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Romney, Gingrich, Huntsman and Health Care Hypocrisy

December 7, 2011

Below is an article from Fox news about the current GOP candidates that supported the health care reform bill. They all supported the individual mandate?? They are complete socialists. Ron Paul is the only one that is against the health care reform. He is a man with integrity.

Since President Obama’s Health insurance reform bill went into effect health insurance prices have gone up. The more the government gets involved health insurance plans in Virginia will rise. I get people that call me and are shocked about the Virginia Health insurance premiums. They say medical insurance is too expensive. Will I have to agree it is very expensive. The more the government gets involved and creates more regulations the worse it will get. Spending more in Washington will not solve the problem. I guarantee it.

What do Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, the leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, have in common?
Long before President Obama even entered the Oval Office, both men supported an idea they now pretend to spurn — the idea of requiring people to buy health insurance.

As recently as 2009, Romney publicly supported, the “individual mandate” for buying health insurance. And as recently as last month one of Gingrich’s websites still endorsed the “mandate” for all Americans earning more than $50,000 annually.

Romney and Gingrich are not alone in their history of supporting the idea of a government requirement that everyone buy health insurance. As governor of Utah in 2007, Jon Huntsman endorsed a health care reform plan from the United Way of Salt Lake City that called for a mandate.

“I think if you’re going to get it done and get it done right, the mandate has to be part of it in some way, shape or form,” he said at the time.

Gingrich, Romney and Huntsman are wide open to charges of political hypocrisy. Real the rest of the article at the link below.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/12/06/romney-gingrich-and-huntsman-and-health-care-hypocrisy/#ixzz1foqu0ou0

We are young, we don’t need virginia life insurance right now.

December 6, 2011

Here is another story of a man that thinks because he is young he won’t ever die. As the widow states in this video, “We are young, we can get that later.” For a term Virginia Life insurance plan it probably would have cost him $20-30 per month for a $250,000 to $500,000 policy. He obivously had the money but didn’t take the intiative to take a couple hours out of his busy life and protect his loved ones. I run into this all of the time. I hear, I don’t really need life insurance. That is when I say “Your right, you don’t! It’s your wife and children that need it.” We think because we aren’t getting a benefit that it isn’t a good purchase. I call life insurance a love insurance policy. It is for the ones in this life that we love the most. I find it funny that people will spend hundreds a month on Iphone, Ipads, brand new car payments, huge mortgages, cable TV and $100 a month cell phone bill but they can’t spend $30 per month to protect their loved ones. The bottom line is you will die, guaranteed. No doubt about it. It will happen. The question is when? Only God knows when our time is up.

So protect yourself when you are building wealth with a Virginia life insurance plan and when you are retired than you can cancel it. If you have paid down your debt, saved money then you will not need a life insurance plan. Hopefully you will be self insured and you won’t have any debt. That is the plan anyways. Of course if you build too much wealth then the government will want to take half of it when you want to pass it to your children. Estate taxes are a reality to some that have high net worths. We have helped many clients with estate planning insurance needs and have saved some existing clients thousands of dollars of of their existing plans. Insurance policies that are worth $5-10 million dollars to help pay the estate taxes. It is cheaper to buy life insurance vs paying Uncle Sam the estate taxes. I honestly hope our politicians will repeal the unconsitiuional estate tax. For now it is here to stay. We are able to shop it with over 250 insurance companies. Some of the captive agents such as Farm Bureau, State Farm, All State, etc are very limited in the carriers they have available. Typically it is only the one they work for. We don’t work for the insurance companies, we work for our clients. We specialize in helping our clients shop for the lowest priced term insurance plan and have plans for seniors to newlyweds and all medical situations.

Desperate Times, People Sell Burial Plots

October 27, 2011

These are desperate times when people are selling their burial plots for cash. They know they are going to die but they hope not anytime soon. Burial plots are a waste of money. The cemeteries that sell burial plots say you will save so much money by planning now. That is a not true. If you do the math you can save a lot of money by buying Virginia final expense insurance or burial insurance.

