Important facts about life insurance
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Life insurance and long-term disability
There are life insurance policy riders which can be included within a policy that may be able to help in certain events where you become very ill or disabled.
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Life insurance basics part 2: Life insurance roles
This article discusses the key roles involved in a life insurance policy - the insured, the beneficiary, and the policy owner.
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Life insurance proceeds
There are ways to specify how you want beneficiaries to inherit life insurance proceeds - per stirpes or per capita.
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The life insurance application process
This article discusses the four steps of Protective's life insurance application process, from filling out the application online to the underwriting review.
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Using your life insurance benefits while still alive
Many life insurance policies offer options allowing you to access benefits while living with conditions such as a terminal illness.
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What to know about guaranteed insurability
Should I consider a guaranteed insurability rider on my life insurance policy?
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What you need to know about insurable interest
In order to purchase a life insurance policy on another person, a beneficiary-owner (a person, trust, or business) has to prove an insurable interest or financial dependency in the insured person.