Archive for October, 2009

Security No Matter What Life Throws Your Way. Insure Your Life.

We live in an age of insecurity. No one wants to lose what they have worked so hard for. It’s important to include life insurance among your financial options. Life insurance may be an old-fashioned way to protect yourself and your family, but it is still one of the best products you can buy.

No other financial instrument will do what life insurance can do. The moment your life insurance policy goes into force, the full death benefit to your beneficiary is guaranteed, from day 1 and for as long as you continue to keep the policy in force by paying the premiums. Financial planners call this aspect of life insurance “creating an immediate estate.”

Life insurance can seem complicated. There are more products than just term and permanent life insurance. Term and permanent life insurance have many riders and variations that can be added to suit your family’s needs.

This is to your advantage. It means greater flexibility and many options. Therefore, a life insurance protection plan can be designed to fit the individual needs of your family.

To help determine the best kind of life insurance for you and your family, please contact the Set for Life Insurance office today.

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Disability Insurance Claims Surge

From the AP – Social Security officials say they expect an even larger spike in new disability claims than they had predicted, as aging, injured baby boomers tumble out of the work force and need income.

Officials estimate they’ll receive 3.3 million new disability claims over the next year, up from their previous estimate of 3 million projected just five months ago.

The unprecedented wave of new applications raises questions about the agency’s ability to curb historic backlogs and cut processing delays, a problem that has plagued the agency for years. Officials had been making progress in reducing a massive backlog of disability appeals cases.

Also adding to the problem are recent moves in at least 10 states to furlough hundreds of employees who process initial benefit claims.

Agency officials say the extraordinary increase is driven by the recession and an aging baby boomer work force reaching their most injury-prone years. Long waits for the agency to process claims and resolve appeals can leave some claimants struggling to make ends meet.

Since October, the number of people waiting to have a claim processed has jumped a stunning 30 percent, from about 556,000 eight months ago to more than 736,000 in July.

Read the whole article here:  http://budurl.com/ek4u

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Happy Halloween! Life and Disability Insurance Shouldn’t be a Scary Process.

As Halloween approaches, we enjoy frightful costumes and movies. More than any other time of year, people like to scare others and themselves.

In reality, many people are afraid to address their life and disability insurance needs. They are scared to deal with the possibility of losing their ability to work due to a sickness or injury. Most people don’t like to think about their own mortality.

However, being scared shouldn’t keep you from taking care of your family and preparing yourself in case catastrophe strikes.  Take action today to protect yourself and your family with life and disability insurance. You will be able to sleep better at night.

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Dangerous Hobbies Can Increase Your Life Insurance Premiums or Create Exclusions on Your Disability Insurance.

Do you enjoy scuba diving? How much do you love those flying lessons? Feel like going bungee jumping this weekend? If these questions fill you with a longing to go indulge in your favorite extreme sport, beware-that sport might just affect your life insurance premiums. (more…)

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Disability Insurance Discounts Available for medical residents, physicians and employees through Set for Life Insurance at University of Texas Medical Systems

Set for Life Insurance has discounts available for physicians, medical residents, fellows and employees of  University of Texas.

When shopping for disability insurance, it is important to look at all of your options available.  In addition for looking for the right coverage for your needs, it is important to see if you have discounts available to you. This can save you a significant amount of premium over the course of your career.

Rates are based on several factors including age, gender and occupational class . Female rates tend to be approximately 40% more expensive than male rates. Therefore, if women are able to obtain unisex discounts, they will save significantly. Men will also receive a discount, but the change won’t be as dramatic as their rates start out at a lower premium than their women counterparts.

Sample Rates for Medical Residents/Fellows.

$1000/month benefit: Premium $23/month

$5000/month benefit: Premium $115/month

$7500/month benefit: Premium $172/month 

•·     Example for a 30 year old non smoker, non-surgical specialty.

•·     Rates are guaranteed to age 65.

•·     Covers you in your medical specialty.

•·     Increase options up to $15,000/month in the future without further medical underwriting.

•·     Discounts remain on the policy throughout your career, even if you change employers in the future.

•·     Includes a 3% Cost of Living and Partial, Residual  Disability Rider.

•·     Non cancelable, Guaranteed Renewable.

•·     Policy subject to Medical Underwriting, Rates may vary based on gender, age, health and medical specialty.

•·     Applicants must apply for a policy while still employed at the discounted employer.

If your current employer or residency program does not currently have discounts available, contact Set for Life and we can help implement a discount program for you and your colleagues.

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