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	<title>AccuQuote Life Insurance Blog &#187; Legal</title>
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		<title>What would you want?</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/10/06/what-would-you-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MGavagan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the tragic case of Terri Schiavo, who collapsed at 26 years old and became incapacitated? Her loved ones engaged in a seven year court battle regarding whether or not she should be kept alive via artificial means while in a persistent vegetative state.
This could have been avoided if Terri&#8217;s wishes had been made clear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Options for receiving a life insurance death benefit payout…</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/07/22/options-for-receiving-a-life-insurance-death-benefit-payout%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your loved one dies, you’ll be faced with making many decisions. If they owned a term life insurance policy and named you as their beneficiary, you’ll have to file a death claim with the life insurance company. At that time, you’ll be asked to determine how you’d like to receive the death benefit payout.
There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Proposes New Taxes on Dealers, Life Insurance</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-new-taxes-on-dealers-life-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-new-taxes-on-dealers-life-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AccuQuote News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has proposed raising money to pay for his health-care overhaul by imposing $58 billion in new taxes on securities dealers, life insurance policies and Americans with valuable estates.
Basically the provisions would modify the tax rules when policyholders sell their coverage in a life settlement or viatical, and would reduce a deduction that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly 70 Percent of People Experience Legal Events in the past year</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/04/29/nearly-70-percent-of-people-experience-legal-events-in-the-past-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/04/29/nearly-70-percent-of-people-experience-legal-events-in-the-past-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to a newly-released Russell Research study almost 90 percent of Americans are concerned about one or more personal matters from a legal standpoint. The study reports nearly 70 percent have experienced at least one legal event in the past year and the vast majority &#8211; about 75 percent &#8211; don&#8217;t have a plan to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Insurance Claim Denied for Widow of Gunshot Victim Due To Pre-Existing Medical Condition</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/04/27/life-insurance-claim-denied-for-widow-of-gunshot-victim-due-to-pre-existing-medical-condition/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/04/27/life-insurance-claim-denied-for-widow-of-gunshot-victim-due-to-pre-existing-medical-condition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AccuQuote News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Consumerist, a recent lawsuit was filed against Settlers Life Insurance. Curtis McCraw held a life insurance policy with Settlers Life Insurance at the time of his murder in April 2008. When his wife Stephanie McCraw attempted to claim the Accidental Death Benefit, Settlers denied her claim because her husband had &#8220;a pre-existing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Tips to Maximizing the Tax Benefits of your 401k(s) and IRA(s)</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/04/14/7-tips-to-maximizing-the-tax-benefits-of-your-401ks-and-iras/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/04/14/7-tips-to-maximizing-the-tax-benefits-of-your-401ks-and-iras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Zajicek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tax season is almost over but according to the experts at Mint.com there&#8217;s still time to maximize the tax benefits of your 401k(s) and IRA(s).  Here&#8217;s a story by Mint.com author GE Miller:
Before you can begin reaping the potential benefits however, you&#8217;ll need to ask yourself a few questions relating to your current station in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New goodies for taxpayers on the way</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/03/03/new-goodies-for-taxpayers-on-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2009/03/03/new-goodies-for-taxpayers-on-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which President Obama recently signed, includes a number of incentives for consumers and taxpayers. Some of these breaks-like an $8,000 credit for first-time homebuyers-won&#8217;t benefit taxpayers until they file next year. Others could come much more quickly, such as a reduction in paycheck withholding.
According to Consumer Reports, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Death and Taxes…and the Candidates</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2008/10/21/on-death-and-taxes%e2%80%a6and-the-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2008/10/21/on-death-and-taxes%e2%80%a6and-the-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.accuquote.com/?p=1170010</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This was a good article that I&#8217;d like to share with you from the Wall Street Journal.
It discusses how both candidates agree on changing the law to make the federal estate-tax (death tax) exemption &#8220;portable.&#8221; This issue is known as portability because the exemption per person &#8212; $2 million this year and $3.5 million next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Buying Life Insurance from AIG</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2008/09/18/reasons-why-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-of-buying-life-insurance-from-aig/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2008/09/18/reasons-why-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-of-buying-life-insurance-from-aig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some bullet points from an article in Kiplinger&#8217;s Personal Finance, which does a great job summing up why you shouldn&#8217;t be afraid of buying or keeping an AIG life insurance policy.
 

AIG&#8217;s insurance subsidiaries do have assets      available to pay claims, and there are several layers of protection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing your Questions about AIG</title>
		<link>http://blog.accuquote.com/2008/09/17/addressing-your-questions-about-aig/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.accuquote.com/2008/09/17/addressing-your-questions-about-aig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Byron Udell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you hold a life insurance policy or are considering purchasing one from American General Life or US Life of NY (both AIG subsidiaries), you probably have some questions or concerns about your existing or pending AIG life insurance policy since the Federal Reserve announced it is taking over AIG in an $85 billion rescue [...]]]></description>
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