What are the first two things that come to mind when you think of life insurance? If you thought "death and salespeople," you're not alone. Life insurance is a notoriously complex, confusing, and intimidating subject. But it should be a key element in anyone's financial plan. The Facts of Life is an easy-to-understand guide to life insurance and its related products for the average Canadian. Through an accessible and engaging story and cast of characters, it explains how to determine how much coverage is enough; where and how to purchase insurance; when to choose one product over another; what policies really mean; tax advantages of certain insurance products; money-saving strategies for Canadians in all income categories; and much more. With The Facts of Life, you'll learn about the basics of life insurance, the choices you have to make as a financial consumer, and how best to use insurance to protect your family, your business, and even to grow your wealth.

Explains the various policies available and the language used to describe the coverage they offer.

"It is almost impossible not to learn from this book.... " --Journal of American Society of CLU "... clear and helpful guide to American law... Dworkin's calm and sensible approach should be heeded gratefully..." --Times Literary Supplement A new and completely updated edition of Joseph Belth's classic work on life insurance. The major message is that the consumer can save thousands of dollars by shopping carefully for life insurance.

Excerpt from Report Exhibiting the Experience of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York: Fifteen Years Ending February First, 1858 In presenting the Financial and Mortuary Experience of this Company during the first fifteen years of its existence, as developed by the Actuary, I take occasion to state some facts connected with its history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.