Archive for January, 2010

How to Use Life Insurance as an Investment

We all want to make sure our family and loved ones are protected and safe no matter what. This is why there are so many companies out there offering you to insure your life. Life coverage is a good way to protect your spouse, children, family members and loved ones from financial hardships in case of your death or disability. But besides insurance features, there are more and more policies providing with additional benefits that have money distribution and investment features to the underwriter. And the question is whether it’s reasonable to use insurance as a form of investment or there are better options for this. Read the rest of this entry »

Health benefits for home-based businesses

It is always quite hard for small enterprises to get good health coverage with competitive rates, especially if compared with bigger companies. Some small companies, especially home-based ones, don’t have the minimum number of workers to be eligible for health group plans at all. And this means that there’s no other option for these small enterprises than having no group plans for their employees altogether. If you have a home-based business chances are that you are the single worker at it, or have only a couple of additional employees beside you, which makes it virtually impossible for obtaining adequate insurance plans from most insurance companies. Read the rest of this entry »