Insurance Solutions-Plan Well, Live Better (eBook)

A Workbook for People with Chronic Illnesses or Disabilities

Laura Cooper (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2002
136 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-1-934559-20-8 (ISBN)

Infos

When faced with long-term disability or chronic illness many people find the financial consequences as harrowing as the disease itself. Cooper shows that, with adequate planning, insurance should cover any and all disability-related costs. In fact by choosing the right insurance people can maximize their lifestyle and gain financial freedom. Readers will learn how to look at various insurance options - including life, disability, health, and long-term care, from a new perspective. They will discover that they do have options for reliable insurance and ultimately financial security. Cooper offers practical advice on finding insurance, evaluating its coverage, and avoiding pitfalls.Using a logical, workbook approach, this resource gives readers exercises, worksheets, and checklists to help them judge whether they are adequately prepared for dealing with disability-related costs. In a step-by-step manner they will learn how to: Catalog current illness-relevant insurance data.Evaluate the comprehensiveness and quality of existing insurance products.Improve their insurance plansShe shows readers precisely how to foresee whether their present insurance plans will help them safeguard assets - even in the worst scenario. If readers find serious potential problems in their coverage, this excellent practical book offers concrete information for dealing with them to secure future financial goals.Packed with ideas and strategies, this handy guide will help readers find and purchase insurance that a typical insurance company might not make available to a disabled person. They will also find suggestions for obtaining insurance when traditional sources appear to closed. To assist readers with the language of insurance, the book contains glossary of terms.

Inhalt

What the Financial Planners Didn't Tell You
Key Concepts
Catalog Your Present Insurance Coverage
Creating The Spreadsheets
Evaluate & Analyze Your Insurance Needs
Action Plan
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Convert Existing Term Policies
Obtain as many group memberships as possible with "guaranteed issue" group life insurance
Health Insurance
Catastrophic or "Excess" Major Medical Plans
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance
Reverse Mortgage
Additional Considerations
Insurance Rating Agencies
Organizations
Magazines
Books
Websites

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2002
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Versicherungsbetriebslehre
• ISBN-10: 1-934559-20-2 / 1934559202
• ISBN-13: 978-1-934559-20-8 / 9781934559208