Life Insurance Explained All life insurance policies have two things in common Whole, variable universal, term, and more. Life insurance can be confusing and keeping the different types straight can be tough. In general, life insurance guarantees a death benefit to a designated beneficiary after a policyholder dies. Like most policies, life insurance requires a recurring payment known as a “premium” to keep the policy active. Ready to learn more about life insurance? Let's dive in. Not all life insurance coverage is permanent Permanent life insurance is the most common form of life insurance and is designed to keep you covered for your entire life. For some, this may become an...
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The soaring policy surrenders are a blow to insurers who are seeing low premium collections. Insurers see spurt in surrender of policies 2 min read . Updated: 03 Aug 2020, 07:11 AM IST Anirudh Laskar People have started borrowing against life policies as collateral more than before so that they are able to continue to have cash all the time, life insurers said The increasing policy surrenders come as another blow to insurers who are already battling low new premium collections In the June quarter, the 13-persistency ratio, which measures how long a policyholder retains insurance, declined by an average of close to 10 percentage points from a year ago, the executives said on condition of...
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On 27 July 2020, the Prudential Authority released a communication titled "Constantia Insurance Company Limited (CICL): Treatment of Prime Living Cover Grow Policies and Living Legacy Policies as part of the conversion of the registration of CICL under the Short-term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 53 of 1998) (STIA) to a licence under the Insurance Act, 2017 (Act No.18 of 2017) (Insurance Act)" ("Communication") This Communication follows the recent judgement of the High Court, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg in the matter of Nell and Others v Constantia Insurance Company Limited and Others. In this matter the applicants took out Living Legacy and Prime Living Cover Grow policies...
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" class="post-2326236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courts tag-bushbuckridge tag-mhala-magistrates-court cxt_positions-home-section-1-lead-3"> Mpumalanga govt official in court for alleged life insurance theft from cousin’s wife The official was granted bail of R10,000 and his case was postponed to 31 August for further investigation. A Mpumalanga government official appeared in the Mhala Magistrate’s Court in Bushbuckridge on Tuesday on charges of theft relating to a life insurance payout. According to provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, 46-year-old Dingani Johnson Ngwenyama’s court appearance...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Armed Forces Benefit Association (AFBA) and the 5Star Life Insurance Company Boards of Directors have named General Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.), as President of 5Star Life effective June 1, 2020. “General Spencer was appointed AFBA President earlier this year and his superb leadership has proven invaluable as we dealt with the Covid-19 crisis. His appointment as President of 5Star Life will help us achieve our strategic objectives under one leadership banner. Both boards of directors have confidence in his steady and decisive leadership as we continue to fulfill our mission – to serve those who serve this great nation,” said AFBA and 5Star Life...
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Get a Call Back What Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance offers you? The credibility of the insurer is of the utmost importance while buying life insurance All life insurance policies of Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance are backed by three major financial institutions--Canara Bank, HSBC and Oriental Bank of Commerce. Along with an easy-to-use web portal, the company has a network of over 10,000 bank branches of its corporate agents. Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance has 95.22% individual death claim settlement ratio and the asset under management stood at Rs 14,854 crore as of Mar 31, 2019. Online Life Insurance Plans Frequently Asked...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Armed Forces Benefit Association (AFBA) and its affiliate, 5Star Life Insurance Company, announced today the promotion of Birye Abebe to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective January 1, 2020. This announcement comes as Madeline Delahan will retire at the end of the year after serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer since 2012. “Madeline’s vision, expertise, and leadership have made for a better AFBA / 5Star Life enterprise, and she will be greatly missed,” said General Ralph E. “Ed” Eberhart, USAF (Ret.), Chairman and President of AFBA. As CIO, she aligned IT initiatives to meet the objectives outlined...
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The fourth amendments to the Life insurance Act, B.E. 2535 (1992) and the Non-Life Insurance Act, B.E. 2535 (1992) (the "Insurance Acts"), relating to qualifications of insurance agents, brokers, and loss adjusters (the "Fourth Amendments"), were published in the Royal Gazette on 25 June 2019 and came into force on 21 November 2019. In line with the Fourth Amendments, the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) published the relevant sub-regulations which replace the previous ones, including: the OIC's Notifications (both life and non-life) Re: Criteria, Procedures and Conditions on the Application and Renewal of Insurance Agent License and Insurance Broker License, B.E. 2562 (2019); and the...
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Dec 03, 2019 (AmericaNewsHour) -- The non-life insurance market in India has been witnessing growth, lately, owing to the introduction of innovative products covering miscellaneous risks associated with the current market scenario. As of FY 2017, out of the 29 non-life insurance companies operating in India, 23 companies were operating as general insurers, out of which 17 are private sector companies and 6 are public sector companies, and the remaining 6 are standalone health insurers. The insurance and re-insurance industries of India are regulated and promoted autonomously by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). Download Sample of This Strategic Report: https://www....
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Life Insurance Life Insurance If you have a family, a mortgage, plan to send your children to college, or have others who depend upon you for support, life insurance can protect them by making up for the loss of your income in the case of your death. Life insurance is a financial tool that protects against the risk that a person will die prematurely and be unable to fulfill obligations to their loved ones. A life insurance policy guarantees that a designated amount of money will be available, generally income-tax-free, at the very time it is needed most and when loved ones may be exposed to certain financial risks, such as burial expenses, loss of personal or business income and debts. The...
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