July 7, 2010
Hear the story of Mashell Ewing, a 2010 LIFE Lessons Scholarship recipient. Mashell describes how the lack of insurance affected her family financially when her mother, a single parent, died of a heart attack. Now Mashell is working hard to remain in and graduate from the school of her dreams, the University of California Berkeley.
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June 18, 2010
When Vernon Duckett first heard of long-term care insurance from his wife, Helen, he wasn’t enthusiastic, but his wife talked him into it. Years later when Helen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Vernon was thankful they had purchased the coverage. Helen’s policy paid for the best possible care until her death at age 82 and has preserved Vernon’s financial independence.
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June 16, 2010
This short video displays the winning photos and descriptions submitted to the Wonders of Life Photo Contest sponsored by the LIFE Foundation. The purpose of the contest was to get Americans thinking about life insurance and how it can help preserve life’s wondrous moments.
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June 9, 2010
This short video displays the winning photos and descriptions submitted to the Crazy4Love Photo Contest sponsored by the LIFE Foundation. The purpose of the contest was to get Americans thinking about life insurance and how it can protect the ones you love.
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May 26, 2010
Greg Knoll was 38 when he died of a rare form of stomach cancer. Fortunately for his wife, Melissa, the life insurance he owned through work and on his own paid off debts accumulated during the illness, funded college savings for the two daughters, and has enabled Melissa and the girls to stay in the family home.
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April 5, 2010
May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month (DIAM), the perfect opportunity to remind people in your community to protect their paychecks. Watch this video message from John Nichols, president of Disability Resource Group and spokesperson for DIAM, coordinated by the LIFE Foundation. People don’t think twice about protecting their homes and cars with insurance, but are they protecting something many times more valuable—their paychecks—with disability insurance?
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January 19, 2010
Hear from the actor and writer talk about his personal story about losing his father early on and how life insurance was there to help his family. www.lifehappens.org
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January 14, 2010
Cupid talks about the Insure Your Love campaign and encourages insurance professionals to get Americans covered now!
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August 26, 2009
We live for life’s wondrous moments…from simple pleasures to major milestones. You work hard to make sure your loved ones have a comfortable life that hopefully includes its fair share of wondrous moments. But if you were suddenly out of the picture? Life insurance helps ensure that the lifestyle you’ve worked so hard to achieve for your loved ones wont come to a halt if something were to happen to you. www.wondersoflife.org
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June 26, 2009
When Frank and Laura Ames, parents of two young children, applied for life insurance, Laura qualified for preferred rates while Frank was only able to buy a small policy due to a disability. Though Laura died several years later, the policy she purchased has left Frank and the children in a strong financial position. www.lifehappens.org
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