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Make Room for Life Insurance When Buying a Home
Would your family be able to remain there if a breadwinner passed away? Your home is so much more than your address. It’s your family’s shelter, where years of cherished memories are made. It’s also likely to be the largest purchase you’ll make in your life. Shortly before or soon...
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Life Insurance Needs for Different Generations
The value of planning for the unexpected Different generations may be thinking about purchasing life insurance for a variety of reasons – from a new home to a growing family to retirement income. Whether you’re part of the Baby Boomer generation, Gen X or are a Millennial there are many...
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Insuring Your Baby’s Financial Future: Life Insurance For Parents
Help protect your growing family by ensuring you have enough life insurance. Welcoming your first child changes everything, from social activities and date night, to the family budget. While every parent handles a happy new addition differently, one sentiment prevails: Parents will do nearly anything to support their children, now...
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How Your Life Insurance Needs Change With More Than One Child
A child is a wonderful addition to any family. But with each new bundle of joy comes a new bundle of responsibilities, and as your household changes, so should your life insurance coverage. The room is painted, the crib is assembled and the changing station is fully stocked. But while...
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How to Kickstart the Life Insurance Conversation
Before talking with a life insurance specialist, collect this essential information. Not sure how to start the conversation about buying life insurance? You’re not alone: According to the 2016 Amica Life Financial Peace of Mind Survey, 27 percent of Americans believe they’re not very knowledgeable about life insurance, and 21...
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Updating Your Life Insurance After Marriage
As you combine family, friends and furniture, don’t forget about life insurance policies. When you’re getting married, your to-do list extends far beyond the guest list and other details of the wedding day itself. Joining two lives under one roof means making some important decisions. As you and your spouse...
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Having ‘The Talk’ With Your Adult Child: Life Insurance, That Is
To get the conversation rolling, bring up a story where financial reassurance helped a family to cope. “Do you have life insurance?” Asking this simple, straightforward question is often the best way to begin a discussion with your adult child about an important decision: obtaining life insurance for a more...
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Does Your Life Insurance Address All of Your Financial Responsibilities?
According to the 2016 Amica Life Financial Peace of Mind Survey, consumers age 25 to 70 most often purchase life insurance to help take care of their loved ones after they’ve passed away. Across age groups, the top reasons cited for purchasing life insurance were to: Provide their spouse or...
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Does Your Life Insurance Actually Cover Your Needs?
Do you have a mortgage, a spouse, children or other family members who depend on you and your income? No matter what stage of life you’re in, it’s important to consider several factors, such as those below, to help determine if your life insurance covers all of your unique needs....
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Buying Life Insurance: The Questions That Matter
Take a look at how sales and customer service representatives can offer valuable support. Compared with other types of insurance, buying life insurance is unique in that it makes payments to beneficiaries, not the policyholder. After all, you’re purchasing something that will help protect the financial well-being of your loved...