Buying Insurance
 
Planning Aids

CalendarCalendars
Financial Planning Calendar
provides month-by-month suggestions and ideas to improve your financial life.
Tax Calendar
shows the due dates for filing tax returns, reporting tax information and taking certain actions to obtain a tax benefit.

Each Planning Aid listed below contains detailed information regarding a topic related to this particular Life Event.

Financial Calculators
External Sites 

Insurance

Life Insurance Needs Estimator
How much life insurance do you need? Enter your current assets, expenses, income and let us help you determine how much life insurance you need.


  Auto Insurance

Auto Discount Worksheets tracks the different discounts for which you may be eligible.
Auto Insurance - InsureMarket  - Insert your Zip code and compare auto rates across the U.S.
Auto Insurance Savings Quiz - Find out if you're taking advantage of all the possible ways to save on your auto premiums.
Better Business Bureau Tips on Auto Insurance - An online pamphlet filled with good advice and clear definitions of insurance terms.
Crash Tests and Car Safety provides important test results from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Independent Evaluation of Car Insurance Policies provided by Consumer Reports.  
Insurance Institute conducts crash tests, produces safety ratings, and collects data on most frequently stolen cars. 
Insurance News Network gives valuable information on the insurance industry to best suit your needs.
Insurance Tips - Collision Repair Industry Insight - Learn how to choose an automotive insurer with this handy advice from the Collision Repair Industry.
InsWeb: Auto Insurance - Vehicle insurance quotes and a library of auto insurance articles.

Disability Insurance

A.M. Best - Provider of insurance information and company ratings.
Disability Benefits overviews who should apply for Social Security and the benefits they will receive.  
Disability Insurance Costs and types of coverage are provided by Insurance News Network.
Disability Insurance FAQs provided by InsWeb.com
Social Security Online provides information about the Social Security Administration.
Standard & Poor's displays the financial strength ratings of various insurance companies.

Homeowner's Insurance

Homeowners' Insurance information is provided by the Better Business Bureau.
Insurance News Network gives independent news and analysis of homeowners insurance.
National Flood Insurance Program provides information about its program.
The Insurance Professor - Find the most competitive rate in your area or let the professor sharpen your insurance expertise.

Life Insurance

AARP Life Insurance - Read about insurance products, get tips about choosing insurance, request info, or follow a link to the American Association of Retired Persons.
Insurance Company Guide describes companies and policies from the Insurance News Network.
Instant Quote Network - Provides price comparisons for term-life insurance plans. Select companies, plans and risk classes to get the quote.
Life Insurance Analysis Center - Helps consumers learn about life insurance, assess their own needs and get quotes on different types of policies.
Life Insurance - InsureMarket - Helpful advice and an easy look-up tool point you to insurance deals.
Life-Line - Easy-to-navigate, informative site that can lead you through the maze of life and health insurance questions. What kind of insurance is right for you? How do you choose the right policy? The answers are all here.

Long-Term Insurance

Insurance Company Guide describes companies and policies from the Insurance News Network.
Long-Term Healthcare explains coverage from the Health Insurance Association.
Long-Term Care Insurance Providers, provided by the Health Insurance Association on possible, lists possible providers.
Long-Term Care Insurance Wiz.com offers free insurance quotes for long term care, life, health, nursing home, and disability insurance, and provides alternatives for estate planning.
Medicaid Long-Term Care Services provides information about its programs.
Medicare - The official federal government site for Medicare information and access.

Health Insurance

American Association of Health Plans
A trade organization for HMOs and other health care plans. Offers limited consumer information, but does provide fact sheets on choosing a health plan and various medical issues.
Health Insurance Association of America
A lobbying group for health care companies. Offers limited consumer information, but you can keep up on the insurance industry's perspective on health care.
Insurance Company Guide describes companies and policies from the Insurance News Network.
Insurance News Network gives valuable information on the insurance industry to best suit your needs.
Insurance Ratings provided by Standard & Poor's lists the financial strengths of various insurance companies.
Life-Line - Easy-to-navigate, informative site that can lead you through the maze of life and health insurance questions. What kind of insurance is right for you? How do you choose the right policy? The answers are all here.


 

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