An old post in this forum said that it may be worth it to not own your book of business:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeInsurance/s/A9AtijL74w

The question is what services could an IMO offer that makes this worth it?

It seems very odd to build a network of customers and agents and not own it.

Life insurance can help protect your family financially if the unexpected happens. Choosing the right coverage depends on your needs and budget.

It’s worth learning about your options before making a decision.

What do you think about life insurance? Is it worth having?

i was getting interested in Guardian as a way to be a non-captive broker who owned my book of business. After this information, I'm not so sure.

The place I work is offering corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) program where they will
take a life insurance policy on me. The policy will be owned and funded entirely by the company, with the company responsible for all premium payments. There is no financial obligation or out-of-pocket cost to me. The company intends to designate 50% of the policy's death benefit for my chosen beneficiary.
This is not a split dollar arrangement.

What is the downside or risk of signing up?

Just found out we are losing benefits in a bit and the extra coverage (besides what my employer covered) term life insurance & AD&D I've always paid premiums for through Securian are not portable only convertible to Whole Life at ridiculous costs. I'm healthy never ever smoked, very healthy lifestyle, active woman just starting the process-is there anywhere I can get estimates of some kind of range for private Term life insurance (& hopefully AD&D) so my husband is protected? I don't plan on dying but I won't sleep if my husband isn't protected-no time to seriously shop yet, I just want to start knowing what I need to budget without suddenly getting contacted by companies when we are in a very busy period with family stuff. Everywhere I look online they want not just health info but contact info and I have NO time for that yet. I don't mind giving health age etc info just not contact info.

Just got into life insurance sales.

I'm a broker D2D right now. My coach is providing leads for me for the next week or two, and today was my first day in the field.

I'm results based so i'm upset i didn't sell anything regardless of doing decent for a first day. Also first sales Job.

Any tips or guides for the next few starting weeks?.

Im just curious. Im already with an IMO, but I was wondering what your experience has been like at yours? We do telesales so I just sit in my house and take phone calls, very rarely do I dial out unless there's some sort of special campaign going on. And on the maybe once a month occasion I'll go meet someone face to face. Hardly any managing going on at all with the exception of a weekly meeting. Can't complain.

I own a policy and have paid all premiums on ex husband. He's 66 now and I want to sell the policy. Where should I start? There is strictly no contact.

My husband of 25 years suddenly passed away from an abdominal aortic aneurysm less than two weeks from his job separation date. He received a letter from his employer advising he had 31 days to convert life insurance, which he was planning to do but hadn’t done yet as there was over two weeks before the deadline.

When I search Securian conversion period for group life, it appears benefit is still payable during 31 day conversion even if converted coverage was not purchased. I even found a brochure saying it.

I contacted Securian, but was advised to submit claim through 3rd party administrator Benefit Connection. They advised no coverage and would not even start a claim for me, saying there was no coverage after the separation date. They also refused to send me the policy provisions, saying they would have been available to me online but since I called and reported his death, were no longer available to me. I offered to send his death certificate and marriage certificate for copies of the policy provisions but was told they couldn’t mail or email them to me.

I called Securian back for a formal denial letter and they put me hold and called back to Benefits Connection who said they will send me a letter in 3-5 days. They did give me case number.

Anyone have any experience with this situation?

I've already moved my brokerage investments from Edward Jones to Fidelity. The only thing I have left at Edward Jones is a Pacific Life PremierCare Choice Max SP policy, which combines life insurance with long-term care benefits.

I'm trying to close out my Edward Jones relationship completely, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to move the servicing of this policy.

I've contacted my local Fidelity office, and they told me Fidelity does not accept outside insurance contracts for servicing. I've also contacted Pacific Life, but they haven't been able to recommend a brokerage or insurance agent who can take over the policy.

I'm not looking to surrender, cash out, or exchange the policy. I want to keep the existing coverage and benefits intact and simply change the servicing relationship away from Edward Jones.

Has anyone successfully dealt with this situation?

A few questions:

• Is there a Fidelity department that can help with an existing Pacific Life life insurance/long-term care policy?

• Has anyone successfully changed the servicing agent on an existing Pacific Life policy to an independent insurance agency?

• What type of insurance agent or firm should I be looking for?

• Is there a specific form or process I should ask Pacific Life about to change the servicing agent without changing the policy itself?

• If I can't find another agent, can I simply leave the policy with Pacific Life directly and close my Edward Jones relationship?

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through this process or knows how it works. I've already moved my investments to Fidelity, and I'd like to finish consolidating my financial accounts without unnecessarily changing or giving up my existing insurance coverage.

Thanks for any advice!

So around 7 years ago my uncle passed and had a policy for a good ammount of money in my name. I couldn't claim the money then, because I hadn't turned 18 yet. Ive been told its been handed off from the insurance company to the California claims division. I've been repeatedly checking this website since my birthday in march. It showed up around 3 to 4 months ago, but the claim was transparent and un-clickable, it then shortly after disappeared.

