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Group policies vs. individual policies A new report from life insurance research group LIMRA finds that only some 87 million households have any kind of life insurance coverage at all. That works out to be about 70% of Americans. But of that 70%, almost half have group policies through their employer. The average coverage is $236,000, which is about 2.6-times income replacement. Is that enough to get the job done? Well, first let’s define what the job of life insurance is. Life insurance is intended to serve as income replacement for your heirs in the event of your untimely death. Nothing more and nothing less. That means annuities that combine a life insurance policy with an...
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Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next. HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to buy the remaining 50% stake in its Chinese life insurance venture as the Communist Party-ruled nation opens its financial markets, a sign Chief Executive Noel Quinn is pushing forward with a business overhaul even as he manages the fallout of the virus outbreak. The lender will take full ownership of HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd. after buying out its partner, The National Trust Ltd., according to an emailed statement. “This transaction supports our ambition to accelerate growth within our Asian franchise, particularly in the dynamic and fast-growing...
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Signing up for our Blog offers you the opportunity to subscribe and receive email notifications for Investment or Insurance type content only from The Empire Life Insurance Company and Empire Life Investments Inc. You may cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time by clicking on unsubscribe or, by contacting The Empire Life Insurance Company or, Empire Life Investments Inc. Having life insurance as part of an employee benefits package at work is a great benefit. Many companies pay for a fixed amount of life insurance for their employees and also allow employees to purchase more coverage at a low cost and with no medical exam. As a result, a significant number of Canadians have...
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Is Buying Life Insurance Through Work Enough? Do I Need Another Policy? Working full-time in a good company has its own value. You get to receive many perks including benefits package that comes along with a good pay. Often, those benefits include life insurance coverage, which is great. Buying life insurance through work is an undeniable choice made by many employees. Let’s discuss in detail: Buying Life Insurance Through Work: If your company is offering company-funded life insurance, also known as group life insurance then you should definitely take it as it has many advantages: Convenience: People who need life insurance but are not willing to go through the process, find employer...
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The insurer has come to the government’s rescue in its disinvestment agenda, time and again The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) stepping in to mop up share sales from the Centre year after year, it appears, has led to a significant jump in its investments in public sector enterprises over the past decade. According to data put out by the RBI, of the total investments made by LIC to the tune of Rs 26.6 lakh crore as of March 2019, Rs 22.6 lakh crore pertains to the public sector and about Rs 4 lakh crore is in the private sector. The proportion of LIC’s investments in public sector entities has shot up to 85 per cent as of March 2019, from about 75 per cent a decade ago. This is...
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Life and Financial specialist, Criss Crombie, explains the pros and cons to employer provided life insurance. Moreover, he gives some great advice to ensure you remain covered no matter where you work! Watch the video below! Group Plan + Stand-Alone Policy Employer provided life insurance is great because it’s little or no cost to you. However, one of the problems is if you leave your job the life insurance is typically not portable, meaning you have to start all over again when you start your new job. It’s important to have both employer-provided life insurance if it’s available because it’s no cost, as well as a stand-alone life insurance policy. With a stand-alone policy, you’re going to...
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Life insurance products can be very complicated. Insurance companies may create their own types of products with confusing terminology and a la carte options. The sea of options is often overwhelming to buyers who may end up locked into a policy they don't need. For many families with young kids, having enough life insurance is a critical part of their financial plan. A comprehensive list of all the policies available is likely impossible, but here are a few of the more common types of life insurance found in the market today: Term life insurance - Term life insurance covers the insured for a specific term period. Annual term policies may have the option to renew each year but 10, 20, and...
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Pay for life insurance through your limited company and SAVE TAX Clients of DNS Associates can fund life insurance through their businesses and, for the first time, not have to consider income tax or benefit-in-kind. It mPay for life insurance through your limited company and SAVE TAXy also be possible to have this payment treated as a business expense. This allows you to protect your dependents in a way that mirrors the death-in-service benefits you used to enjoy as an employee of a large corporate and, at the same time, save you significant amounts of money when compared to mainstream policies. In recent years, the 'benefit-in-kind' rules have been tightened to limit personal benefits...
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