Insurance & Annuities Questions

Long term care insurance vs. life insurance

Hi Terry- I’m 63 and have enough am deliberating wether or not to buy a paid up LTC policy or..

Increasing my life insurance policy

Is buying more life insurance a good idea? I have some cash to invest from the sale of a property,..

life insurance

hi Terry,listen to you all the time,we have about 400.000 in iras , moved most of it to cash, cds..

Whole Life Insurance with LTC Benefits

We are in our 60’s with two college students graduating soon. We are concerned about LTC premiums rising. Both my..

Retirement at 60 and health care costs

I do understand that it’s recommended to keep working as long as possible. However, the stress of my job is..

Whole life insurance

Good morning, Both my husband and I are retired with a pension income. We attended a seminar on paying your..

Insurance “score”?

For the last coupe of years, our auto insurance documents included a page referring to our Insurance Score and what..

Get out of Annuity?

We bought a $100k Guaranteed Income Annuity about 8 years ago. We know now that annuities are not the best..

Borrow off my Universal Whole life insurance policy to pay off credit card debt

Hi Terry, I nearly went bankrupt around 2014, after developing a serious autoimmune disorder. I was deep in credit card..

Life insurance and living life

I am almost 44 years old. I have an almost six and three year old at home. I started having..

increase in LT Care Insurance Premium for 92 year old

Hi Terry, my mom is 92 and she’s had a LT care policy with Genworth for many years. Her annual..

Medicare requirements for government employee

I currently get my insurance from my former government job. It also covers my wife and 4 children under 18...

Whole life insurance policy

What is your opinion of whole life policies? I’ve heard different sides, mostly negative. And if I have one what..

long term care insurance premiums

After an 88% premium increase 6 years ago I lowered my limits and kept the policy (went from 3 years..

Life insurance policy — taxable withdrawal?

I have two questions. 1. Do you have to pay taxes on a insurance policy if you cash it in?..

Health Care . Gov

Can you send me the link ( Today’s WGN Morning Segment) where I can read more about insurance? Thank you.

small business health insurance

Hi Terry, I heard you on WGN radio today discussing small business health insurance that has no cost to the..

Flexible spending accounts

flexible spending accounts (FSAs) good or bad idea? I’m 72 years old still working for non-forprofit org.

Health insurance for small business

I am self employed and though I heard you on radio a while back talk about insurance for real small..

Elderly owns home but in a nursing home

My mother is in a nursing home and has some money to pay the bill for about a year but..

money

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