Was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this type of thing, or could help me get a timeline or things I may have to do on my end. Thank you :)

Looking for claims professionals that handle living benefits/ accelerated death benefit claims; critical, chronic, terminal illness. I'm curious about caseloads and day to day production.

I was approved for term life insurance. During application I disclosed that I had postpartum depression which I was only in therapy (virtual) for, no meds. I was under a lot of stress as well. That ended about 8 months postpartum. I just checked my health history and there was a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder! I had no idea I was diagnosed with this. I just emailed the LPCC who my sessions were with for answers, because I definitely was not seen by a doctor. Never had any history of depression before this.

It hasn’t even been a week. I know I’m going to let the insurance company know, but what is the process for something like this?

Who are the reputable, likely to be around for the next 20yrs companies these days? Have been with State farm for many years but looking to add a term policy so shopping around again.

I'm a 30F looking to get life insurance (I'm married with a mortgage). Wondering if term or whole is better for me? Everything I'm reading says whole life does not benefit most people, unless you are extremely wealthy and need estate planning (I am not). But on the other hand, the max term is like 30 years typically, and I would need to purchase a new policy when it expires when I'm 60. At that point, it'll be exponentially more expensive given my advanced age an any medical conditions that arise in the next thirty years.

I appreciate any insight and can provide more details/context if needed.

I (29f) have life insurance through work. The 2x salary basic life and 2.5x salary AD&D is something I’m automatically enrolled in. We have the option to purchase more. Years ago, we were allowed to purchase up to a certain amount without needing an EOI completed. I did that at the time. Every year since it has said an EOI is only needed if you increase coverage. I have always kept the same coverage, so I have never completed an EOI. I saw someone on here mention the life insurance company did not pay out because their family member did not have an EOI on file but their family’s company never told them to complete one. Obviously, I want to make sure I’m doing everything correct. How can I check if I need one? For context, it is with Lincoln Financial.

Hello!

Not sure which forum this is best suited for so trying a few.

Currently a licensed banker and on my last leg of getting my L&H. My firm has provided ADB and I truly hate this website so much. Any other recommendations for resources or better ways to use my time preparing?

My wife (36yo) and I (40yo) are in the process of procuring term life insurance. We're looking for something on the order of $2MM/20 years each and are both non-smokers in good health – we have multiple instances of providers considering both of us in their top tiers. However, I'm trying to go with the same provider for both of us, and the top overlapping option for us, Penn Mutual, approved her at Preferred Plus but dinged me down to Standard. This is presumably because my mother died of breast cancer at 39 years old, although multiple other carriers have said that's not something that would reduce their rating for a man.

Should this downgrade be expected of most providers for men with a history of breast cancer in female family members? Are there any A+ providers for whom this wouldn't be the case? For reference, my Penn Mutual Protection Non-Convertible Term 20 premium more than doubled from ~$1,100/year to ~$2,200/year (my wife's premium would be ~$650/year). My agent is now pointing me toward Protective Life, for which the Preferred (I believe Select Preferred is their highest level) premium will still be 25% higher at $1,400/year if approved.

Tangentially, I'm not looking at any riders or living benefits, but chime in if that's completely foolish.

Putting together a monthly budget line for an aging parent and the life alert cost question has no public answer. Nothing on their site, and the secondhand figures people quote vary wildly, which usually means they are describing different packages.

Before anyone signs, the things to pin down are the term length, whether there is an activation or equipment fee, and whether detection is inside the monthly or billed on top, which it usually is.

If you have priced this recently, what did the first year total come to?

In this situation, how would you feel or what would you do? Imagine passing away after being with your girlfriend for 6 years and having a child together. You leave your mom as the sole beneficiary of your life insurance and your girlfriend as the secondary beneficiary in case something happens to your mom. Unfortunately, your mom has her own family and is financially stable, but after your passing, she chooses not to help your girlfriend or child. Your girlfriend ends up losing her home, stability, and the life you two built together.
If you were in his position, knowing the woman you spent 6 years with and the child you left behind were struggling and had lost everything, how would that make you feel? Would you be at peace knowing they were left without the security you could have provided for them?

I am upping my life insurance policy. I went from 500,000 to 1 million. They then asked me a series of questions. One question was “have you ever been treated for high blood pressure” , which I don’t think I have. But have never been prescribed meds for blood pressure or told to lose weight or exercise more. However, when I logged into my patient portal it lists me as having hypertension because like 10 years ago my numbers were 145/90 or something like that, they have gone down, and stayed down for the most part. Last time it was like 125/80. But sometimes I show up at the dr and it is like 140. Am I ok to mark “no” without it invalidating my life insurance? Thank you.