, let’s start by looking at what life insurance is and how it works. Life insurance in essence provides a safeguard for your dependants. It can be used to …

Reinsurance Basics of Reinsurance

Everyone knows the value of having an insurance policy on their vehicle and home and of having a life insurance policy. The insurance companies that issue these policies must also have insurance against possible losses …

What happens if your Insurer goes Bankrupt

Life insurers aim to cover the lives of people. However, the ‘life’ of a life insurer can be under threat because of insolvency. Insurers fail for a number of reasons- from disasters to financial mismanagement. …

Medicare 101: Understanding the basics

Medicare is a valuable medical program for many Americans. It falls under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for Americans age 65 and over, for disabled Americans …

Term Life Versus Cash value Life Insurance

Term life insurance is a contract which promises a payment – called the death benefit- to beneficiaries only, usually to replace the income needed to support a family. This benefit is in exchange for consistent …

Suicide and Life Insurance

During my life insurance licensing class, the instructor told a story of young man who wanting to know if the 2 year suicide clause was in effect on his policy. He told him not yet …

How to Shop for Car Insurance

A majority of people shop for car insurance wrong. They call the number they see on TV, or go wherever their parents go, and leave it at that. Very few people take the time to …

Replacement Versus

As a renter, perhaps the complexities of insurance are baffling. Many renters have never had to consider the price or type of insurance needed to adequately cover their personal items, and this can be a …

Borrowing from your Life Insurance Policy

Borrowing from a life insurance policy can be done depending on the type of life insurance policy that is in force. Borrowing from a life insurance policy requires having a policy that accrues a cash …

How to Buy Life Insurance

We protect our cars, our homes, but one of the most overlooked areas is life insurance. Many people know that it protects their loved ones in the event that they should die. In essence that …

Finding Affordable Life Insurance

The key to finding affordable life insurance is to obtain and compare a rate or price quote from multiple insurance companies. A quote can be used to compare coverages, rate factors and benefits as well …

South Dakota Auto Insurance

Don’t leave home without it! Auto insurance is required to operate a vehicle in South Dakota. Any vehicle being registered in the state must carry minimum amounts of auto insurance in order to satisfy the …

Choosing among Health Insurance Plans

An individual policy is one purchased by an individual who is usually self-employed and does not have access to a group policy through an employer. People buy insurance policies out of need, but tend to …