It will give you more money than the just the plot or the cost of the funeral. In fact, most times there are thousands of dollars left over for your loved ones. And most of these plans only cost $35-$45 per month. Or you can go buy a pre need funeral plan for thousands. What if you move, are you stuck at that cemetery? Some do allow to transfer your plot if you transfer to another large corporation type funeral company.

For example we recently had a Roanoke Virginia client that was approached by a cemetery and he was about to spend thousands of dollars for a pre-need funeral plan. We proposed a plan to pay for all of his burial costs and an extra $25,000 that would go to his wife for only $49 per month. This Virginia life insurance plan was paid up in 15 years. So he wasn’t stuck paying for the insurance premium for the rest of his life.

We also had another senior couple from Salem, Va. that just retired from Salem, VA. They were approached by a pre-need funeral salesman. I was blown away at what they were selling. The prices were very high for an average funeral. They were saying that average funeral cost around $25,000-$35,000. I asked where did they get those numbers from? That was just a scare tactic that were trying to use to scare these seniors into buying their funeral pre-need insurance. We saved them thousands on their funeral insurance plans and also got them a low priced medicare supplement insurance policy. The average funeral is around $8,000-$12,000 depending on how fancy you get.

If you need something just for final expenses there is a lot of options out there for you. Just do your research and shop around. That is what we do for our customers. We shop all the major insurance companies to find the lowest life insurance rates with the most coverage. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our final expense life insurance plans in Virginia.

Pros and Cons to buying virginia burial insurance

October 24, 2011

Nobody likes talking about it but it is going to happen to all of us. If you live in Virginia and you need virginia burial insurance you may want to pay attention. Most people are buying term insurance vs buying whole life insurance because some experts are saying it isn’t worth it. I say it really depends. Some people are not prepared financially to even pay for a $10,000 funeral when they die and the family has to borrow money from a bank or other family members. That is an awful burden to leave to your family. Of course term insurance is cheap but it only lasts for 10-30 years. So if you are 65 years old and you just left your employer you are looking at making some big decisions. What about my group life insurance that is now being cancelled because I don’t work for my employer anymore? What about my health insurance policy with my employer? Should I buy a medicare supplement or go on a medicare advantage plan? You may feel overwhelmed with all the decisions.

Let’s say you buy a term life insurance policy and because of your age you can only get a 20 year policy. That will have a level premium for 20 years to age 85. Once you are 86 the price will skyrocket and you most likely will cancel it. Unless you have a terminal illness and you know that you will be using it soon. So you paid $24,000 and life insurance premiums over those 20 years and you pass away at age 89. Your family has nothing from the term life insurance policy to pay for your funeral.

We recently had a client in Roanoke, Virginia that was asking about a burial life insurance plan. I asked her if she had life insurance and she had some term insurance but is was going to expire soon. The premiums were showing that the prices would go through the roof once it expired. She was not interested in some large term life insurance policy but she was only interested in a Virginia Life insurance plan that would be there at here death. We ended up going with a virginia burial life insurance plan that will take care of all her final expenses at death. She had peace of mind knowing that the her children were not going to have to be burdened financially at death. She had her plan in place when the time does come. Do you? Feel free to contact us if you have questions about your options for Senior life insurance or burial life insurance plans in Virginia.

Are you looking for the cheapest Virginia Health Insurance

May 26, 2011

Here at Integrity Insurance Broker we often get asked, “What is the cheapest Virginia Health Insurance?” Of course, I pause cautiously thinking of how to answer this correctly. I’m thinking in my head, “Well you probably don’t want the cheapest plan because it doesn’t really cover anything.” Those plans are called ‘limited medical benefit plans’ which don’t cover very much. They often have caps on what they will pay. For example they may only pay $2,500 even though you wife’s hospital bill came out to $15,000. They are the cheapest though. So when I get that question I do hesitate but if you want the most bang for your buck you have to consider a major medical Virginia health insurance plan.

