If you don’t have any insurance, then it is about time to get some and I am going to show you how you do that. What most people don’t realize is that getting private health insurance is one of the best things to do and the reason is because you have the option to customize your policy to suit you and nobody else. Think about it, if you get a general health insurance policy, then you will be paying for things that you might not even use and instead of doing that you can simply switch those things out for something you can use.
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Princess Alice Hospice in Surrey has been given a cash boost after a slice of royal wedding cake helped to raise £1,100 at an auction.
Antique dealer Gordon Watson splashed out on the 65-year-old dessert in honour of the Diamond Jubilee, the Daily Mail reports.
Charity worker Anna Fiddimore discovered the piece of cake in a filing cabinet at the hospice and was shocked to see it bear the inscription: “Buckingham Palace 20th November 1947.”
The famous dessert is understood to have been bequeathed to the medical facility upon the death of CH Spackman, who was a guard at the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip.
Mr Watson said of his unusual purchase: “I think its an amazing piece of history.
“Its our Queen we are about to celebrate her Jubilee – marrying her prince. I
Life insurance policies which for long have been bought as a savings & investment instrument and a tax-saving tool may now be back to its original avatar. The amendments in Budget 2012-13 send out a single message – avail life insurance policies for pure risk cover.
The budget proposal has brought in some change that will affect the insurance industry and policyholders. First, all regular premium life insurance policies will be eligible to vbe exempted from income tax each year (under section 80C) only if the Basic Sum Assured is at least 10 times the Annual Premium. T
Health Savings Account plan holders have until April 17, 2012 to make a full contribution to their Health Savings Accounts. Since contributions are tax deductible, this will significantly reduce yuor taxes by thousands of dollars.
The maximum 2011 Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution is $3,050 for individuals and $6,150 for families. An additional $1,000 catch-up contribution can be made for individuals who are 55 or older. In 2012, tax-deductible HSA contributions have been raised by the IRS to $3,100 for individuals and $6,250 for families.
There are two basic components of an HSA.
I was encouraged by a client to contact Kristi Schmitt Burr, the executive director of the Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome Life Support Network, BCCNS.org. I have 14+ years experience in working with clients who fall into the impaired risk category of life insurance. That simply means they have health challenges that cause problems for most life insurance agents and companies.
Most of the skin cancer issues have been pretty straight forward basal cell, squamous cell and melanoma. The ongoing debate in our industry about whether multiple basal cell carcinomas should be a rateable life insurance mortality risk has been one of my many battles.