Insurance
« Previous EntriesOur Auto Insurance Premiums Are Killing Me!
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013I received our six-month auto insurnace renewal yesterday. The premium is going up 9.79%! We added our oldest son last March. Our rates basically doubled. They didn’t change much at our July 2012 renewal. Yesterday’s renewal came as quite a shock. We haven’t had any issues. So, I called our provider yesterday and one of [...]
Another Piece of Drivel from Alan Blinder
Thursday, April 26th, 2012It’s been awhile since I have posted something controversial. This one is an opinion piece by Alan Blinder regarding the Supreme Court and the health care law. Whether you are for or against the health care law, Alan Blinder misses the point of the Supreme Court, which is to decide whether or not something is [...]
Insurance Agent Gets Jail Time
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012This is the first I have heard of this story: Annuity Case Chills Insurance Agents. Last month, Glenn Neasham, an independent insurance agent, was ordered to spend 90 days in jail on a felony-theft conviction for selling a complex annuity to an 83-year-old woman who prosecutors alleged had shown signs of dementia. The agent’s conviction, [...]
Insure.com’s List of the 20 Least and Most Expensive Cars to Insure
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Car shopping? If so, Insure.com’s list of 20 least and most expensive cars to insure might be something you will want to read. Their list of the 20 least expensive cars to insure: 1. Toyota Sienna LE: $1,111 2. Toyota Sienna 4 cyl: $1,114 3. Jeep Patriot Sport: $1,116 4. Jeep Compass Sport: $1,118 5. [...]
How Much More Expensive (Premium-Wise) is Permanent Insurance Than Term Insurance?
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011I read this in The Ultimate Financial Plan: Balancing Your Money and Life* in the chapter on life insurance: “Although the benefits of permanent life insurance exist, the costs must also be weighed. I recently replaced one of my term life insurance policies with a new policy bearing a $1 million death benefit and an [...]
Question of the Day: Health Insurance
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Here’s today’s Question of the Day: How much did your health insurance premiums go up this year over last year? Our premium went up 9.07% over last year. The trend over the last ten years was much higher, as you can see from this graphic: I’m not sure what happened in 2008 to cause premiums [...]
Life Insurance Ownership at a 50-Year Low
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The poor economy has led Americans to cut corners on their life insurance—at levels not seen in half a century, according to a new study. Only 44% of U.S. households have individual life insurance, according to the latest Trends in Life Insurance Ownership, a study conducted every six years by Limra, the investment research company. [...]
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