A major medical plan will not always pay the first dollar but they will pay thousands and in serious cases they can pay millions to protect you. When my clients are applying for medical insurance or Virginia Life insurance we have to ask if they have filed bankruptcy. I would estimate that about 25% of my new clients have filed for bankruptcy. An article from CNN http://articles.cnn.com/2009-06-05/health/bankruptcy.medical.bills_1_medical-bills-bankruptcies-health-insurance?_s=PM:HEALTH

stated that over 60 percent of all bankruptcies are from medical bills. Having a medical insurance plan in place could help provide the protection needed to prevent a bankruptcy.

One of the cheapest options would be to have a high deductible health plan and then contribute to a health savings account to help cover the small items. If you lost your job or had a hard financial situation you could use the health savings account to reimburse yourself for past medical expenses that you paid for out of pocket. It has some limitations to what you can pay but it does have some flexibility. When I suggest a $5,000 or a $10,000 deductible some people get a little nervous but they don’t realize that if you are putting funds into a HSA you can build up a little deductible protection plus receive a nice tax deduction. As if you did not earn that income.

Some of our clients who have had HSA’s for a few years and have thousands in their accounts. Those that have funded them love them because if they have a major claim they will be almost 100% covered for their medical expenses.

Anthem Virginia, which is also know as Blue Cross Blue Shield has a Lumenos Health Savings Account Plan that is one of the cheapest Virginia health insurance plans that I can find. They usually come up the lowest premium but they also have one of the largest network of doctors and hospitals. That matters when you get sick and you want to use a specific medical provider. If you need to receive instant quotes, you can apply online here for Virginia health insurance or if you have additional questions you can call us @ 1-800-790-7150 to speak with a licensed health insurance broker.

3 Reasons to consider buying medical insurance Virginia

May 10, 2011

Would you suffer a major financial loss if you do not have medical insurance Virginia? If you have large amounts of assets, earning a high income or you have large amount of debt you may need to consider looking into a health insurance plan in Virginia. Anyone that is in the higher income tax bracket will be paying a large amount of federal income taxes, they  may want to consider a Health Savings Account. The high deductible health plan with a health savings account may be a great option since you will be able to fund an Health Savings Account (HSA) and defer paying any federal income tax on that contribution.  For someone with a family you can contribute up to $6,150 in 2011 and use those funds for eligible medical expenses tax free. Of course you can rollover those funds to the next year if you don’t use them.

2011 Maximum HSA Contributions
Individual contribution $3,050
Family contribution $6,150
Catch-up contribution (over age 55 and not enrolled in Medicare) $1,000

If you want to save money also you can get  high deductible health plan and transfer the large health care costs to the insurance company. By placing money in a HSA account you are self insuring on the small stuff and letting the insurance company take care of the very expensive medical costs. So if you were diagnosed with cancer and you needed cancer treatments totaling $400000 in on year you would only need to pay for your deductible and up to your maximum out of pocket. So lets say your deductible is $5,000. Well I’d rather pay $5,000 than $400,000. If you think my number is high you are mistaken. My client from Richmond, Va. that was diagnosed with cancer. She received a bill for $60,o00 for one months worth of cancer drugs. So in just 7 months her total bill was over $420,000! That was not even including surgeries and other treatments. Of course she had insurance and was very thankful that her insurance was picking up the major portion of the tab.

At least get short term health insurance to cover your risks while you are. Anthem Virginia, United Health One (Golden Rule Insurance) and many other insurance carriers have great short term health insurance plans to cover you while you consider getting a more permanent option. They are only for six months but you can switch to a individual insurance plan later when you have the time to do your homework. Don’t go with the first company you talk to. At Integrity Insurance Broker we are constantly switching people from poor health insurance and life insurance plans that are not a right fit for the customer. Don’t worry the insurance agent made money and his manager who pushes them to sell the product are doing  just fine. That is why the business is named Integrity Insurance Broker as we serve our customers with Integrity, showing what the best options are for you and your family. Buying medical insurance Virginia can be very easy if you are dealing with the right people.

