Posted by admin on February 8, 2010
Obtaining life insurance offers huge benefits, including the security of knowing that once you’ve passed on you can leave your family with financial stability. Recent studies show that life insurance is such an important asset that consumers have been willing to purchase or maintain their coverage despite the recession.
But what many policyholders don’t know is that there are supplemental life insurance options available that can enhance the existing policy.
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Posted by admin on February 7, 2010
Are you updated with our economic status? If yes, then you are probably aware that it’s very hard nowadays to have a financial security. Nonetheless, there are still ways on how you can get one; one great way is by purchasing life insurance plan.
For you to get the best life insurance plan, the first thing you must do is consider your requirements and budget. With those two in mind, start searching for insurance plans from the websites set-up by different insurance companies. Do not settle for the first plan offered to you. Y
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Posted by admin on February 6, 2010
My mother has an aggressive form of dementia and has been sectioned. We have applied for power of attorney but are still months away from it being granted. She pays her house insurance by direct debit to Lloyds. Because the house was empty, we told the bank because the policy says the house must not be empty for more than 30 days. Lloyds recently wrote to my mother asking if the house was still empty. We explained her circumstances with a letter from her doctor but the bank refuses to deal with us as we have no power of attorney.
It insists my mother gives us authorisation, even if she signs with an “x”.
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Posted by admin on February 5, 2010
Aviva saw a 21% rise in worldwide life and pensions sales in the fourth quarter of 2009, to £8 billion, compared with the previous three month period.
The group said it had put in a strong regional performance, with life and pension sales up 17% in the UK, 39% in Aviva Europe and 45% in the US.
Sales were higher in all regions compared to the previous quarter, with a particularly strong performance in both bancassurance and retail channels in Europe.
Turning to full-year 2009 life and pension figures in the UK, “exceptional economic conditions … impacted consumer confidence and reduced activity across the UK market”.
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Posted by admin on February 4, 2010
February 7 — Super Bowl XLIV Sunday — may be the most hyped-up day of the year for football fans, and it’s also the most exciting day of the year for many pizza parlors that see record sales that day. Yet contrary to public belief, the increase in activity is likely only to lead to bruises on the field, not more claims for pizzerias, say insurance industry experts.
Taking Score
The typical pizzeria will experience a 35 percent sales increase on Super Bowl Sunday, said Jeremy White, editor-in-chief for industry magazine “Pizza Today.” Dominos — dubbed the “leader in pizza delivery” by the magazine — expects a 44 percent increase in sales on Super Bowl Sunday over the typical Sunday, according to Chris Brandon, public relations spokesman for the company. “It is the busiest
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