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The topic of insurance is not sexy by any means. Perhaps that s why so many people avoid addressing it. Another reason may be a bit more subconscious–the avoidance of future, indeterminable events, in favor of present-day issues with more certainty.

You are probably aware that many Americans are vastly under-insured. Home and auto insurance are important, and most people have that covered. What I am referring to, more appropriately, is your (1) life insurance, (2) long-term disability insurance, (3) liability insurance, and (4) long-term care insurance.

It is almost amusing to see someone walking around with a $60 cell phone that they have paid to insure, while their multi-million-dollar body is completely unprotected!

I said almost! Before addressing a client s investment situation, I always ask them to first consider the following four questions:

If you were to die, would your family have enough money to both pay off the house and live off the earnings from your savin (more...)

Assuming that you have already decided upon the type of health insurance that will best suit your needs (indemnity, managed care HMO or hybrid managed care PPO or PPS) the next step in finding a good low cost health insurance policy is to make sure that you fully understand just how the cost of health insurance is made up. Most people will start by looking at the monthly premium charged for a policy but, unfortunately, this is just the initial cost and not the final cost of your policy.

The total cost for any health insurance policy is made of several different elements and you need to understand just what each element is before you start looking at different low cost health insurance quotes and working out exactly what you are likely to end up paying.

The first and most obvious charge is the monthly premium and you should not be put off if this initially seems to be very high. This is one element of your policy that can be adjusted as we will see in a moment. One thing to be aware of though (more...)