3 Reason to buy Virginia Life Insurance

April 25, 2011

The first reason to buy Virginia Life Insurance is to replace your income to your loved ones at death. Of course nobody wants to talk about death but it is for certain, you will die. A very basic rule of thumb to use for wage earners that have families is 10 times your income. For example, I we have a client who is a 40 year old married male that lived in Roanoke, Va. who is a non smoker who had 3 children to provide for. He had $50,000 of group life insurance at his current employer but I explained to him that it is temporary and he is not the owner of the policy. His wife was a homemaker taking care of the children and if he died she would not have any way to replace his income. I next went on to explain to him that he needed at least $500,000 since his annual net income was $50,000 per year. He said, I cannot afford $500,000 worth of life insurance. I then told him wait a minute, let me tell you how much it costs first. Can you afford $6.92 per week? He said, I sure can. For $30 per month we got him the peace of mind knowing his family is taken care of in case of his premature death. That policy was just another way of showing love to his beautiful wife and children.

Another good reason to buy life insurance is for debt repayment. If you owe on a mortgage, business loans with a partner, credit cards or school loans than you probably need to look into a life insurance plan.  So what happens when you die and your mortgage is $1500 per month and you are not there to help your spouse pay it anymore? Of course the common response is, owe I would just quickly sell it. You don’t quickly sell any real estate in this market. If you want to take a loss on it you can sell it quickly. That is called a fire sale and investors will buy your home but there goes your equity that you were counting on for the next house. I had another client that lived in Virginia Beach, Va. that was a 50 years old male non smoker and he wanted to make sure his home was going to be paid off in case of his death. His mortgage was $250,000 and had another 20 years left on the loan. We ended up getting him a policy for $10 per week. So for $43.94 per month his wife would have the debt paid off, be able to stay in the home and not be forced to sell the house in a fire sale situation.

We recently also had a client in Richmond, Va. whose net worth was about $6 million and we used life insurance to help offset the estate taxes that will be due at death. It is a horrible tax that I believe is unconstitutional and we shouldn’t have to pay a tax when we want to pass an inheritance to our children. Of course you can do some trust work to help offset this but life insurance is a very cost effective way to save on paying estate taxes.

If you are in need of Virginia life insurance for estate tax planning needs, family protection, debt repayment or to replace your income feel free to visit our website to get instant quotes from all the top insurance companies.

No Medical Exam Life Insurance in Virginia – A Quick Look

March 12, 2011

Life insurance is one form of insurance that does not always get the attention it deserves.  Everyone who owns a car must have auto insurance to drive legally and most people would not be able to afford what they need medically without proper health insurance coverage.  However, in the unfortunate event that you lose your life, your family will be completely without financial coverage unless you choose to invest in Virginia life insurance today.  Many people hesitate to purchase a policy because they fail to properly prepare for the future or they believe premiums will be too costly for them to afford.  Here, you will learn just how affordable life insurance of Virginia can be.

There are basically two different kinds of life insurance policies, though there are slight variations on the two.  They are called term and whole life insurance of Virginia.  If you pass away without one of these kinds of policies in your name, you will leave your family fully responsible for the cost of the funeral and every other payment from then on out.  This is a huge concern if you are the primary bread winner, meaning your family could be destitute without you after your passing on.  That is why it is wise to secure a policy that will cover much more than simply the cost of the funeral. You can get non medical, no exam term life insurance fairly quickly.

Your employer may currently be offering you some kind of coverage, which is certainly better than nothing.  However, it is only useful to you as long as you have employment with the company.  If your employment is terminated or you choose to leave, your life insurance of Virginia coverage will be forfeit.  Instead of braving the between period of the termination of your current policy and obtaining a new one, it is wise to secure a back-up life insurance policy now, even if it has very minimal coverage.  Then, if something happens with your employment, you can simply boost the coverage on your back-up policy.

