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We’ve written before about both variable annuities and stranger-owned life insurance (SOLI), but some enterprising (?) investor types have figured out a new twist that combines these seemingly disparate vehicles:

Terminal Illness? $2,000 in CASH, Immediately Available.” … “He recruited dozens of terminally ill people to, in effect, serve as paid fronts for purchases of the product, variable

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Why Is the US Life Insurance Observing Falling Sales? | Best …


LIMRA International have said this is the greatest decline since 1942 over the last six months for US life insurance. Stock connected investments such as.

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Survey: Life insurance one of safer financial products available


Traditional life insurance protection is an essential safety net to many consumers, with two-thirds of those surveyed indicating that it is one of the safer financial products available today, new …   Read → Survey: Life insurance one of safer financial products available originally reported at IFAwebnews.com

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Women receive more life insurance benefits than men, survey says


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Term Life Insurance and Home Mortgages


Term life insurance is a great way to protect against a mortgage or home loan default in the event of death of the main income earner.  The proceeds of a life insurance policy can pay off the balance or provide supplemental income for the monthly mortgage.  Although, many people cannot afford whole life insurance, especially young homeowners, term life insurance is a good, inexpensive alternative.

You can purchase a level term policy with one premium and one death benefit for the term of the policy.  Terms usually run from a choice of 10, 15, 10, 25, or 30 years.  Another option (although not necessarily the best)is to buy a decreasing term policy in which the premium stays the same and the death benefit decreases annually along with the mortgage balance. However, if the mortgage balance increases because it was refinanced, or a second mortgage is taken out, or the interest rate increases (e.g. adjustable rate mortgage), or if you buy a new home with a new mortgage balance, the decreasing term would no longer provide adequate protection.

Term insurance should not be confused with PMI, or Private Mortgage Insurance, usually required by the mortgage lender for people who put less than 20% down.  It does not pay off the mortgage in the event of death or disability.  The lending institution is the sole beneficiary of this policy.  Try to avoid the expense of PMI by making a larger downpayment if possible.

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How does a life insurance broker or agent get paid? Does it affect my premium?


Question: Can you tell me how a life insurance agent gets paid?  Does it affect my premium?

Answer: Whether a life insurance agent works for a specific insurance company (captive) or is an independent, he earns his money from the sale of an insurance policy.  Those earnings are in the form of a commission paid directly by the insurance carrier. Commissions are built into the policy and will not change the premium rate you are quoted.  In other words, there is no surcharge and commissions are not paid directly by the client.  Because commissions are built into the policy and cannot be altered, neither they nor the premium rates are negotiable.  The best way to get the lowest premiums is to shop around and get quotes from multiple insurance carriers.

Amounts of commission vary by insurance carrier, but agents generally receive up to 55% of your first-year premium for permanent cash value life insurance policies. After that, agents usually receive 3% to 5% in renewal commissions for the next five to ten years.  Commissions for term insurance are typically around 35% of the first-year premium and are not renewable in the following years.

Agents also get paid sales bonuses for reaching high production goals set by insurance carriers.  Production incentives like exotic trips and luxurious gifts are also awarded.  It is safe to assume that your premiums indirectly reflect the cost of these bonuses  in addition to the cost of the agents’ commissions.

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