Category Archives: Life Insurance
The cause of death matters in life insurance claims
When you take out a life insurance policy, you expect your beneficiaries to receive a payout upon your death. However, it is not guaranteed. The cause of death of the policyholder is a crucial consideration. It could determine whether or not the beneficiaries will receive…
What you should know if your loved one had AD&D coverage
One type of insurance coverage often offered in employer benefit packages that is sometimes confusing is accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance. People tend to focus on the dismemberment part. Actually, these policies typically cover other traumatic injuries like paralysis, blindness or hearing loss that…
What you need to know about life insurance and high-risk jobs
Can a person’s occupation prevent them from obtaining life insurance? It can certainly make it more difficult to obtain and require higher premiums. Life insurance providers categorize certain occupations as hazardous to a person’s health and/or safety. If a person isn’t able to get life…
2 common reasons life insurance companies won’t pay benefits
Many people’s estate plans hinge on their life insurance policies. They expect the coverage they carry to pay for their funeral services and also to help their family cover basic living expenses. There are even some people who expect their life insurance policy to fund…
Life insurance might still be payable after a suicide
McDermott Law recently helped a client settle a tragic case involving his wife’s death and the insurance company’s failure to pay on her life insurance claim. A young couple purchased life insurance to protect them if something terrible were to happen to the other. Less…
3 reasons companies refuse to pay out on life insurance policies
Life insurance is an investment in the security of your closest loved ones. You pay for a policy so that they can afford a funeral for you and so that they can maintain the same standard of living when you no longer contribute to the…
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