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Life insurance is an affordable way to protect your family against the financial risks of your death. The death benefit helps your loved ones cover monthly bills, pay off debt, fund college and meet ...

I'm currently 40, and my existing 20-year term policy for $250,000 will expire at age 53. I also have about $100,000 in ...

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Protective has some of the lowest average term life insurance rates among the insurers we analyzed. Its permanent life insurance policies are also cost-competitive and the insurer receives strong ...

Getting life insurance usually requires a medical exam so your provider gets a clearer picture of your health status. But some policies don't require an exam, including group life insurance and burial ...

The life insurance medical exam is part of many insurers’ underwriting processes to evaluate the risk of insuring you. The medical exam can be done at your home or office and typically takes ...

This is the third year I’ve published a life insurance agent’s to-do list. The list represents my humble attempt to suggest ways for agents to be more productive and effective in the year ahead. A few ...

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