Through the years I have seen Life policy applications and agents' reports with erroneous information. You probably have, too. I don't mean judgment calls with room for honest disagreement; I mean downright wrong information. One of the most common untruths may be the statement that a new policy will not replace an existing policy, when in fact it will. The agent may save the trouble of bothering with replacement forms, but he or she also may be buying a big problem.

LIFE INSURANCE FOR P/C CUSTOMERS One agent had this question: 'One of our P/C insureds is carrying a $1 million Life policy, and he is paying about $50,000 a year in premium. Unfortunately, we didn'...

REPLACING AN OLD POLICY WITH A NEW ONE PART 2 by Richard Weber The Board of Directors of the American Society of CLU & ChFC has just approved a new educational product, the Rep...

THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A LIFE BOOK A CASE HISTORY This is a true story. A P/C agency owner sold his agency to a buyer who was not interested in, nor equipped to handle, the Life business. (Too b...