Archive for October, 2001

LIFE INSURANCE SALES SOAR

The attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon have prompted many Americans to review their own financial preparedness should anything happen to them, and central to that is life insurance.”Who hasn’t watched that television footage and asked, ‘What if that were me?’” said Byron Udell, founder of the AccuQuote insurance company in Northbrook, Ill. […]

STOCK SLUMP HAS BEEN A BLOW TO LIFE INSURANCE SOME POLICYHOLDERS FORCED TO MAKE UP LOSSES

Watch out, you owners of life insurance policies that are linked to stock market funds. The market slump may not only trim your retirement savings but also cause your life insurance to lapse.It’s true, at least for the many holders of so-called variable life policies who opted to let earnings from stock fund investments cover […]

Life insurance a way of life?, Many shopping for policies after attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon

Life insurance a way of life?Many shopping for policies after attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon NEW YORK — The attacks on the World Trade Center have prompted many Americans to review their own financial preparedness should anything happen to them, and central to that is life insurance.”Who hasn’t watched that television footage and […]