Is the life payout scam really a scam?

July 27th, 2010 by Allison Smith

Bloomberg Markets magazine published an investigative article this week accusing life insurers of duping beneficiaries by sending them a checkbook to access their insurance proceeds rather than just sending a check for the full amount of the life policy.

The magazine breathlessly reported that insurers are “secretly” investing the proceeds and making millions off the widows, orphans and fallen soldiers.

The news media have gone into a feeding frenzy, and the New York AG has launched an investigation. The

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Bristol West Car Insurance Now Related to 21st Century

July 26th, 2010 by Crystal Davis

Farmers Insurance will soon be the third largest auto insurance company in the United States, according to Bristol West’s website.  Bristol West car insurance belongs to the Farmers’ family and they are getting some new members.  Farmers recently acquired AIG’s Personal Auto insurance business.  This includes 21st Century auto insurance, among others.  Although all of the companies are related, they run separately and offer their own unique customer benefits in their marketplaces.  Bristol West and Farmers’ Foremost Group will begin to merge and run concurrently.

Bristol West operates in 40 of the United States currently.  They assure their customers that their merger with Farmers auto insurance and the acquisition of AIG and 21st Century will not affect Bristol West customers.  Policies will remain unchanged and their great service and excellent products will move forward with the company.  Bristol West has combined their operations with the Foremost Group of Companies, so while policies and services will remain unchanged, some insurance documents may look a little different with the Foremost name attached.

What would Jonathan Ross do on his gap year?

July 24th, 2010 by Megan Torres

So Friday Night with Jonathan Ross has finally come to an end. He says it’s time for him to move on to pastures new. Did he jump or was he pushed? That’s a question to which we’ll probably never know the response but his own answer to the “what do I do next” question is – a gap year!

At almost 50, he won’t be the first middle-ager to take a break. Increasing numbers of people of all ages are taking time out because of a desire for a change, redundancy or just a mid-life crisis.

Never one to do things by half, you can’t imagine dear old Jonathan taking a year to backpack across Australia or anything so conventional. So what could h

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How to Choose a Right Auto Insurance Company

July 21st, 2010 by Crystal Davis

There are many resources out there that discuss who is the best auto insurance company.

Low-insurance.org offers a way for shoppers to comparison shop auto quotes. Our collection of local and online agencies represent many ‘A’ rated Carriers. Although this is a fact, it never hurts to take a look for yourself and see the financial strength of the Insurance Carrier that is offering you the best rates for the coverage you need. Reviewing the insurance company will help you verify that the insurer you go with will indeed deliver you the coverage (and potentially benefits) which come with it.

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