The best place to look for Virginia life insurance is online.  There, you can easily discover the main differences between term and whole life insurance and which will fit better with your financial needs and life situation.  If you live in Richmond, Va. Virginia Beach, Va Roanoke, VA.  Fairfax, Va. Fredericksburg, Va., Norfolk, Va. Chesapeake, Va., Arlington, Va. Newport News, Va., Hampton, Va. Alexandria, Va. or Portsmouth, Va. you can compare rates from different reputable insurance companies that you have heard of, like Genworth, MetLife, Prudential, Aviva, and Banner Life.  There is no better time than now to secure the future of your family with life insurance.

Virginia Life Insurance – Whole Life Insurance VS Term Insurance

With a brief amount of research, many people discover that whole life insurance is more costly than term life insurance so they fail to even consider it anymore once they have this realization.  However, there are many different features of this form of Virginia life insurance that would attract many people if they placed the price aside temporarily and examined it for what it’s worth.

The first benefit of whole life insurance is that the premium is guaranteed for life.  That means once you sign up, no matter what illnesses you contract or other things that change in your life as you age, you can expect your rate to remain steady and affordable.  Many times with term Virginia life insurance, your policies become more expensive as you age or as you become ill.  The policy may last 10, 20, or 30 years, but if you wish to renew your coverage when the term ends, you could be subject to a significant price increase.  This will never be the case with whole life insurance, a benefit that cannot be looked over despite the higher price upon signing up for a policy.

Another great benefit of this kind of Virginia life insurance is that you appreciate a cash return on your policy when it expires.  Hefty dividends may not be guaranteed on your policy, but the chance to get some of your money back is a great advantage of whole life insurance over term life insurance.  Plus, the money you pay on your policy is tax free, which is a great aspect to take advantage of with this kind of life insurance as well.  The combination of these benefits results in the fact that you are taxed less while setting money aside in a cash value account that is yours should you choose to abandon the policy.

As you research which kind of Virginia life insurance to place your trust in, do not be fooled by the cheap insurance premiums of term life insurance.  If you want the above outlined benefits, you must consider getting whole life insurance.  They offer you advantages while you are alive as well as offering financial protection for your family in the case of your passing on.  There is nothing more you could want from your life insurance policy, so be sure to conduct enough research to determine if whole life insurance or term life insurance is better for your personal situation.

Buying Life Insurance in Virginia – Factors that Affect the Cost

Insurance companies always take multiple pieces of information into account when they determine what the total risk of insuring customers is.  The higher the risk is, the higher your premium will be.  Therefore, if you are seeking Virginia life insurance, there are a few things you can make an effort to do before you apply that will surely save you money on your policy without sacrificing the level of coverage you receive.  Of course, there are some aspects that you have very little or no control over.  These may increase or decrease your policy price without your control.

First are the aspects that you can generally control.  Your health is an item that you can affect based on your life choices.  You may have a condition that is uncontrollable, but if you have poor habits, you can change those to improve your life insurance in Virginia rate.  If are overweight or smoke, your rate will undoubtedly increase.  Next is what you do with your time.  If you often engage in risky activities and extreme sports, you become a higher insurance risk.  This is particularly the case if your job entails something more dangerous than simply working a desk job.

Then, there are the points that you do not have control over.  The first of these is your age.  If you open a life insurance in Virginia policy at a young age, the likelihood that you will pass away is less than if you are older.  Therefore, premiums can be expected to rise as you age, depending on the precise policy you decide to pursue.  Your gender is a contributing factor to the cost of life insurance as well.  Statistically, men pass away younger than women, so as a male, you will be charged a higher rate than a female who is your same age.

As you shop around for different potential virginia life insurance policies, you should get quotes from multiple sources to help you secure the best rate possible.  Find out if the rate will be fixed or increase as you age.  Discover how difficult it is to change something about your policy if you choose to do so.  Ask about what happens if you leave your group policy at work and what options would become available to you in such a situation.  All of these factors must be considered before you buy one policy or another.

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