Approach 1: the convenience of online quotes The internet offers a substantial amount of information on life insurance products — and how to use them. In addition, many websites let you compare quotes and complete applications online. And depending on your health/how much life insurance you need, you may be able to obtain coverage without an insurance medical exam. Oster says, “The internet allows you to self-service your life insurance purchase experience, and more people are taking advantage of that capability.” Online applications make buying life insurance convenient by allowing you to apply for a policy any day or time that works for you.2,3 If you choose to buy life insurance online...
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Life Insurance Plans Online Get your life insurance policy online now! Are you looking to secure your goals and your loved ones’ financial future? Check out the various life insurance plans from Tata AIA and choose the one that matches your goals and budget. With Tata AIA Life Insurance, online plans and our simple online processes, you can easily buy an insurance plan online to ensure that you can easily avail of a life cover and many other life insurance benefits while saving your time, effort and money. Select appropriate category to view plans A Non-Linked Non-Participating Individual Life Insurance Plan (UIN:110N160V02) Tata AIA Life Insurance Best Seller Sampoorna Raksha Supreme The...
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Mahesh Kumar Sharma, MD& CEO, SBI Life Insurance ‘In terms of claims, we have completely gone digital’ 4 min read . Updated: 22 Jul 2020, 11:30 PM IST Deepti Bhaskaran Operating in the digital ecosystem means lowering costs and companies that don’t lower cost will get priced out What are the challenges post-covid-19, and how have you responded to these challenges? India went into lockdown towards end of March. This was a very important time for the life insurance industry as insurers clock-in maximum sale during this time, when people rush to make tax-saving investments. So, we lost 14-15 days in March. April was mediocre because the first half went into figuring out how to react...
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The pandemic has revealed a big but fixable hole in our financial planning for emergencies. It’s life insurance. All of a sudden, this unpleasant, often-ignored topic has got our attention. At PolicyMe, a website for buying life insurance, applications for term life policies shot up 70 per cent from February to March and have more or less held onto that increase in April and May. “The need has always been there for insurance," said Andrew Ostro, co-founder and CEO of PolicyMe. “What the pandemic has done is open people’s minds about it.” Term life insurance is what we’re talking about here. It’s the kind of insurance where you buy coverage for a set term and payout amount. When the term...
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Insurance Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, life insurance wasn’t necessarily a major concern for Canadians. But the new coronavirus has done a stellar job of showing us just how quickly our financial security can be disrupted. According to a recent Globe and Mail article, life insurance is now a priority for many financial advisors’ clients. Something that was once at the bottom of our collective to-do list has suddenly shot straight to the top. “Risk is now in our face every day,” says Rona Birenbaum, a financial planner and founder of Caring for Clients in Toronto. “Everybody is much more tuned into how risk can show up in an unexpected way and, therefore, how vulnerable they are...
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If you want to buy life insurance online, there are several factors to consider. Life insurance is an important part of everyone’s financial planning tool belt. It serves as protection for your family and dependents should you pass away. For many people who don’t buy life insurance online, the purchasing process can be difficult and time consuming. Enough so that they simply don’t apply for coverage, even if they could significantly benefit from one. One way to make shopping for life insurance easier is to apply for coverage online, but should you? Why Buy Life Insurance Online? Nearly eight out of 10 U.S. consumers shop online, and over half have purchased something from their mobile...
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Log in to get insurance without medical tests 6 min read . Updated: 12 Apr 2020, 11:47 PM IST Tinesh Bhasin Life and health insurers are using alternative evaluation methods during the lockdown Insurance companies are relying on credit scores or health declarations by applicants themselves Typically, a representative of the insurer visits the applicant to collect blood samples for the required medical tests. Now, insurance companies are looking at credit scores of applicants, using tele-underwriting or relying on health declarations by applicants themselves. “Instead of doing a medical test, both health and life insurers are doing tele-underwriting. Under this, a doctor from the...
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What do people want when buying life insurance? If you are reading this, you’ve likely been around long enough to know that it’s hard to replicate a one-size fits all approach, especially when it comes to something as personal as life insurance. That’s why LIMRA decided to ask people what they want. This succinct research reveals some interesting insights that you can apply to your future clients when it comes to the life insurance buying process. While it can be helpful to profile ideal candidates or create formulas for the perfect sales process, it would be better if you knew instinctively how to meet their unique set of needs. Part of a well-rounded financial plan includes life insurance...
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Financial security, safety, good health, and happiness. These are some of the words that often come to mind when we think of a life for our loved ones. However, we tend to become complacent about financial security, as we go about our day to day activities. While it is important to excel and make a difference in one’s work sphere, it is equally important if not more, to ensure that we protect ourself and our loved ones from the uncertainties in life. It’s imperative that we provide them the certainty of payment in contingencies that may come in the form of road accidents, severe illnesses, and even death. EFU Life brings you absolute peace of mind by offering a variety of products designed...
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Good News for OFWs: You Can Now Buy Life Insurance Online Life insurance is an essential part of a sound financial plan. It provides financial security and peace of mind to those who mean the most to you – your spouse, your children, and dependent parents. However, if you’re working as an OFW, access to life insurance is not easy. Most Filipinos would have to wait until they can visit home to avail one. Fortunately, AXA Philippines just launched the very FIRST online store for life insurance, which caters to Filipinos, especially OFWs. The cost of college education in a good private school today is over P100,000 a year and tuition fees also regularly increase. Academic Exentials is an...
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